EasyEnglish Bible 2018

Job 22:1-5

1 1Then Eliphaz, the man from Teman, replied. This is what he said:

2‘Nothing that a man can do will help God. Even a wise man cannot help God.

3If you are a righteous person, it does nothing to help Almighty God. If you live a completely good life, it still does not help him.

4It is not because you respect and obey God that he punishes you. It is not because you are a good person that he accuses you.

5No! It is because you are a very wicked person. You have done too many evil things for anyone to count them. That is why he is punishing you.

Notes

1. Job 22:1 Eliphaz says three things to Job. First, we cannot give to God anything that he needs. But second, he says that Job must have done many wrong things. That is why God has punished him. Third, he says that Job should not argue with God. Instead Job should obey God. Then his life will be better and God will be kind to him again. ↩