Job 22
22
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2 #
Job 35.6-8. “Can a man be profitable to God?
Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
4Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you,
and enters into judgment with you?
5Is not your wickedness great?
There is no end to your iniquities.
6For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing,
and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7You have given no water to the weary to drink,
and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8The man with power possessed the land,
and the favored man dwelt in it.
9You have sent widows away empty,
and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
10Therefore snares are round about you,
and sudden terror overwhelms you;
11your light is darkened, so that#22.11 Cn Compare Gk: Heb or darkness you cannot see,
and a flood of water covers you.
12“Is not God high in the heavens?
See the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13Therefore you say, ‘What does God know?
Can he judge through the deep darkness?
14Thick clouds enwrap him, so that he does not see,
and he walks on the vault of heaven.’
15Will you keep to the old way
which wicked men have trod?
16They were snatched away before their time;
their foundation was washed away.
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’
and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’#22.17 Gk Syr: Heb them
18Yet he filled their houses with good things—
but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19The righteous see it and are glad;
the innocent laugh them to scorn,
20saying, ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off,
and what they left the fire has consumed.’
21“Agree with God, and be at peace;
thereby good will come to you.
22Receive instruction from his mouth,
and lay up his words in your heart.
23If you return to the Almighty and humble yourself,#22.23 Gk: Heb you will be built up
if you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,
24if you lay gold in the dust,
and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent bed,
25and if the Almighty is your gold,
and your precious silver;
26then you will delight yourself in the Almighty,
and lift up your face to God.
27You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you;
and you will pay your vows.
28You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you,
and light will shine on your ways.
29For God abases the proud,#22.29 Cn: Heb when they abased you said, Proud
but he saves the lowly.
30He delivers the innocent man;#22.30 Gk Syr Vg: Heb him that is not innocent
you will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
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Job 22
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Eliphaz
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2“Can a man be of benefit to God?
Can even a wise person benefit him?
3What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?
What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
4“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges against you?
5Is not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins endless?
6You demanded security from your relatives for no reason;
you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.
7You gave no water to the weary
and you withheld food from the hungry,
8though you were a powerful man, owning land—
an honored man, living on it.
9And you sent widows away empty-handed
and broke the strength of the fatherless.
10That is why snares are all around you,
why sudden peril terrifies you,
11why it is so dark you cannot see,
and why a flood of water covers you.
12“Is not God in the heights of heaven?
And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13Yet you say, ‘What does God know?
Does he judge through such darkness?
14Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us
as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’
15Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked have trod?
16They were carried off before their time,
their foundations washed away by a flood.
17They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’
18Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
19The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;
the innocent mock them, saying,
20‘Surely our foes are destroyed,
and fire devours their wealth.’
21“Submit to God and be at peace with him;
in this way prosperity will come to you.
22Accept instruction from his mouth
and lay up his words in your heart.
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored:
If you remove wickedness far from your tent
24and assign your nuggets to the dust,
your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
25then the Almighty will be your gold,
the choicest silver for you.
26Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty
and will lift up your face to God.
27You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.
28What you decide on will be done,
and light will shine on your ways.
29When people are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
then he will save the downcast.
30He will deliver even one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
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