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| Job 22:1 | Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, | Then Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said, | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, | Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said: |
| Job 22:2 | Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. | Is it possible for a man to be of profit to God? No, for a man's wisdom is only of profit to himself. | "Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself. | Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge? |
| Job 22:3 | Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect? | Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin? | Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect? | What doth it profit God if thou be just? or what dost thou give him if thy way be unspotted? |
| Job 22:4 | Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment? | Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you? | Is it for your piety that he reproves you, That he enters with you into judgment? | Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment: |
| Job 22:5 | Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities. | Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins. | Isn't your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities. | And not for thy manifold wickedness, and thy infinite iniquities? |
| Job 22:6 | For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing. | For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it. | For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, And stripped the naked of their clothing. | For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing. |
| Job 22:7 | Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. | You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread. | You haven't given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. | Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry. |
| Job 22:8 | But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. | For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it. | But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it. | In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it. |
| Job 22:9 | Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. | You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father. | You have sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. | Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces. |
| Job 22:10 | Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, | For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear. | Therefore snares are round about you. Sudden fear troubles you, | Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee. |
| Job 22:11 | Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee. | Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters. | Or darkness, so that you can not see, And floods of waters cover you. | And didst thou think that thou shouldst not see darkness, and that thou shouldst not be covered with the violence of overflowing waters? |
| Job 22:12 | Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! | Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are! | "Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are! | Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars? |
| Job 22:13 | And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? | And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark? | You say, 'What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? | And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist. |
| Job 22:14 | Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven. | Thick clouds are covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven. | Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn't see. He walks on the vault of the sky.' | The clouds are his covert, and he doth not consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heaven. |
| Job 22:15 | Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? | Will you keep the old way by which evil men went? | Will you keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden, | Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden? |
| Job 22:16 | Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, | Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters: | Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, | Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation. |
| Job 22:17 | Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us? | Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us? | Who said to God, 'Depart from us;' And, 'What can the Almighty do for us?' | Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing: |
| Job 22:18 | Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. | Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me! | Yet he filled their houses with good things, But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. | Whereas he had filled their houses with good things: whose way of thinking be far from me. |
| Job 22:19 | The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, | The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them, | The righteous see it, and are glad; The innocent laugh them to scorn, | The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn. |
| Job 22:20 | [Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed. | Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire. | Saying, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, The fire has consumed the remnant of them.' | Is not their exaltation cut down, and hath not fire devoured the remnants of them? |
| Job 22:21 | Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. | Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings. | "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you. | Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits. |
| Job 22:22 | Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. | Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart. | Please receive the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart. | Receive the law of his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart. |
| Job 22:23 | If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. | If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents; | If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, If you put away unrighteousness far from your tents. | If thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle. |
| Job 22:24 | And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks; | And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys; | Lay your treasure in the dust, The gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. | He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold. |
| Job 22:25 | And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. | Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver; | The Almighty will be your treasure, Precious silver to you. | And the Almighty shall be against thy enemies, and silver shall be heaped together for thee. |
| Job 22:26 | For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. | For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God. | For then shall you delight yourself in the Almighty, And shall lift up your face to God. | Then shalt thou abound in delights in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God. |
| Job 22:27 | Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows. | You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths. | You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows. | Thou shalt pray to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay vows. |
| Job 22:28 | Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways. | Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways. | You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways. | Thou shalt decree a thing, and it I shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways. |
| Job 22:29 | When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save. | For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit. | When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person. | For he that hath been humbled, shall be in glory: and he that shall bow down his eyes, he shall be saved. |
| Job 22:30 | He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands. | He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours. | He will even deliver him who is not innocent; Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." | The innocent shall be saved, and he shall be saved by the cleanness of his hands. |
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