Jó 22

¹ Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

² Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?as he…: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?

³ Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

⁴ Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

⁵ Is not thy wickedness great? and thy iniquities without end?

⁶ For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.the naked…: Heb. the clothes of the naked

⁷ Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.

⁸ But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.mighty…: Heb. man of armhonourable…: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance

⁹ Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

¹⁰ Therefore snares are around thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

¹¹ Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

¹² Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!height of the stars: Heb. head of the stars

¹³ And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?How: or, What

¹⁴ Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

¹⁵ Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

¹⁶ Who were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood:whose…: Heb. a flood was poured upon their foundation

¹⁷ Who said to God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?for: or, to

¹⁸ Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

¹⁹ The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent mock them.

²⁰ Though our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.substance: or, estatethe remnant…: or, their excellency

²¹ Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.him: that is, God

²² Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

²³ If thou shalt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tents.

²⁴ Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.as dust: or, on the dust

²⁵ Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.defence: or, goldplenty…: Heb. silver of strength

²⁶ For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.

²⁷ Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

²⁸ Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

²⁹ When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, Lift them up; and he shall save the humble person.the humble…: Heb. him that hath low eyes

³⁰ He shall deliver the isle of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands.He shall…: or, The innocent shall deliver the island