Job - Chapter 22 | American Standard Version

  • 1. Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
  • 2. Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
  • 3. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain {cf15i to him}, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
  • 4. Is it for thy fear {cf15i of him} that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?
  • 5. Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
  • 6. For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
  • 7. Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
  • 8. But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
  • 9. Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
  • 10. Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
  • 11. Or darkness, so 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!
  • 13. And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
  • 14. Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
  • 15. Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
  • 16. Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
  • 17. Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?
  • 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 them to scorn,
  • 20. {cf15i Saying}, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
  • 21. Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
  • 22. Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
  • 23. If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
  • 24. And lay thou {cf15i thy} treasure in the dust, And {cf15i the gold of} Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
  • 25. And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
  • 26. For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
  • 27. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
  • 28. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
  • 29. When they cast {cf15i thee} down, thou shalt say, {cf15i There is} lifting up; And the humble person he will save.
  • 30. He will deliver {cf15i even} him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
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