Job 22
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and said,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
2 Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
"Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou are righteous? Or is it gain to him that thou make thy ways perfect?
Is it any pleasure to Shaddai, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?
4 Is it for thy fear of him that he reproves thee, that he enters with thee into judgment?
Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
Isn't your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
6 For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou have not given water to the weary to drink, and thou have withheld bread from the hungry.
You haven't given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the land. And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
9 Thou have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubles thee,
Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
11 or darkness, so that thou cannot see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are.
13 And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
You say, 'What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn't see. He walks on the vault of the sky.'
15 Will thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
16 Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
17 who said to God, Depart from us, and, What can the Almighty do for us?
who said to God, 'Depart from us;' and, 'What can Shaddai do for us?'
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Yet 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 them to scorn,
The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
20 Saying, Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, and the remnant of them, the fire has consumed.
saying, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed the remnant of them.'
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.
"Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shall be built up, thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
If you return to Shaddai, you shall be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
24 Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 Yea, the Almighty will be thy treasure, and precious silver to thee.
Shaddai will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
26 For then shall thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shall lift up thy face to God.
For then you will delight yourself in Shaddai, and shall lift up your face to God.
27 Thou shall make thy prayer to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shall pay thy vows.
You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.
28 Thou shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee. And light shall shine upon thy ways.
And you will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
29 When they cast thee down, thou shall say, There is lifting up, and he will save the humble man.
When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' And he will save the humble.
30 He will deliver even him who is not innocent. Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."
