Job

Chapter 22

1 THEN Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said,

2 O man, can you converse with God; are you equal with him in wisdom?

3 What do you profit by trying to make it seem that your ways are perfect because you are afraid?

4 He will reprove you, and enter into judgment with you.

5 Behold, your wickedness is great, and there is no end to your sins.

6 For you have taken a pledge from your brothers for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

8 There is a man who sows a field for himself, and the mighty man seizes it from him by force.

9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless you have broken.

10 Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear causes you to tremble;

11 Where is the darkness, that you cannot see; and the flood of water that covers you?

12 Behold, God is in the height of heaven, and sees the highest of the stars that are very high.

13 And yet you say, How does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that men cannot see him; and he walks upon the circle of the heaven.

15 Have you marked well the old way which wicked men have trodden long ago?

16 Those who were cut down before their time, who were stopped at the crossing place of the river of life, and then did not remember who had laid down their pattern of living,

17 Who said to God, Depart from us; what can God do for us?

18 Yet he filled their houses with good things, and the counsel of the wicked kept away from them.

19 The righteous shall see it, and shall be glad; and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.

20 If they are not prostrated because of their stubbornness, then their remnant shall be consumed with fire.

21 Make now an agreement with God, and offer to him of your good crops.

22 Receive the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.

23 If you shall repent before God, you shall be built up; if you shall put away iniquity from your dwelling place;

24 Then you shall lay up silver like dust, and the gold of Ophir as the sand of the valley.

25 Yea, God shall be your defense, and you shall have plenty of silver.

26 For then you shall lift up your face to God.

27 And you shall make your prayer to him, and he shall hear you, and you shall fulfill your vows.

28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light shall shine upon your ways.

29 For it is said, He who humbles himself shall be exalted; and he who is meek shall be saved.

30 The innocent man shall be spared wherever he is, and he shall escape by the purity of his hands.

Job

Chapter 22

1 Then Eliphaz464 the Temanite8489 answered6030 and said,559

2 Can a man1397 be profitable5532 to God,410 as he that is wise7919 may be profitable5532 to himself?5315

3 Is it any pleasure2656 to the Almighty,7706 that you are righteous?6663 or is it gain1214 to him, that you make your ways1870 perfect?8552

4 Will he reprove3198 you for fear3374 of you? will he enter935 with you into judgment?4941

5 Is not your wickedness7451 great?7227 and your iniquities5771 infinite?369

6 For you have taken2254 a pledge2254 from your brother251 for nothing,2600 and stripped6584 the naked6174 of their clothing.899

7 You have not given water4325 to the weary5889 to drink,8248 and you have withheld4513 bread3899 from the hungry.7456

8 But as for the mighty2220 man,376 he had the earth;776 and the honorable5375 6440 man dwelled3427 in it.

9 You have sent7971 widows490 away empty,7387 and the arms2220 of the fatherless3490 have been broken.1792

10 Therefore5921 3651 snares6341 are round5439 about you, and sudden6597 fear6343 troubles926 you;

11 Or176 darkness,2822 that you can not see;7200 and abundance8229 of waters4325 cover3680 you.

12 Is not God433 in the height1363 of heaven?8064 and behold7200 the height7218 of the stars,3556 how3588 high7311 they are!

13 And you say,559 How4100 does God410 know?3045 can he judge8199 through the dark6205 cloud?6205

14 Thick clouds5645 are a covering5643 to him, that he sees7200 not; and he walks1980 in the circuit2329 of heaven.8064

15 Have you marked8104 the old5769 way734 which834 wicked205 men4962 have trodden?1869

16 Which834 were cut7059 down out of time,6256 whose foundation3247 was overflowed3332 with a flood:5104

17 Which said559 to God,410 Depart5493 from us: and what4100 can the Almighty7706 do6466 for them?

18 Yet he filled4390 their houses1004 with good2896 things: but the counsel6098 of the wicked7563 is far7350 from me.

19 The righteous6662 see7200 it, and are glad:8056 and the innocent5355 laugh3932 them to scorn.

20 Whereas518 our substance7009 is not cut3582 down, but the remnant3499 of them the fire784 consumes.398

21 Acquaint5532 now4994 yourself with him, and be at peace:7999 thereby good2896 shall come935 to you.

22 Receive,3947 I pray4994 you, the law8451 from his mouth,6310 and lay7760 up his words561 in your heart.3824

23 If518 you return7725 to the Almighty,7706 you shall be built1129 up, you shall put away7368 iniquity5766 far7350 from your tabernacles.168

24 Then shall you lay7896 up gold1220 as dust,6083 and the gold of Ophir211 as the stones6697 of the brooks.5158

25 Yes, the Almighty7706 shall be your defense,1220 and you shall have plenty8443 of silver.3701

26 For then227 shall you have your delight6026 in the Almighty,7706 and shall lift5375 up your face6440 to God.433

27 You shall make your prayer6279 to him, and he shall hear8085 you, and you shall pay7999 your vows.5088

28 You shall also decree1504 a thing,562 and it shall be established6965 to you: and the light216 shall shine5050 on your ways.1870

29 When3588 men are cast8213 down,8213 then you shall say,559 There is lifting1466 up; and he shall save3467 the humble7807 person.

30 He shall deliver4422 the island336 of the innocent:5355 and it is delivered4422 by the pureness1252 of your hands.3709

Job

Chapter 22

Job

Chapter 22

1 THEN Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said,

1 Then Eliphaz464 the Temanite8489 answered6030 and said,559

2 O man, can you converse with God; are you equal with him in wisdom?

2 Can a man1397 be profitable5532 to God,410 as he that is wise7919 may be profitable5532 to himself?5315

3 What do you profit by trying to make it seem that your ways are perfect because you are afraid?

3 Is it any pleasure2656 to the Almighty,7706 that you are righteous?6663 or is it gain1214 to him, that you make your ways1870 perfect?8552

4 He will reprove you, and enter into judgment with you.

4 Will he reprove3198 you for fear3374 of you? will he enter935 with you into judgment?4941

5 Behold, your wickedness is great, and there is no end to your sins.

5 Is not your wickedness7451 great?7227 and your iniquities5771 infinite?369

6 For you have taken a pledge from your brothers for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

6 For you have taken2254 a pledge2254 from your brother251 for nothing,2600 and stripped6584 the naked6174 of their clothing.899

7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

7 You have not given water4325 to the weary5889 to drink,8248 and you have withheld4513 bread3899 from the hungry.7456

8 There is a man who sows a field for himself, and the mighty man seizes it from him by force.

8 But as for the mighty2220 man,376 he had the earth;776 and the honorable5375 6440 man dwelled3427 in it.

9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless you have broken.

9 You have sent7971 widows490 away empty,7387 and the arms2220 of the fatherless3490 have been broken.1792

10 Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear causes you to tremble;

10 Therefore5921 3651 snares6341 are round5439 about you, and sudden6597 fear6343 troubles926 you;

11 Where is the darkness, that you cannot see; and the flood of water that covers you?

11 Or176 darkness,2822 that you can not see;7200 and abundance8229 of waters4325 cover3680 you.

12 Behold, God is in the height of heaven, and sees the highest of the stars that are very high.

12 Is not God433 in the height1363 of heaven?8064 and behold7200 the height7218 of the stars,3556 how3588 high7311 they are!

13 And yet you say, How does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

13 And you say,559 How4100 does God410 know?3045 can he judge8199 through the dark6205 cloud?6205

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that men cannot see him; and he walks upon the circle of the heaven.

14 Thick clouds5645 are a covering5643 to him, that he sees7200 not; and he walks1980 in the circuit2329 of heaven.8064

15 Have you marked well the old way which wicked men have trodden long ago?

15 Have you marked8104 the old5769 way734 which834 wicked205 men4962 have trodden?1869

16 Those who were cut down before their time, who were stopped at the crossing place of the river of life, and then did not remember who had laid down their pattern of living,

16 Which834 were cut7059 down out of time,6256 whose foundation3247 was overflowed3332 with a flood:5104

17 Who said to God, Depart from us; what can God do for us?

17 Which said559 to God,410 Depart5493 from us: and what4100 can the Almighty7706 do6466 for them?

18 Yet he filled their houses with good things, and the counsel of the wicked kept away from them.

18 Yet he filled4390 their houses1004 with good2896 things: but the counsel6098 of the wicked7563 is far7350 from me.

19 The righteous shall see it, and shall be glad; and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.

19 The righteous6662 see7200 it, and are glad:8056 and the innocent5355 laugh3932 them to scorn.

20 If they are not prostrated because of their stubbornness, then their remnant shall be consumed with fire.

20 Whereas518 our substance7009 is not cut3582 down, but the remnant3499 of them the fire784 consumes.398

21 Make now an agreement with God, and offer to him of your good crops.

21 Acquaint5532 now4994 yourself with him, and be at peace:7999 thereby good2896 shall come935 to you.

22 Receive the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.

22 Receive,3947 I pray4994 you, the law8451 from his mouth,6310 and lay7760 up his words561 in your heart.3824

23 If you shall repent before God, you shall be built up; if you shall put away iniquity from your dwelling place;

23 If518 you return7725 to the Almighty,7706 you shall be built1129 up, you shall put away7368 iniquity5766 far7350 from your tabernacles.168

24 Then you shall lay up silver like dust, and the gold of Ophir as the sand of the valley.

24 Then shall you lay7896 up gold1220 as dust,6083 and the gold of Ophir211 as the stones6697 of the brooks.5158

25 Yea, God shall be your defense, and you shall have plenty of silver.

25 Yes, the Almighty7706 shall be your defense,1220 and you shall have plenty8443 of silver.3701

26 For then you shall lift up your face to God.

26 For then227 shall you have your delight6026 in the Almighty,7706 and shall lift5375 up your face6440 to God.433

27 And you shall make your prayer to him, and he shall hear you, and you shall fulfill your vows.

27 You shall make your prayer6279 to him, and he shall hear8085 you, and you shall pay7999 your vows.5088

28 You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light shall shine upon your ways.

28 You shall also decree1504 a thing,562 and it shall be established6965 to you: and the light216 shall shine5050 on your ways.1870

29 For it is said, He who humbles himself shall be exalted; and he who is meek shall be saved.

29 When3588 men are cast8213 down,8213 then you shall say,559 There is lifting1466 up; and he shall save3467 the humble7807 person.

30 The innocent man shall be spared wherever he is, and he shall escape by the purity of his hands.

30 He shall deliver4422 the island336 of the innocent:5355 and it is delivered4422 by the pureness1252 of your hands.3709