22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

22:2 Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?
22:2 Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?

22:3 {Is it} any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or {is it} gain {to him}, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
22:3 {Is it} any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or {is it} gain {to him}, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

22:4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
22:4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

22:5 {Is} not thy wickedness great? and thy iniquities infinite?
22:5 {Is} not thy wickedness great? and thy iniquities without end?

22:6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
22:6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

22:7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.
22:7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.

22:8 But {as for} the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honorable man dwelt in it.
22:8 But {as for} the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

22:9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
22:9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

22:10 Therefore snares {are} around thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
22:10 Therefore snares {are} around thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

22:11 Or darkness, {that} thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
22:11 Or darkness, {that} thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

22:12 {Is} not God in the hight of heaven? and behold the hight of the stars, how high they are!
22:12 {Is} not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

22:13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
22:13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

22:14 Thick clouds {are} a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
22:14 Thick clouds {are} a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

22:15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
22:15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

22:16 Who were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood!
22:16 Who were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood:

22:17 Who said to God, depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them!
22:17 Who said to God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

22:18 Yet he filled their houses with good {things}: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
22:18 Yet he filled their houses with good {things}: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

22:19 The righteous see {it}, and are glad: and the innocent deride them.
22:19 The righteous see {it}, and are glad: and the innocent mock them.

22:20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
22:20 Though our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

22:21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.
22:21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.

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

22:23 If thou shalt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
22:23 If thou shalt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tents.

22:24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the {gold} of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
22:24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the {gold} of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

22:25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
22:25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

22:26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.
22:26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.

22:27 Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
22:27 Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

22:29 When {men} are cast down, then thou shalt say, {There is} exaltation; and he shall save the humble person.
22:29 When {men} are cast down, then thou shalt say, Lift them up; and he shall save the humble person.

22:30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands.
22:30 He shall deliver the isle of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands.