Job 22
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1Then in response, Eliphaz from Teman said:1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2"Can a human being be useful to God, since he, who is wise, is sufficient to himself?2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
3Will it please the Almighty if you are innocent, or does he profit if your life is blameless?3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4Will he acquit you just because you fear him, and render a verdict on your behalf?4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5Your wickedness is great, isn't it? There's no limit to your iniquity, is there?5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
6"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing. 6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7You've neglected to give water to the weary, and you've withheld food from the hungry.7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it.8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10That's why disaster surrounds you, terror suddenly overwhelms you,10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
11you see nothing but darkness, and a flood of troubles drowns you."11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
12"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13You've asked, 'What does God know? Can he sort through pitch black darkness?' 13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14Thick clouds cover him so he can't see as he walks back and forth at heaven's horizon.14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
15"Will you keep walking on the traditional path that sinners have tread,15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16who were snatched away before their time; when their foundation was swept away by a river?16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
17They told God, 'Get away from us!' and 'What will the Almighty do to them?'17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
18"Though God fills their houses with good things, the counsel of the wicked will remain far from me.18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19The righteous will see this and rejoice; the innocent will insult him, saying, 19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20Our enemies are sure to be destroyed, and fire will burn up what's left of their riches."20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
21"Get to know God, and you'll be at peace with him, and then prosperity will come to you.21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22Accept what he has to teach you, and treasure his words in your heart.22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23"If you return to the Almighty you'll be restored, as you remove iniquity from your household. 23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed,24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25and then the Almighty will be your gold and your refined silver.25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26"Then you'll take delight in the Almighty; and will turn your face toward God.26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27You'll entreat him and he'll listen to you as you fulfill your vows.27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28When you make a decision on something, it will be established for you, and light will brighten your way.28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29"For when they're humbled, you may respond; 'It's their pride!' but he delivers the humble.29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30He'll even deliver the guilty, who will be delivered through your innocence." 30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
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