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Job 22

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2 "Can a man be of use to God? Yes, can [the] wise be of use to him?

3 [Is] it a pleasure to Shaddai if you are righteous, or a gain if you make your ways blameless?

4 Does he reprove you because of your reverence [or] enter into judgment with you?

5 [Is] not your wickedness great, and there is no end to your iniquities?

6 "Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off [the] clothes of [the] naked.

7 You have given no water [for the] weary to drink, and you withheld food from [the] hungry.

8 And the land {belongs to the man of power}, and {the favored} lives in it.

9 You have sent widows away empty-handed, and [the] arms of orphans were crushed.

10 Therefore trapping nets [are] all around you, and panic suddenly terrifies you,

11 or [it is so] dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.

12 "[Is] not God [in the] height of [the] heavens? But see how lofty are {the highest stars}.

13 And you ask, 'What does God know? Can he judge through deep gloom?

14 Thick clouds [are] a covering for him, so that he does not see; and he walks about on [the] dome of heaven.'

15 Will you keep [to the] way of old that [the] people of mischief have trod,

16 who were snatched away {before their time}, whose foundation was washed away [by] a current?

17 [Those] who said to God, 'Turn away from us,' and 'What can Shaddai do to us?'

18 Yet he himself filled up their houses [with] good [things], but [the] schemes of [the] wicked are repugnant to me.

19 [The] righteous see, and they rejoice, but [the] innocent [one] mocks at them.

20 {Surely} our foe perishes, and fire has consumed their remainder.

21 "Please reconcile yourself with him, and be at peace; {in this way}, good will come to you.

22 Please receive instruction from his mouth, and place his words in your heart.

23 If you return to Shaddai, you will be restored; [if] you remove wickedness from your tent,

24 and [if you] put gold ore in [the] dust, and [the] gold of Ophir in [the] rock of wadis,

25 then Shaddai will be your gold ore and {your precious silver}.

26 Indeed, then you will delight yourself in Shaddai, and {you will expect that God will be good to you}.

27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows.

28 And you will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.

29 When they are humiliated, {you say}, '[It is] pride,' for he saves {the humble}.

30 He will deliver the guilty, and he will escape because of the cleanness of your hands."

New International Version NIV

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2 “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?

4 “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?

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 weary and you withheld food from the hungry,

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

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

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

11 why it is so dark you cannot see, and why a flood of water covers you.

12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven? And see how lofty are the highest stars!

13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness?

14 Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’

15 Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?

16 They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood.

17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’

18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.

19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,

20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.’

21 “Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.

22 Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.

23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent

24 and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,

25 then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.

26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.

27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.

28 What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways.

29 When people are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast.

30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”