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Job 22:1-7

1 Is there anyone, even the wisest,

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2 who could ever be of use to God?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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