“then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,”
Job 22
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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
“Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,”
2"Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
“can a man be profitable unto God as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?”
“can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.”
“can a man be profitable unto God as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?”
3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
“Is there any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it any gain to Him that you make your ways”
4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
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5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
“Is not your wickedness great, and your iniquities are without end?”
“Is not thy wickedness great, and thine iniquities are infinite?”
6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
“for thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught and stripped the naked of their clothing.”
“You have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing, and stripped them naked of their clothing.”
7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
“You have not given water to the weary to drink. And you have withheld bread from the hungry.”
“You have given no water to the weary to drink. You have withheld bread from the hungry.”
“Thou hast given water to the weary to drink and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.”
8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
“But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. And the honorable man dwelt in it.”
“The man with power possessed the land, and the favoured man dwelt in it.”
9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
“Thou has sent widows away empty and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.”
“You have sent widows away empty. The arms of the fatherless were crushed.”
“Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless has been broken.”
10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
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11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
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12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
“Is not God in the height of heaven and behold the height of the stars, how high they are.”
13Yet you say: 'What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
“thou sayest, how doth God know? Can he judge through the dark cloud?”
14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.'
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15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
“Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?”
16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
“which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood,”
“they were snatched away before their time. Their foundation was washed away.”
“which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overthrown with a flood.”
17They said to God, 'Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?'
“which said unto God, depart from us. And what can the Almighty do for them?”
“which said unto God, Depart from us. And what can the Almighty do for them?”
18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
“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.”
19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
“The righteous see it and are glad. The innocent laugh them to scorn,”
“The righteous see it and are glad, and the innocent lost them to scorn.”
20'Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.'
“whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumes.”
21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
“Acquaint now thyself with him and be at peace. Thereby good shall come unto thee.”
22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
“Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.”
“receive instruction from His mouth. Lay up His words in your heart.”
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
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24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
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25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
“Then the Almighty will be your gold and choice silver to you.”
26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
“Then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.”
27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
“you will pray to him and he will hear you and you will pay your Vows”
28Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
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29When men are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!' then He will save the lowly.
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30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands."
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