Job 22 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 So Eliphas the Themanite gaue aunswere, and sayde: Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise may be profitable vnto him selfe? “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 aduauntage to the almightie that thou art righteous? or shall it profite him that thou makest thy wayes 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 he afrayde to reproue thee, and to step foorth with thee into iudgement? 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 thy wickednesse great, and thy vngratious deedes innumerable? Is not your evil abundant? There is no end to your iniquities. Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
6 For thou hast taken the pledge from thy brother for naught, and robbed the naked of their clothing. 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 To such as were weery, hast thou geuen no water to drinke, & hast withdrawen bread from the hungrie. 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 mightie man had the earth, and he that was in auctoritie dwelt 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 Thou hast sent wydowes away emptie, and the armes of the fatherlesse were 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 art thou compassed about with snares, & sodenly vexed with feare. 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 Shouldest thou then see no darknesse? shoulde not the water fludde run ouer thee? 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 on high in the heauen? beholde the heyght of the starres how hie 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 Wilt thou therfore say, Tushe, howe should God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude? 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 Tushe, the cloudes couer him that he may not see, and he walketh on the top of heauen. 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 Hast thou marked the way of the world, wherin wicked men haue walked? 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 Whiche were cut downe out of time, and whose foundation was as an ouerflowing ryuer. 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 Whiche sayd vnto God, Go from vs: and asked what the almightie coulde do for them? 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 He filled their houses with good things: but the counsell of the vngodly be farre 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 sawe it and were glad, and the innocent laughed them to scorne. 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 Is our substaunce bewen downe? As for the remnaunt of them the fire hath consumed. 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 Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well. “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 Receaue I pray thee the lawe at his mouth, and lay vp his wordes in thyne heart. 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 For if thou wilt turne to the almightie, thou shalt be buyld vp, and put all vnrighteousnes from thy dwelling. 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 Thou shalt lay vp golde as plentyful as the dust, and the golde of Ophir as the flyntes of the riuers. 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 Yea almightie God his owne selfe shalbe thy defence, and thou shalt haue plentie of siluer. 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 shalt thou haue thy delite in the almightie, and lift vp thy face vnto 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 Then shalt thou make thy prayer vnto him, and he shall heare thee, and thou shalt kepe thy promises. 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 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and he shall establishe it vnto thee, and the light shall shine in thy wayes. 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 the wicked be cast downe, thou shalt say, I am lifted vp: and God shall saue the humble person. 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 The innocent shal deliuer the Ilande: it shalbe preserued by the purenesse of thyne handes. 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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