3 You ask him, 'What good is it for me not to sin? What do I get by not sinning?'
4 "I'd like to reply to you and to your friends who are with you.
5 Look up at the heavens. Observe the clouds that are high above you.
6 If you sin, what does that mean to God? If you sin many times, what does that do to him?
7 If you do what is right, how does that help him? What does he get from you?
8 The evil things you do only hurt someone like yourself. The right things you do only help other human beings.
9 "People cry out when they are beaten down. They beg to be set free from the power of those who are over them.