Job 22

1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:

And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: —

2 “Is a man profitable to God, Because a wise man is profitable to himself?

To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

3 Is it a delight to the Mighty One That you are righteous? Is it gain, That you make your ways perfect?

Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?

4 Because of your reverence Does He reason [with] you? He enters with you into judgment:

Because of thy reverence Doth He reason [with] thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:

5 Is your wickedness not abundant? And there is no end to your iniquities.

Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.

6 For you take a pledge of your brother for nothing, And you strip off the garments of the naked.

For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.

7 You do not cause the weary to drink water, And you withhold bread from the hungry.

Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

8 As for the man of arm—he has the earth, And the accepted of face—he dwells in it.

As to the man of arm — he hath the earth, And the accepted of face — he dwelleth in it.

9 You have sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

10 Therefore snares [are] all around you, And sudden fear troubles you.

Therefore round about thee [are] snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.

11 Or darkness—you do not see, And abundance of waters covers you.

Or darkness — thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.

12 Is God not high [in] the heavens? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.

Is not God high [in] heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.

13 And you have said, How has God known? Does He judge through thickness?

And thou hast said, 'What — hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?

14 Thick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, And He does not see, And He habitually walks [above] the circle of the heavens.

Thick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,

15 Do you observe the path of the age, That men of iniquity have trodden,

The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?

16 Who have been cut down unexpectedly? A flood is poured out on their foundation.

Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.

17 Those saying to God, Turn aside from us, And what does the Mighty One do to them?

Those saying to God, 'Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?

18 And He has filled their houses [with] good (And the counsel of the wicked Has been far from me).

And he hath filled their houses [with] good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

19 The righteous see and they rejoice, And the innocent mocks at them:

See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

20 Surely our substance has not been cut off, And fire has consumed their excellence.

'Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire consumed.'

21 Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace, Thereby your increase [is] good.

Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good.

22 Please receive a law from His mouth, And set His sayings in your heart.

Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.

23 If you return to the Mighty you are built up, You put iniquity far from your tents.

If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents.

24 So as to set a defense on the dust, And a covering on a rock of the valleys.

So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.

25 And the Mighty has been your defense, And silver [is] strength to you.

And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver [is] strength to thee.

26 For then you delight yourself on the Mighty, And lift up your face to God,

For then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,

27 You make supplication to Him, And He hears you, And you complete your vows.

Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.

28 And you decree a saying, And it is established to you, And light has shone on your ways.

And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

29 For they have made low, And you say, Lift up. And He saves the bowed down of eyes.

For they have made low, And thou sayest, 'Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

30 He delivers the one [who is] not innocent, Indeed, he has been delivered By the cleanness of your hands.”

He delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy hands.