Berean Study Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

2“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

2"Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?

3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

3"Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?

4"Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?

5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?

5"Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?

6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.

6"For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.

7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,

7"To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.

8"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.

9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

9"You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.

10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;

10"Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you,

11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.

11Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you.

12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!

12"Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!

13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

13"You say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?

14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’

14'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.'

15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?

15"Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,

16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.

16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?

17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’

17"They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to them?'

18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

18"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:

19"The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them,

20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’

20Saying, 'Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.'

21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.

21"Yield 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.

22"Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart.

23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents

23"If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,

24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

24And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.

25Then 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.

26"For 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.

27"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.

28"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.

29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.

29"When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.

30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”

30"He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."

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