Job 22

1And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --

1And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

2Can a man be profitable toGod? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.

3Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?

3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?

4Because of thy reverence Doth He reason <FI>with<Fi> thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:

4Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?

5Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.

5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?

6For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.

6For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.

7Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.

7Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8As to the man of arm--he hath the earth, And the accepted of face--he dwelleth in it.

8But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

9Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.

9Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10Therefore round about thee <FI>are<Fi> snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.

10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11Or darkness--thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.

11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.

12Is not God high <FI>in<Fi> heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.

12Is notGod in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!

13And thou hast said, `What--hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?

13And thou sayest, What dothGod know? will he judge through the dark cloud?

14Thick clouds <FI>are<Fi> a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,

14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.

15The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?

15Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?

16Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.

16Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;

17Those saying to God, `Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?

17Who said untoGod, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?

18And he hath filled their houses <FI>with<Fi> good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

18Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

19The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:

20`Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire consumed.'

20Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?

21Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase <FI>is<Fi> good.

21Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

22Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.

22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

23If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents.

23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,

24So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.

24And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,

25And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver <FI>is<Fi> strength to thee.

25Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;

26For then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,

26Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face untoGod:

27Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.

27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;

28And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

28And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.

29For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

29When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.

30He delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy hands.

30[Even] him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.