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Job 22:1-10

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?

2 “Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?

3 Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does He profit if you perfect your behavior?

3 What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?

4 Does He correct you and take you to court because of your piety?

4 “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?

5 Isn't your wickedness abundant and aren't your iniquities endless?

5 Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?

6 For you took collateral from your brothers without cause, stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

6 You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.

7 You gave no water to the thirsty and withheld food from the famished,

7 You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,

8 while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it.

8 though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it.

9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

9 And you sent widows away empty-handed and broke the strength of the fatherless.

10 Therefore snares surround you, and sudden dread terrifies you,

10 That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,