Job 22

1And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --

1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

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

2Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

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, that thou art righteous? Or is it gainto him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

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

4Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

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

5Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

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

6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

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

7Thou hast not given water to the weary 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 as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

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

9Thou hast sent widows away empty, 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, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

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

12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

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

13And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

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, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

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

15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

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

16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

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

17Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

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 things: 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.'

20Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

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

21Acquaint now thyself 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, the law 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 put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

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

24And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks;

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

25And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.

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

26For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

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.

28Thou shalt also 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 casttheedown, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

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

30He will deliverevenhim that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.