Job 22-24

¹Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

¹Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

²Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

³Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

⁴Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

⁵Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

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 thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

⁴Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

⁵Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

⁶For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

⁷Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

⁶For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

⁷Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

⁸But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

⁹Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

¹⁰Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, ¹¹Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

⁸But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

⁹Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

¹⁰Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

¹¹Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

¹²Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

¹³And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

¹⁴Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

¹⁵Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

¹⁶Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, ¹⁷Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

¹⁸Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

¹⁹The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, ²⁰Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

²¹Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

¹²Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

¹³And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

¹⁴Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

¹⁵Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

¹⁶Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

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.

¹⁹The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

²⁰Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

²¹Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

²²Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

²²Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

²³If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

²³If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

²⁴And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks; ²⁵And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.

²⁶For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

²⁷Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

²⁸Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

²⁹When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

³⁰He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

²⁴Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

²⁵Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

²⁶For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

²⁷Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

²⁸Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

²⁹When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

³⁰He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

¹Then Job answered and said,

¹Then Job answered and said,

²Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.

³Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

⁴I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

⁵I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.

⁶Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.

⁷There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

²Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

³Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

⁴I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

⁵I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

⁶Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

⁷There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

⁸Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him; ⁹On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

¹⁰But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

¹¹My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

¹²I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

⁸Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

⁹On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

¹⁰But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

¹¹My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

¹²Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

¹³But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

¹⁴For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.

¹⁵Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.

¹³But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

¹⁴For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.

¹⁵Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

¹⁶For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me; ¹⁷Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

¹⁶For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

¹⁷Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

¹Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

¹Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

²There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

³They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

⁴They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

²Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

³They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

⁴They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

⁵Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

⁶They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked.

⁷They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.

⁸They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

⁹There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

⁵Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

⁶They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.

⁷They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

⁸They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

⁹They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

¹⁰So that they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.

¹¹They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

¹²From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

¹³These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

¹⁰They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

¹¹Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

¹²Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

¹³They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

¹⁴The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.

¹⁵The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.

¹⁶In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.

¹⁷For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

¹⁸Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards.

¹⁹Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So doth Sheol those that have sinned.

²⁰The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

²¹He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.

²²Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.

¹⁴The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

¹⁵The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

¹⁶In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

¹⁷For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

¹⁸He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

¹⁹Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

²⁰The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

²¹He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

²²He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

²³God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.

²⁴They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

²³Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

²⁴They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

²⁵And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?

²⁵And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?