Job 22
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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?2"Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable?
3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?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?
4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?4Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you?
5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?5Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity?
6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.6"For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.
7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,7You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.
8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.8Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,
9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.9you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.
10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;10That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you,
11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.11why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood 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 on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!
13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?13But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness?
14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’14Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.'
15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?15Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked--
16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.16men who were carried off before their time, when the flood was poured out on their foundations?
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’17They were saying to God, 'Turn away from us,' and '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--yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.
19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,
20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’20Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.'
21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.21"Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.
22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.22Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents23If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,
24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,24and throw your gold in the dust--your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines--
25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.25then the Almighty himself will be your gold, and the choicest silver for you.
26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.26Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face toward 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 to him.
28Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.28Whatever you decide on a matter, 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.29When people are brought low and you say 'Lift them up!' then he will save the downcast;
30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”30he will deliver even someone who is not innocent, who will escape through the cleanness of your hands."
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