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[1] Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
[2] “Can a man be profitable to God?
Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
[3] Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?
[4] Is it for your piety that he reproves you,
that he enters with you into judgment?
[5] Isn’t your wickedness great?
Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
[6] For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing,
and stripped the naked of their clothing.
[7] You haven’t given water to the weary to drink,
and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
[8] But as for the mighty man, he had the earth.
The honorable man, he lived in it.
[9] You have sent widows away empty,
and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
[10] Therefore snares are around you.
Sudden fear troubles you,
[11] or darkness, so that you can not see,
and floods of waters cover you. [12] “Isn’t God in the heights of heaven?
See the height of the stars, how high they are!
[13] You say, ‘What does God know?
Can he judge through the thick darkness?
[14] Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see.
He walks on the vault of the sky.’
[15] Will you keep the old way,
which wicked men have trodden,
[16] who were snatched away before their time,
whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
[17] who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
[18] Yet he filled their houses with good things,
but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
[19] The righteous see it, and are glad.
The innocent ridicule them,
[20] saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off.
The fire has consumed their remnant.’ [21] “Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace.
By it, good will come to you.
[22] Please receive instruction from his mouth,
and lay up his words in your heart.
[23] If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up,
if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
[24] Lay your treasure in the dust,
the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
[25] The Almighty will be your treasure,
and precious silver to you.
[26] For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty,
and will lift up your face to God.
[27] You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you.
You will pay your vows.
[28] You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you.
Light will shine on your ways.
[29] When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’
He will save the humble person.
[30] He will even deliver him who is not innocent.
Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
[2] “Can a man be profitable to God?
Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
[3] Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?
[4] Is it for your piety that he reproves you,
that he enters with you into judgment?
[5] Isn’t your wickedness great?
Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
[6] For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing,
and stripped the naked of their clothing.
[7] You haven’t given water to the weary to drink,
and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
[8] But as for the mighty man, he had the earth.
The honorable man, he lived in it.
[9] You have sent widows away empty,
and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
[10] Therefore snares are around you.
Sudden fear troubles you,
[11] or darkness, so that you can not see,
and floods of waters cover you. [12] “Isn’t God in the heights of heaven?
See the height of the stars, how high they are!
[13] You say, ‘What does God know?
Can he judge through the thick darkness?
[14] Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see.
He walks on the vault of the sky.’
[15] Will you keep the old way,
which wicked men have trodden,
[16] who were snatched away before their time,
whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
[17] who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
[18] Yet he filled their houses with good things,
but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
[19] The righteous see it, and are glad.
The innocent ridicule them,
[20] saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off.
The fire has consumed their remnant.’ [21] “Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace.
By it, good will come to you.
[22] Please receive instruction from his mouth,
and lay up his words in your heart.
[23] If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up,
if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
[24] Lay your treasure in the dust,
the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
[25] The Almighty will be your treasure,
and precious silver to you.
[26] For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty,
and will lift up your face to God.
[27] You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you.
You will pay your vows.
[28] You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you.
Light will shine on your ways.
[29] When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’
He will save the humble person.
[30] He will even deliver him who is not innocent.
Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
King James Version
Eliphaz Speaks
[1] Then Eliphaz H464 the Temanite H8489 answered H6030 (QalImpf) and said, H559 (QalImpf)[2] Can a man H1397 be profitable H5532 (QalImpf) unto God, H410
As H3588 he that is wise H7919 (HiphPtc) may be profitable H5532 (QalImpf) unto himself?§
[3] Is it any pleasure H2656 to the Almighty, H7706 that thou art righteous? H6663 (QalImpf)
Or is it gain H1215 to him, that thou makest thy ways H1870 perfect? H8552 (HiphImpf)
[4] Will he reprove H3198 (HiphImpf) thee for fear H3374 of thee?
Will he enter H935 (QalImpf) with thee into judgment? H4941
[5] Is not thy wickedness H7451 great? H7227
And thine iniquities H5771 infinite? H7093
[6] For thou hast taken a pledge H2254 (QalImpf) from thy brother H251 for nought, H2600
And stripped H6584 (HiphImpf) the naked H6174 of their clothing. H899§
[7] Thou hast not given water H4325 to the weary H5889 to drink, H8248 (HiphImpf)
And thou hast withholden H4513 (QalImpf) bread H3899 from the hungry. H7457
[8] But as for the mighty H2220 man, H376§ he had the earth; H776
And the honourable man H5375 (QalPasPtc) dwelt H3427 (QalImpf) in it.
[9] Thou hast sent H7971 (PielPerf) widows H490 away empty, H7387
And the arms H2220 of the fatherless H3490 have been broken. H1792 (PualImpf)
[10] Therefore snares H6341 are round about H5439 thee,
And sudden H6597 fear H6343 troubleth H926 (PielImpf) thee;
[11] Or darkness, H2822 that thou canst not see; H7200 (QalImpf)
And abundance H8229 of waters H4325 cover H3680 (PielImpf) thee.
[12] Is not God H433 in the height H1363 of heaven? H8064
And behold H7200 (QalImpv) the height H7218 of the stars, H3556§ how high H7311 (QalPerf) they are!
[13] And thou sayest, H559 (QalPerf) How§ doth God H410 know? H3045 (QalPerf)
Can he judge H8199 (QalImpf) through the dark cloud? H6205
[14] Thick clouds H5645 are a covering H5643 to him, that he seeth H7200 (QalImpf) not;
And he walketh H1980 (HithImpf) in the circuit H2329 of heaven. H8064
[15] Hast thou marked H8104 (QalImpf) the old H5769 way H734
Which wicked H205 men H4962 have trodden? H1869 (QalPerf)
[16] Which were cut down H7059 (PualPerf) out of time, H6256
Whose foundation H3247 was overflown H3332 (HophImpf) with a flood: H5104
[17] Which said H559 (QalActPtc) unto God, H410 Depart H5493 (QalImpv) from us:
And what can the Almighty H7706 do H6466 (QalImpf) for them?§
[18] Yet he filled H4390 (PielPerf) their houses H1004 with good H2896 things:
But the counsel H6098 of the wicked H7563 is far H7368 (QalPerf) from me.
[19] The righteous H6662 see H7200 (QalImpf) it, and are glad: H8055 (QalImpf)
And the innocent H5355 laugh them to scorn. H3932 (QalImpf)
[20] Whereas H518 our substance H7009§ is not cut down, H3582 (NiphPerf)
But the remnant H3499§ of them the fire H784 consumeth. H398 (QalPerf)
[21] Acquaint H5532 (HiphImpv) now thyself with him,ⓘ and be at peace: H7999 (QalImpv)
Thereby good H2896 shall come H935 (QalImpf) unto thee.
[22] Receive, H3947 (QalImpv) I pray thee, the law H8451 from his mouth, H6310
And lay up H7760 (QalImpv) his words H561 in thine heart. H3824
[23] If thou return H7725 (QalImpf) to the Almighty, H7706 thou shalt be built up, H1129 (NiphImpf)
Thou shalt put away H7368 iniquity H5766 far H7368 (HiphImpf) from thy tabernacles. H168
[24] Then shalt thou lay up H7896 (QalInf) gold H1220 as H5921 dust, H6083§
And the gold of Ophir H211 as the stones H6697 of the brooks. H5158
[25] Yea, the Almighty H7706 shall be thy defence, H1220§
And thou shalt have plenty H8443 of silver. H3701§
[26] For then shalt thou have thy delight H6026 (HithImpf) in the Almighty, H7706
And shalt lift up H5375 (QalImpf) thy face H6440 unto God. H433
[27] Thou shalt make thy prayer H6279 (HiphImpf) unto him, and he shall hear H8085 (QalImpf) thee,
And thou shalt pay H7999 (PielImpf) thy vows. H5088
[28] Thou shalt also decree H1504 (QalImpf) a thing, H562 and it shall be established H6965 (QalImpf) unto thee:
And the light H216 shall shine H5050 (QalPerf) upon thy ways. H1870
[29] When men are cast down, H8213 (HiphPerf) then thou shalt say, H559 (QalImpf) there is lifting up; H1466
And he shall save H3467 (HiphImpf) the humble H7807 person. H5869§
[30] He shall deliver H4422 (PielImpf) the island H336 of the innocent: H5355§
And it is delivered H4422 (NiphPerf) by the pureness H1252 of thine hands. H3709
Footnotes
- § 22:2 Or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?
- § 22:6 Heb. stripped the clothes of the naked
- § 22:8 Heb. the man of arm
- § 22:12 Heb. the head of the stars
- § 22:13 Or, what
- § 22:17 Or, to them
- § 22:20a Or, estate
- § 22:20b Or, their excellency
- ⓘ 22:21 That is, with God
- § 22:24 Or, on the dust
- § 22:25a Or, gold
- § 22:25b Heb. silver of strength
- § 22:29 Heb. him that hath low eyes
- § 22:30 Or, the innocent shall deliver the Island
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