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| Job 22:1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, | Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, | Then Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said, | And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: |
| Job 22:2 | Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself? | 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. | To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable? |
| 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? | 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 a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways? |
| 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? | Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you? | Because of thy reverence Doth He reason [with] thee? He entereth with thee into judgment: |
| Job 22:5 | Is not thy wickedness great? and thy iniquities infinite? | 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. | Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities. |
| Job 22:6 | For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught, and stripped the naked of their clothing. | 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 thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off. |
| Job 22:7 | Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry. | 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. | Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread. |
| Job 22:8 | But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it. | 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. | As to the man of arm he hath the earth, And the accepted of face he dwelleth in it. |
| Job 22:9 | Thou hast 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. | You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father. | Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised. |
| Job 22:10 | Therefore snares are around thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; | 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 round about thee [are] snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly. |
| 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. | Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters. | Or darkness thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee. |
| Job 22:12 | Is not God in the hight of heaven? and behold the hight 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! | Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are! | Is not God high [in] heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high. |
| 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? | And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark? | And thou hast said, `What hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge? |
| 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. | 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 secret place to Him, And He doth not see;` And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually, |
| 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? | Will you keep the old way by which evil men went? | The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden? |
| Job 22:16 | Who were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood! | 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 have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation. |
| Job 22:17 | Who said to 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? | Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us? | Those saying to God, `Turn aside from us,` And what doth the Mighty One to them? |
| 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. | Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me! | And he hath filled their houses [with] good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.) |
| Job 22:19 | The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent deride them. | 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, | See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them, |
| 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. | Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire. | `Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire consumed.` |
| Job 22:21 | Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee. | 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 thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good. |
| Job 22:22 | Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart. | 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. | Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart. |
| Job 22:23 | If thou shalt 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. | If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents; | If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity 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; | And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys; | So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering. |
| Job 22:25 | Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shalt have plenty of silver. | 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; | And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver [is] strength to thee. |
| Job 22:26 | For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God. | 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 on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face, |
| Job 22:27 | Thou shalt make thy prayer to 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. | You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths. | Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest. |
| Job 22:28 | Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to 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. | Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways. | And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone. |
| Job 22:29 | When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is exaltation; 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. | For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit. | For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.` And the bowed down of eyes he saveth. |
| Job 22:30 | He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands. | 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 delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy hands. |
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