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| | The King James Version Online Bible (KJV) | The American Standard Version Online Bible (ASV) |
| Job 22:1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, | Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, |
| Job 22:2 | Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? | Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. |
| 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 any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect? |
| Job 22:4 | Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? | Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment? |
| Job 22:5 | Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? | Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities. |
| Job 22:6 | For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. | For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, 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. | Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. |
| Job 22:8 | But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. | But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. |
| Job 22:9 | Thou has 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 have been broken. |
| Job 22:10 | Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; | Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, |
| Job 22:11 | Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. | Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee. |
| 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 in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! |
| Job 22:13 | And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? | And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? |
| Job 22:14 | Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. | Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven. |
| Job 22:15 | Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? | Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? |
| Job 22:16 | Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: | Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, |
| Job 22:17 | Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? | Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us? |
| Job 22:18 | Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. | Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. |
| Job 22:19 | The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. | The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, |
| Job 22:20 | Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. | [Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed. |
| Job 22:21 | Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. | Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. |
| Job 22:22 | Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. | Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. |
| Job 22:23 | If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. | If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. |
| Job 22:24 | Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. | And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks; |
| Job 22:25 | Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. | And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. |
| Job 22:26 | For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. | For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. |
| Job 22:27 | Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. | Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows. |
| Job 22:28 | Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. | Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways. |
| Job 22:29 | When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. | When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save. |
| Job 22:30 | He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. | He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands. |
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