Job 22 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 “Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself? “Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself. “Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?
3 “Is it any pleasure or joy to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect? Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless? What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, That He enters into judgment against you? Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you and enters into judgment with you? “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?
5 “Is not your wickedness great, And your sins without end? Is not your evil abundant? There is no end to your iniquities. Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
6 “For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked. For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing and stripped the naked of their clothing. You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.
7 “You have not given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,
8 “But the land is possessed by the man with power, And the favored and honorable man dwells in it. The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it. though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it.
9 “You have sent widows away empty-handed, And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken. You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed. And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.
10 “Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies and overwhelms you; Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you, That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,
11 Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And a flood of water covers you. or darkness, so that you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.
12 “Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the distant stars, how high they are! “Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how lofty they are! “Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 “You say, ‘What does God know [about me]? Can He judge through the thick darkness? But you say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the deep darkness? Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?
14 ‘Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’ Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.’ Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’
15 “Will you keep to the ancient path That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah], Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod? Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?
16 Men who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were poured out like a river? They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away. They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood.
17 “They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do for us or to us?’ They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’ They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’
18 “Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked and ungodly is far from me. Yet he filled their houses with good things— but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
19 “The righteous see it and are glad; And the innocent mock and laugh at them, saying, The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent one mocks at them, The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off and destroyed, And fire has consumed their abundance.’ saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off, and what they left the fire has consumed.’ Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.’
21 “Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace; In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you. “Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. “Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.
22 “Please receive the law and instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart and keep them. Receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.
23 “If you return to the Almighty [and submit and humble yourself before Him], you will be built up [and restored]; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tents, If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents, If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent
24 And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value], if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed, and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
25 And make the Almighty your gold And your precious silver, then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.
26 Then you will have delight in the Almighty, And you will lift up your face to God. For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.
27 “You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
28 “You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways. You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways. What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways.
29 “When you are cast down and humbled, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will lift up and save. For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’; but he saves the lowly. When people are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast.
30 “He will even rescue the one [for whom you intercede] who is not innocent; And he will be rescued through the cleanness of your hands.” He delivers even the one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.” He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
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