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Job 22

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,

2 Is it possible for a man to be of profit to God? No, for a man's wisdom is only of profit to himself.

3 Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?

4 Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you?

5 Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.

6 For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.

7 You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

8 For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

9 You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

10 For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.

11 Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters.

12 Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are!

13 And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark?

14 Thick clouds are covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven.

15 Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?

16 Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters:

17 Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us?

18 Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!

19 The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

20 Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire.

21 Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

22 Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.

23 If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;

24 And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;

25 Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;

26 For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.

27 You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.

28 Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.

29 For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

30 He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.

Good News Translation GNT

1 Is there anyone, even the wisest,

2 who could ever be of use to God?

3 Does your doing right benefit God, or does your being good help him at all?

4 It is not because you stand in awe of God that he reprimands you and brings you to trial.

5 No, it's because you have sinned so much; it's because of all the evil you do.

6 To make a brother repay you the money he owed, you took away his clothes and left him nothing to wear.

7 You refused water to those who were tired, and refused to feed those who were hungry.

8 You used your power and your position to take over the whole land.

9 You not only refused to help widows, but you also robbed and mistreated orphans.

10 So now there are pitfalls all around you, and suddenly you are full of fear.

11 It has grown so dark that you cannot see, and a flood overwhelms you.

12 Doesn't God live in the highest heavens and look down on the stars, even though they are high?

13 And yet you ask, "What does God know? He is hidden by clouds - how can he judge us?"

14 You think the thick clouds keep him from seeing, as he walks on the dome of the sky.

15 Are you determined to walk in the paths that evil people have always followed?

16 Even before their time had come, they were washed away by a flood.

17 These are the ones who rejected God and believed that he could do nothing to them.

18 And yet it was God who made them prosperous - I can't understand the thoughts of the wicked.

19 Good people are glad and the innocent laugh when they see the wicked punished.

20 All that the wicked own is destroyed, and fire burns up anything that is left.

21 Now, Job, make peace with God and stop treating him like an enemy; if you do, then he will bless you.

22 Accept the teaching he gives; keep his words in your heart.

23 Yes, you must humbly return to God and put an end to all the evil that is done in your house.

24 Throw away your gold; dump your finest gold in the dry stream bed.

25 Let Almighty God be your gold, and let him be silver, piled high for you.

26 Then you will always trust in God and find that he is the source of your joy.

27 When you pray, he will answer you, and you will keep the vows you made.

28 You will succeed in all you do, and light will shine on your path.

29 God brings down the proud and saves the humble.

30 He will rescue you if you are innocent, if what you do is right.