Job 22:1-11

1And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2Can a man be profitable to 1God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.

3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?

4Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?

5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?

6For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.

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

8But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

9Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.