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| Job 22:1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, | Then Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said, |
| Job 22:2 | Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be 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. |
| 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? |
| Job 22:4 | Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? | Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you? |
| Job 22:5 | Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? | Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins. |
| Job 22:6 | For thou hast taken a pledge from 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. |
| 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. |
| Job 22:8 | But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man 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. |
| Job 22:9 | Thou has 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. |
| 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. |
| Job 22:11 | Or darkness, 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. |
| 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! |
| Job 22:13 | And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? | And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark? |
| 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 covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven. |
| Job 22:15 | Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? | Will you keep the old way by which evil men went? |
| Job 22:16 | Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: | Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters: |
| Job 22:17 | Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? | Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us? |
| 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! |
| 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, |
| Job 22:20 | Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. | Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire. |
| 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. |
| Job 22:22 | Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. | Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your 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 you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents; |
| Job 22:24 | Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. | And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys; |
| Job 22:25 | Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. | Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver; |
| Job 22:26 | For then shalt thou have thy delight 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. |
| Job 22:27 | Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall 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. |
| Job 22:28 | Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. | Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways. |
| Job 22:29 | When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. | For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit. |
| Job 22:30 | He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. | He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours. |
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