Job 22

1Then EliphazH464 the TemaniteH8489 answeredH6030 and saidH559, 2Can a manH1397 be profitableH5532 to GodH410, asH3588 he that is wiseH7919 may be profitableH5532 to himself?1 3Is it any pleasureH2656 to the AlmightyH7706, that thou art righteousH6663? or is it gainH1215 to him, that thou makest thy waysH1870 perfectH8552? 4Will he reproveH3198 thee for fearH3374 of thee? will he enterH935 with thee into judgmentH4941?

5Is not thy wickednessH7451 greatH7227? and thy iniquitiesH5771 without endH7093? 6For thou hast taken a pledgeH2254 from thy brotherH251 without causeH2600, and strippedH6584 the nakedH6174 of their clothingH899.2 7Thou hast not given waterH4325 to the wearyH5889 to drinkH8248, and thou hast withheldH4513 breadH3899 from the hungryH7457. 8But as for the mightyH2220 manH376, he had the earthH776; and the honourable manH5375H6440 dweltH3427 in it.34 9Thou hast sentH7971 widowsH490 away emptyH7387, and the armsH2220 of the fatherlessH3490 have been brokenH1792. 10Therefore snaresH6341 are aroundH5439 thee, and suddenH6597 fearH6343 troublethH926 thee; 11Or darknessH2822, that thou canst not seeH7200; and abundanceH8229 of watersH4325 coverH3680 thee. 12Is not GodH433 in the heightH1363 of heavenH8064? and beholdH7200 the heightH7218 of the starsH3556, how highH7311 they are!5 13And thou sayestH559, How doth GodH410 knowH3045? can he judgeH8199 through the dark cloudH6205?6 14Thick cloudsH5645 are a coveringH5643 to him, that he seethH7200 not; and he walkethH1980 in the circuitH2329 of heavenH8064.

15Hast thou markedH8104 the oldH5769 wayH734 which wickedH205 menH4962 have troddenH1869? 16Who were cut downH7059 out of timeH6256, whose foundationH3247 was overflowedH3332 with a floodH5104:7 17Who saidH559 to GodH410, DepartH5493 from us: and what can the AlmightyH7706 doH6466 for them?8 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 mock themH3932. 20ThoughH518 our substanceH7009 is not cut downH3582, but the remnantH3499 of them the fireH784 consumethH398.910

21AcquaintH5532 now thyself with him, and be at peaceH7999: by this goodH2896 shall comeH935 to thee.11 22ReceiveH3947, I pray thee, the lawH8451 from his mouthH6310, and lay upH7760 his wordsH561 in thy heartH3824. 23If thou shalt returnH7725 to the AlmightyH7706, thou shalt be built upH1129, thou shalt put awayH7368 iniquityH5766 farH7368 from thy tentsH168. 24Then shalt thou lay upH7896 goldH1220 asH5921 dustH6083, and the gold of OphirH211 as the stonesH6697 of the brooksH5158.12 25Yea, the AlmightyH7706 shall be thy defenceH1220, and thou shalt have plentyH8443 of silverH3701.1314 26For then shalt thou have thy delightH6026 in the AlmightyH7706, and shalt lift upH5375 thy faceH6440 to GodH433. 27Thou shalt make thy prayerH6279 to him, and he shall hearH8085 thee, and thou shalt payH7999 thy vowsH5088. 28Thou shalt also decreeH1504 a thingH562, and it shall be establishedH6965 to thee: and the lightH216 shall shineH5050 upon thy waysH1870. 29When men are cast downH8213, then thou shalt sayH559, Lift them upH1466; and he shall saveH3467 the humbleH7807 personH5869.15 30He shall deliverH4422 the isleH336 of the innocentH5355: and it is deliveredH4422 by the purenessH1252 of thy handsH3709.16