Job 22
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:
2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
“Is a man profitable to God, Because a wise man is profitable to himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways perfect?
Is it a delight to the Mighty One That you are righteous? Is it gain, That you make your ways perfect?
4 Will he reprove you for fear of you? will he enter with you into judgment?
Because of your reverence Does He reason [with] you? He enters with you into judgment:
5 Is not your wickedness great? and your iniquities infinite?
Is your wickedness not abundant? And there is no end to your iniquities.
6 For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
For you take a pledge of your brother for nothing, And you strip off the garments of the naked.
7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
You do not cause the weary to drink water, And you withhold bread from the hungry.
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
As for the man of arm—he has the earth, And the accepted of face—he dwells in it.
9 You 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 are bruised.
10 Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear troubles you;
Therefore snares [are] all around you, And sudden fear troubles you.
11 Or darkness, that you can not see; and abundance of waters cover you.
Or darkness—you do not see, And abundance of waters covers you.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Is God not high [in] the heavens? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
13 And you say, How does God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
And you have said, How has God known? Does He judge through thickness?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he sees not; and he walks in the circuit of heaven.
Thick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, And He does not see, And He habitually walks [above] the circle of the heavens.
15 Have you marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Do you observe the path of the age, That men of iniquity have trodden,
16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood:
Who have been cut down unexpectedly? A flood is poured out on their foundation.
17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Those saying to God, Turn aside from us, And what does the Mighty One do to them?
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
And He has filled their houses [with] good (And the counsel of the wicked Has been far from me).
19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
The righteous see and they rejoice, And the innocent mocks at them:
20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumes.
Surely our substance has not been cut off, And fire has consumed their excellence.
21 Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto you.
Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace, Thereby your increase [is] good.
22 Receive, I pray you, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
Please receive a law from His mouth, And set His sayings in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, you shall put away iniquity far from your tabernacles.
If you return to the Mighty you are built up, You put iniquity far from your tents.
24 Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
So as to set a defense on the dust, And a covering on a rock of the valleys.
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be your defence, and you shall have plenty of silver.
And the Mighty has been your defense, And silver [is] strength to you.
26 For then shall you have your delight in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face unto God.
For then you delight yourself on the Mighty, And lift up your face to God,
27 You shall make your prayer unto him, and he shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows.
You make supplication to Him, And He hears you, And you complete your vows.
28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto you: and the light shall shine upon your ways.
And you decree a saying, And it is established to you, And light has shone on your ways.
29 When men are cast down, then you shall say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
For they have made low, And you say, Lift up. And He saves the bowed down of eyes.
30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of your hands.
He delivers the one [who is] not innocent, Indeed, he has been delivered By the cleanness of your hands.”
