Job 22
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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered: 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2"Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable? 2"Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?
3Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless? 3What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
4Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you? 4"Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?
5Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity? 5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
6"For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked. 6You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.
7You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food. 7You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,
8Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it, 8though you were a powerful man, owning land-- an honored man, living on it.
9you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed. 9And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.
10That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you, 10That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,
11why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you. 11why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.
12"Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are! 12"Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness? 13Yet you say, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?
14Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.' 14Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.'
15Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked--15Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?
16men who were carried off before their time, when the flood was poured out on their foundations? 16They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood.
17They were saying to God, 'Turn away from us,' and 'What can the Almighty do to us?' 17They said to God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?'
18But it was he who filled their houses with good things--yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me. 18Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying, 19The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,
20Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.' 20Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.'
21"Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good. 21"Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.
22Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart. 22Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent, 23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent
24and throw your gold in the dust--your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines--24and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
25then the Almighty himself will be your gold, and the choicest silver for you. 25then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.
26Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face toward God. 26Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.
27You will pray to him and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him. 27You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
28Whatever you decide on a matter, it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. 28What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways.
29When people are brought low and you say 'Lift them up!' then he will save the downcast; 29When people are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!' then he will save the downcast.
30he will deliver even someone who is not innocent, who will escape through the cleanness of your hands." 30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."
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