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1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
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Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 “Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?
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“Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?
3 What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
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What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
4 “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?
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“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?
5 Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
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Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
6 You demanded security from your relatives for no reason; you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.
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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 weary and you withheld food from the hungry,
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You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,
8 though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it.
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though you were a powerful man, owning land— an honored man, living on it.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.