Iyoḇ (Job) 22
22
1And Eliphaz the Tĕmanite answered and said,
2“Would a strong man be of use to Ěl? Even he who is wise be of use to Him?
3Is it a delight to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or gain, that you make your ways perfect?
4Is it because of your fear of Him that He reproves you, or enters into right-ruling with you?
5Is not your evil great? And is there no end to your crookednesses?
6For you take pledges from your brother for naught, and strip the naked of their garments.
7You do not give the weary water to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8But the man of strength, he has the earth, and the highly respected man dwells in it.
9You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless are crushed.
10Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden fear alarms you,
11or darkness, so that you do not see, and a flood of water covers you.
12Is not Eloah in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13And you have said, ‘What does Ěl know? Would He judge through the dark cloud?
14Clouds screen Him, so that He does not see, and He moves about the circuit of the heavens.’
15Do you observe the old way which wicked men have trod,
16who were cut down before their time, whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
17They said to Ěl, ‘Turn aside from us!’ And what did the Almighty do to them?
18Yet He filled their houses with the good! (But the counsel of the wrong has been far from me).
19The righteous see it and are glad, and the innocent mock at them and say,
20Truly, our adversaries are cut off, and fire has consumed their excess.’
21Be of service to Him, and be at peace; thereby blessing shall come to you.
22Please accept the Torah from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
23If you return to the Almighty, you are built up. If you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,
24and lay your gold in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the wadis,
25then the Almighty shall be your gold and your silver, strength to you.
26Then you shall certainly delight in the Almighty, and lift up your face to Eloah,
27make your prayer to Him. And He shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows.
28And whatever you decide on shall be established for you, and light shine on your ways.
29For they have made low, and you say, ‘Up!’ And He saves the lowly of eyes.
30Would He deliver one who is not innocent? So by the cleanness of your hands you shall be delivered.”
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Job 22
22
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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