Job 22

American Standard Version

1Then answered EliphazH464 the TemaniteH8489, and saidH559,

2Can a manH1397 be profitable unto GodH410?Surely he that is wiseH7919 is profitable unto himself.3Is it any pleasureH2656 to the AlmightyH7706, that thou art righteousH6663?Or is it gainH1215to him, that thou makest thy waysH1870 perfect?4Is it for thy fearH3374 of him that he reproveth thee,That he entereth with thee into judgmentH4941?5Is not thy wickednessH7451 greatH7227?Neither is there any endH7093 to thine iniquitiesH5771.6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brotherH251 for nought,And strippedH6584 the nakedH6174 of their clothingH899.7Thou hast not givenH8248 waterH4325 to the wearyH5889 to drinkH8248,And thou hast withholden breadH3899 from the hungryH7456.8But as for the mighty manH376, he had the earthH776;And the honorable manH376, he dweltH3427 in it.9Thou hast sentH7971 widowsH490 awayH7971 emptyH7387,And the armsH2220 of the fatherlessH3490 have been broken.10ThereforeH3651 snaresH6341 are roundH5439 about thee,And sudden fearH6343 troubleth thee,11Or darknessH2822, so that thou canst not seeH7200,And abundanceH8229 of watersH4325 coverH3680 thee.12Is not GodH433 in the heightH1363 of heavenH8064?And behold the heightH1363 of the starsH3556, how highH7311 they are!13And thou sayest, What doth GodH410 knowH3045?Can he judgeH8199 through the thickH6205 darknessH6205?14Thick cloudsH5645 are a covering to him, so that he seeth not;And he walketh on the vault of heavenH8064.15Wilt thou keepH8104 the old wayH734Which wicked men have troddenH1869?16Who were snatched away before their timeH6256,Whose foundationH3247 was pouredH3332 out as a stream,17Who saidH559 unto GodH410, DepartH5493 from us;And, What can the AlmightyH7706 do for us?18Yet he filledH4390 their housesH1004 with goodH2896 things:But the counselH6098 of the wickedH7563 is farH7368 from me.19The righteousH6662 seeH7200 it, and are gladH8055;And the innocentH5355 laugh them to scorn,20Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off,And the remnant of them the fireH784 hath consumedH398.21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:Thereby goodH2896 shall comeH935 unto thee.22ReceiveH3947, I pray thee, the lawH8451 from his mouthH6310,And lay up his wordsH561 in thy heartH3824.23If thou returnH7725 to the AlmightyH7706, thou shalt be builtH1129 up,If thou put awayH7725 unrighteousnessH5766 far from thy tentsH168.24And lay thou thy treasure in the dustH6083,Andthe gold ofOphirH211 among the stones of the brooks;25And the AlmightyH7706 will beH1961 thy treasure,And precious silverH3701 unto thee.26For thenH227 shalt thou delightH6026 thyself in the AlmightyH7706,And shalt liftH5375 up thy faceH6440 unto GodH433.27Thou shalt makeH8085 thy prayer unto him, and he will hearH8085 thee;And thou shalt payH7999 thy vowsH5088.28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be establishedH6965 unto thee;And lightH216 shall shineH5050 upon thy waysH1870.29When they casttheedown, thou shalt sayH559, There is lifting up;And the humble person he will saveH3467.30He will deliverH4422evenhim that is not innocentH5355:Yea, he shall be deliveredH4422 through the cleannessH1252 of thy handsH3709.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain