Job 22 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Eliphaz the Temanite will answer and say, Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 Shall a man profit to God as he understanding shall profit for 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 Did it please to the Almighty that thou wilt be just? and if gain if thou wilt perfect thy ways? 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 Will he reprove thee from thy fear? Will he go with thee into judgment? 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 thine evil much? and no end to thine iniquities? 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 wilt take a pledge of thy brethren, in vain, and the garments of the naked thou wilt strip of. 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 Thou wilt not give to the weary one water to drink, and from the hungry one thou wilt withhold bread. 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 And the man of arm, to him the earth; and the lifted up of face 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 didst send away widows empty, and the arms of the orphans will be 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 For this, snares are round about thee, and sudden fear will terrify 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 darkness thou wilt not see; and abundance of waters shall cover 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 high in the heavens? and see the head of the stars for they were lifted up. “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 And thou saidst How shall God know? Shall he judge in the cloud of 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 Clouds a covering to him, and he will not see; and he will go about the 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 Wilt thou watch the path of old which men of iniquity trod? 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 Who were laid hold of, and no time a river will pour out their foundation? 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 saying to God, Depart from us: and what shall the Almighty 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 And he filled their houses with good: and the counsel of the unjust was 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 just shall see and shall be glad: and the innocent shall deride at them. 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 If our adversaries were not destroyed, and their remnant the fire shall devour. 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 Be acquainted now with him, and be safe: by them shall good come to thee. “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 Take now the law from his mouth, and set his words in thy 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 wilt turn back even to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt remove iniquity far off from thy tent. 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 Place thou gold upon the dust, and the precious ore of the torrents of Ophir. 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 the Almighty was thy gold and silver of labors to thee. then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.
26 For then upon the Almighty shalt thou delight thyself, and thou shalt lift up thy 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 And thou shalt pray to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt repay thy 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 And thou shalt decide the word, and it shall be set up to thee: and the light shone upon thy 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 For they were humbled, and thou wilt say, A lifting up; and he will save him depressed of eyes. 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 deliver the island of the innocent: and it was delivered by the pureness 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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