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Job 22:5-25

5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

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

6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

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

7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

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

8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

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

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

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

10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

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

11 Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

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

12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

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

13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

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

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

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

15 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

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

16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

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

17 Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

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

18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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 it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

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

20 [Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

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

21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

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

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

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

23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

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

24 And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

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

25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.

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

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