Job 22:1-11

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2“Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?

3Is it any pleasure or joy to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect?

4Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, That He enters into judgment against you?

5Is not your wickedness great, And your sins without end?

6For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.

7You have not given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.

8But the land is possessed by the man with power, And the favored and honorable man dwells in it.

9You have sent widows away empty-handed, And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.

10Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies and overwhelms you;

11Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And a flood of water covers you.