Job 22 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, 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 to himselfe? “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 thing vnto the Almightie, that thou art righteous? or is it profitable to him, that thou makest thy wayes vpright? 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 for feare of thee that he will accuse thee? or go 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 wickednes great, and thine iniquities 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 nought, and spoyled the clothes of the 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 To such as were wearie, thou hast not giuen water to drinke, and 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 autoritie, 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 cast out widowes emptie, & the armes of the fatherles 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 snares are round about thee, and feare shal suddenly trouble thee: 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 darkenes that thou shouldest not see, & abundance of waters shal couer 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 hie in the heauen? and behold the height 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 But thou sayest, How 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 The cloudes hide him that he can not see, and he walketh in the circle 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 worlde, wherein 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 Which were cut downe before the time, whose foundation was as a riuer that ouerflowed: 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 Which sayd vnto God, Depart from vs, & asked what the Almightie could 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 Yet hee filled their houses with good things: but let the counsell of the wicked 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 shal see them, & shal reioyce, and the innocent shal laugh 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 Surely our substance is hid: but the fire hath deuoured the remnant of them. 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 acquaint thy selfe, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt haue prosperitie. “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 Receiue, I pray thee, the law of his mouth, and lay vp his words in thine 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 If thou returne to the Almightie, thou shalt be buylt vp, and thou shalt put iniquitie farre from thy tabernacle. 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 for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flintes 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, the Almightie 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 And thou shalt then 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 Thou shalt make thy praier vnto him, & he shal heare thee, & thou shalt render thy vowes. 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 shal establish it vnto thee, and the light shall shine vpon 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 others are cast downe, then shalt thou 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 yland, & it shalbe preserued by the purenes of thine 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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