Job 22

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.