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| Verse | |
| 1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said | |
| 2. Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself? | |
| 3. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? | |
| 4. Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you? | |
| 5. Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end? | |
| 6. For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing. | |
| 7. You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. | |
| 8. But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it. | |
| 9. You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed. | |
| 10. Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you, | |
| 11. Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you. | |
| 12. Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are! | |
| 13. And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? | |
| 14. Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.' | |
| 15. Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod, | |
| 16. Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood? | |
| 17. They said to God, 'Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?' | |
| 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 laugh at them | |
| 20. 'Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.' | |
| 21. Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. | |
| 22. Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. | |
| 23. If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents. | |
| 24. Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. | |
| 25. Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver; | |
| 26. For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God. | |
| 27. You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. | |
| 28. You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. | |
| 29. When they cast you down, and you say, 'Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person. | |
| 30. He will even deliver one who is not innocent; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands." |
| Verse | |
| 1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said | |
| 2. Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself? | |
| 3. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? | |
| 4. Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you? | |
| 5. Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end? | |
| 6. For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing. | |
| 7. You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. | |
| 8. But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it. | |
| 9. You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed. | |
| 10. Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you, | |
| 11. Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you. | |
| 12. Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are! | |
| 13. And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? | |
| 14. Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.' | |
| 15. Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod, | |
| 16. Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood? | |
| 17. They said to God, 'Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?' | |
| 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 laugh at them | |
| 20. 'Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.' | |
| 21. Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. | |
| 22. Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart. | |
| 23. If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents. | |
| 24. Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks. | |
| 25. Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver; | |
| 26. For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God. | |
| 27. You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. | |
| 28. You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. | |
| 29. When they cast you down, and you say, 'Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person. | |
| 30. He will even deliver one who is not innocent; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands." |