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1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: -- Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable? “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 a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest 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 Because of thy reverence Doth He reason with thee? He entereth 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 thy wickedness abundant? And there is 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 takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off. 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 causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest 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 As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth 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 Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised. 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 round about thee are snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly. 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 dost not see, And abundance of waters doth 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 heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high. “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 hast said, 'What -- hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge? 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 secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually, 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 The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden? 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 have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on 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 Those saying to God, 'Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to 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 hath filled their houses with good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been 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 See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh 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 'Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire 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 Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase is good. “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 Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings 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 dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy 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 So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering. 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 Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver is strength 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 on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face, 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 dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest. 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 decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone. 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 have made low, And thou sayest, 'Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth. 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 delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy 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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