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1Then in response, Eliphaz from Teman said:

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2"Can a human being be useful to God, since he, who is wise, is sufficient to himself?

2“Can a person do anything to help God? Can even a wise person be helpful to him?

3Will it please the Almighty if you are innocent, or does he profit if your life is blameless?

3Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous? Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?

4Will he acquit you just because you fear him, and render a verdict on your behalf?

4Is it because you’re so pious that he accuses you and brings judgment against you?

5Your wickedness is great, isn't it? There's no limit to your iniquity, is there?

5No, it’s because of your wickedness! There’s no limit to your sins.

6"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.

6“For example, you must have lent money to your friend and demanded clothing as security. Yes, you stripped him to the bone.

7You've neglected to give water to the weary, and you've withheld food from the hungry.

7You must have refused water for the thirsty and food for the hungry.

8The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it.

8You probably think the land belongs to the powerful and only the privileged have a right to it!

9You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.

9You must have sent widows away empty-handed and crushed the hopes of orphans.

10That's why disaster surrounds you, terror suddenly overwhelms you,

10That is why you are surrounded by traps and tremble from sudden fears.

11you see nothing but darkness, and a flood of troubles drowns you."

11That is why you cannot see in the darkness, and waves of water cover you.

12"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!

12“God is so great—higher than the heavens, higher than the farthest stars.

13You've asked, 'What does God know? Can he sort through pitch black darkness?'

13But you reply, ‘That’s why God can’t see what I am doing! How can he judge through the thick darkness?

14Thick clouds cover him so he can't see as he walks back and forth at heaven's horizon.

14For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us. He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’

15"Will you keep walking on the traditional path that sinners have tread,

15“Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?

16who were snatched away before their time; when their foundation was swept away by a river?

16They were snatched away in the prime of life, the foundations of their lives washed away.

17They told God, 'Get away from us!' and 'What will the Almighty do to them?'

17For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’

18"Though God fills their houses with good things, the counsel of the wicked will remain far from me.

18Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.

19The righteous will see this and rejoice; the innocent will insult him, saying,

19“The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed, and the innocent will laugh in contempt.

20Our enemies are sure to be destroyed, and fire will burn up what's left of their riches."

20They will say, ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed. The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’

21"Get to know God, and you'll be at peace with him, and then prosperity will come to you.

21“Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.

22Accept what he has to teach you, and treasure his words in your heart.

22Listen to his instructions, and store them in your heart.

23"If you return to the Almighty you'll be restored, as you remove iniquity from your household.

23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored— so clean up your life.

24Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed,

24If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river,

25and then the Almighty will be your gold and your refined silver.

25the Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver!

26"Then you'll take delight in the Almighty; and will turn your face toward God.

26“Then you will take delight in the Almighty and look up to God.

27You'll entreat him and he'll listen to you as you fulfill your vows.

27You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him.

28When you make a decision on something, it will be established for you, and light will brighten your way.

28You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.

29"For when they're humbled, you may respond; 'It's their pride!' but he delivers the humble.

29If people are in trouble and you say, ‘Help them,’ God will save them.

30He'll even deliver the guilty, who will be delivered through your innocence."

30Even sinners will be rescued; they will be rescued because your hands are pure.”

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