Job 22

Eliphaz's Third Speech 

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                                    1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,                                

                                    1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,                                

                                    1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite (a)responded,                                

                                    1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:                                

                                    1 Then in response, Eliphaz from Teman said:                                
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                                    2 Is it possible for a man to be of profit to God? No, for a man's wisdom is only of profit to himself.                                

                                    2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?                                

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

                                    2 Can a man be of any use to God?Can even a wise man be of use to Him?                                

                                    2 "Can a human being be useful to God, since he, who is wise, is sufficient to himself?                                
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                                    3 Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?                                

                                    3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?                                

                                    3 “Is there any pleasure to (b)the Almighty if you are righteous,Or profit if you make your ways perfect?                                

                                    3 Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous?Does He profit if you perfect your behavior?(A)                                

                                    3 Will it please the Almighty if you are innocent, or does he profit if your life is blameless?                                
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                                    4 Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you?                                

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

                                    4 “Is it because of your (c)reverence that He reproves you,That He (B)enters into judgment against you?                                

                                    4 Does He correct you and take you to courtbecause of your piety?(B)                                

                                    4 Will he acquit you just because you fear him, and render a verdict on your behalf?                                
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                                    5 Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.                                

                                    5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?                                

                                    5 “Is not (C)your wickedness great,And your iniquities without end?                                

                                    5 Isn’t your wickedness abundantand aren’t your iniquities endless?                                

                                    5 Your wickedness is great, isn't it? There's no limit to your iniquity, is there?                                
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                                    6 For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.                                

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

                                    6 “For you have (D)taken pledges of your brothers without cause,And (E)stripped (d)men naked.                                

                                    6 For you took collateral(C) from your brothers without cause,stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.                                

                                    6 "After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.                                
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                                    7 You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.                                

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

                                    7 “To the weary you have (F)given no water to drink,And from the hungry you have (G)withheld bread.                                

                                    7 You gave no water to the thirstyand withheld food from the famished,(D)                                

                                    7 You've neglected to give water to the weary, and you've withheld food from the hungry.                                
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                                    8 For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.                                

                                    8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.                                

                                    8 “But the earth (H)belongs to the (I)mighty man,And (J)the honorable man dwells in it.                                

                                    8 while the land belonged to a powerful manand an influential man lived on it.                                

                                    8 The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it.                                
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                                    9 You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.                                

                                    9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.                                

                                    9 “You have sent (K)widows away empty,And the (e)strength of the (L)orphans has been crushed.                                

                                    9 You sent widows away empty-handed,and the strength of the fatherless(E) was(a) crushed.                                

                                    9 You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.                                
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                                    10 For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.                                

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

                                    10 “Therefore (M)snares surround you,And sudden (N)dread terrifies you,                                

                                    10 Therefore snares surround you,and sudden dread terrifies(F) you,                                

                                    10 That's why disaster surrounds you, terror suddenly overwhelms you,                                
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                                    11 Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters.                                

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

                                    11 Or (O)darkness, so that you cannot see,And an (P)abundance of water covers you.                                

                                    11 or darkness, so you cannot see,and a flood of water covers you.(G)                                

                                    11 you see nothing but darkness, and a flood of troubles drowns you."                                
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                                    12 Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are!                                

                                    12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!                                

                                    12 “Is not God (Q)in the height of heaven?Look also at the (f)distant stars, how high they are!                                

                                    12 Isn’t God as high as the heavens?And look at the highest stars—how lofty they are!                                

                                    12 "Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!                                
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                                    13 And you say, What knowledge has God? is he able to give decisions through the deep dark?                                

                                    13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?                                

                                    13 “You say, ‘(R)What does God know?Can He judge through the thick darkness?                                

                                    13 Yet you say: “What does God know?Can He judge through thick darkness?(H)                                

                                    13 You've asked, "What does God know? Can he sort through pitch black darkness?'                                
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                                    14 Thick clouds are covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven.                                

                                    14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.                                

                                    14 ‘(S)Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;And He walks on the (g)vault of heaven.’                                

                                    14 Clouds(I) veil Him so that He cannot see,as He walks on the circle of the sky.”                                

                                    14 Thick clouds cover him so he can't see as he walks back and forth at heaven's horizon.                                
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                                    15 Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?                                

                                    15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?                                

                                    15 “Will you keep to the ancient pathWhich (T)wicked men have trod,                                

                                    15 Will you continue on the ancient paththat wicked men have walked?                                

                                    15 "Will you keep walking on the traditional path that sinners have tread,                                
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                                    16 Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters:                                

                                    16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:                                

                                    16 Who were snatched away (U)before their time,Whose (V)foundations were (h)washed away by a river?                                

                                    16 They were snatched away before their time,and their foundations(J) were washed away by a river.                                

                                    16 who were snatched away before their time; when their foundation was swept away by a river?                                
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                                    17 Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us?                                

                                    17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?                                

                                    17 “They (W)said to God, ‘Depart from us!’And ‘What can (i)the Almighty do to them?’                                

                                    17 They were the ones who said to God, “Leave us alone!”and “What can the Almighty do to us?”(b)(K)                                

                                    17 They told God, "Get away from us!' and "What will the Almighty do to them?'                                
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                                    18 Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!                                

                                    18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.                                

                                    18 “Yet He (X)filled their houses with good things;But (Y)the counsel of the wicked is far from me.                                

                                    18 But it was He who filled their houses with good things.The counsel of the wicked is far from me!                                

                                    18 "Though God fills their houses with good things, the counsel of the wicked will remain far from me.                                
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                                    19 The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,                                

                                    19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.                                

                                    19 “The (Z)righteous see and are glad,And the innocent mock them,                                

                                    19 The righteous see this and rejoice;the innocent mock them, saying,(L)                                

                                    19 The righteous will see this and rejoice; the innocent will insult him, saying,                                
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                                    20 Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire.                                

                                    20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.                                

                                    20 Saying, ‘Truly our adversaries are cut off,And their (j)abundance (AA)the fire has consumed.’                                

                                    20 “Surely our opponents are destroyed,and fire has consumed what they left behind.”(M)                                

                                    20 "Our enemies are sure to be destroyed, and fire will burn up what's left of their riches."                                
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                                    21 Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.                                

                                    21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.                                

                                    21 “(k)(AB)Yield now and be at peace with Him;Thereby good will come to you.                                

                                    21 Come to terms with God and be at peace;(N)in this way(c) good will come to you.                                

                                    21 "Get to know God, and you'll be at peace with him, and then prosperity will come to you.                                
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                                    22 Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.                                

                                    22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.                                

                                    22 “Please receive (l)(AC)instruction from His mouthAnd establish His words in your heart.                                

                                    22 Receive instruction from His mouth,(O)and place His sayings(P) in your heart.                                

                                    22 Accept what he has to teach you, and treasure his words in your heart.                                
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                                    23 If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;                                

                                    23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.                                

                                    23 “If you (AD)return to (m)the Almighty, you will be (n)restored;If you (AE)remove unrighteousness far from your tent,                                

                                    23 If you return(Q) to the Almighty, you will be renewed.If you banish injustice from your tent                                

                                    23 "If you return to the Almighty you'll be restored, as you remove iniquity from your household.                                
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                                    24 And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;                                

                                    24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.                                

                                    24 And (AF)place your (o)gold in the dust,And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,                                

                                    24 and consign your gold to the dust,the gold of Ophir(R) to the stones in the wadis,                                

                                    24 Bury your gold nuggets in the dust, and your source of gold among the stones in a streambed,                                
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                                    25 Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;                                

                                    25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.                                

                                    25 Then (p)the Almighty will be your (q)goldAnd choice silver to you.                                

                                    25 the Almighty will be your goldand your finest silver.                                

                                    25 and then the Almighty will be your gold and your refined silver.                                
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                                    26 For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.                                

                                    26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.                                

                                    26 “For then you will (AG)delight in (r)the AlmightyAnd lift up your face to God.                                

                                    26 Then you will delight(S) in the Almightyand lift up your face to God.(T)                                

                                    26 "Then you'll take delight in the Almighty; and will turn your face toward God.                                
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                                    27 You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.                                

                                    27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.                                

                                    27 “You will (AH)pray to Him, and (AI)He will hear you;And you will pay your vows.                                

                                    27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you,(U)and you will fulfill your vows.                                

                                    27 You'll entreat him and he'll listen to you as you fulfill your vows.                                
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                                    28 Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.                                

                                    28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.                                

                                    28 “You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;And (AJ)light will shine on your ways.                                

                                    28 When you make a decision, it will be carried out,(d)and light will shine on your ways.(V)                                

                                    28 When you make a decision on something, it will be established for you, and light will brighten your way.                                
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                                    29 For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.                                

                                    29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.                                

                                    29 “When (s)you are cast down, you will speak with (t)confidence,And the (u)(AK)humble person He will save.                                

                                    29 When others are humiliated and you say, “Lift them up,”God will save the humble.(e)(W)                                

                                    29 "For when they're humbled, you may respond; "It's their pride!' but he delivers the humble.                                
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                                    30 He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.                                

                                    30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.                                

                                    30 “He will deliver one who is not innocent,And he will be (AL)delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”                                

                                    30 He will even rescue the guilty one,who will be rescued by the purity of your hands.(X)                                

                                    30 He'll even deliver the guilty, who will be delivered through your innocence."