Job 22

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and said,

2 Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be 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 art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou are righteous? Or is it gain to him that thou make thy ways perfect?

4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

Is it for thy fear of him that he reproves thee, that he enters with thee into judgment?

5 [Is] not thy wickedness great? and thy iniquities infinite?

Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.

Thou have not given water to the weary to drink, and thou have withheld bread from the hungry.

8 But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.

But as for the mighty man, he had the land. And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Thou have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10 Therefore snares [are] around thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubles thee,

11 Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

or darkness, so that thou cannot see, and abundance of waters cover thee.

12 [Is] not God in the hight of heaven? and behold the hight of the stars, how high they are!

Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

14 Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.

15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

Will thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?

16 Who were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood!

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 them!

who said to God, Depart from us, and, What can the Almighty 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 deride them.

The righteous see it, and are glad. And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

Saying, Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, and the remnant of them, the fire has consumed.

21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

23 If thou shalt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shall be built up, thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

Yea, the Almighty will be thy treasure, and precious silver to thee.

26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.

For then shall thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shall lift up thy face to God.

27 Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

Thou shall make thy prayer to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shall pay thy vows.

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Thou shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee. And light shall shine upon thy ways.

29 When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There is] exaltation; and he shall save the humble person.

When they cast thee down, thou shall say, There is lifting up, and he will save the humble man.

30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands.

He will deliver even him who is not innocent. Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.