Berean Study Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: | 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: |
2“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him? | 2“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him? |
3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless? | 3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless? |
4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you? | 4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you? |
5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless? | 5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless? |
6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing. | 6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing. |
7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, | 7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, |
8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. | 8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it. |
9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed. | 9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed. |
10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you; | 10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you; |
11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. | 11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. |
12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are! | 12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are! |
13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness? | 13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness? |
14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’ | 14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’ |
15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod? | 15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod? |
16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. | 16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. |
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’ | 17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’ |
18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked. | 18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked. |
19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them: | 19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them: |
20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’ | 20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’ |
21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you. | 21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you. |
22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart. | 22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart. |
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents | 23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents |
24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines, | 24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines, |
25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you. | 25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you. |
26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. | 26Surely 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. | 27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. |
28Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways. | 28Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways. |
29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly. | 29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly. |
30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.” | 30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.” |
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