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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: | 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, |
2“Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself? | 2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? |
3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? | 3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? |
4“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you? | 4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? |
5Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end? | 5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? |
6For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And 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 have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. | 7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. |
8But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it. | 8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. |
9You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed. | 9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. |
10Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you, | 10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; |
11Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you. | 11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. |
12“Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are! | 12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! |
13And you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? | 13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? |
14Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.’ | 14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. |
15Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod, | 15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? |
16Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood? | 16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: |
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?’ | 17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? |
18Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. | 18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. |
19“The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them: | 19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. |
20‘Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.’ | 20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. |
21“Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. | 21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. |
22Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. | 22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. |
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents. | 23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. |
24Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. | 24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. |
25Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver; | 25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. |
26For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God. | 26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. |
27You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. | 27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. |
28You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. | 28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. |
29When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’ Then He will save the humble person. | 29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. |
30He will even deliver one who is not innocent; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.” | 30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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