Job 22
1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways perfect?
4 Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?
Will he reprove you for fear of you? will he enter with you into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?
Is not your wickedness great? and your iniquities infinite?
6 For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.
For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9 Widows hast thou sent empty away, 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 troubleth thee;
Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear troubles you;
11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.
Or darkness, that you can not see; and abundance of waters cover you.
12 Is not God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?
And you say, How does God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he sees not; and he walks in the circuit of heaven.
15 Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?
Have you marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood:
17 Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
18 Yet he filled their houses with good. 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: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20 Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumes.
21 Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto you.
22 Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Receive, I pray you, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,
If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from your tabernacles.
24 And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25 Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;
Yea, the Almighty shall be your defence, and you shall have plenty of silver.
26 Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God:
For then shall you have your delight in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face unto God.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
You shall make your prayer unto him, and he shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows.
28 And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.
You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto you: and the light shall shine upon your ways.
29 When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.
When men are cast down, then you shall say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30 [Even] him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of your hands.
