Job 22:1-10 (Holman Christian Standard)

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Eliphaz Speaks

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: 2 Can a man be of [any] use to God? Can even a wise man be of use to Him? 3 Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does He profit if you perfect your behavior?^a 4 Does He correct you and take you to court because of your piety?^b 5 Isn't your wickedness abundant and aren't your iniquities endless? 6 For you took collateral from your brothers without cause, stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.^c 7 You gave no water to the thirsty and withheld food from the famished,^d 8 while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it. 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was^e crushed.^f 10 Therefore snares surround you, and sudden dread terrifies you,^g

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