Job 22
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Job 22:1
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Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
Job 22:2
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"Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?
Job 22:3
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"Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
Job 22:4
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"Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?
Job 22:5
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"Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?
Job 22:6
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"For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.
Job 22:7
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"To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
Job 22:8
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"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.
Job 22:9
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"You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
Job 22:10
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"Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you,
Job 22:11
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Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you.
Job 22:12
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"Is not God {in} the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!
Job 22:13
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"You say, `What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?
Job 22:14
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`Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.'
Job 22:15
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"Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,
Job 22:16
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Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
Job 22:17
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"They said to God, `Depart from us!' And `What can the Almighty do to them?'
Job 22:18
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"Yet He filled their houses with good {things;} But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 22:19
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"The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them,
Job 22:20
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{Saying,} `Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.'
Job 22:21
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"Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.
Job 22:22
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"Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart.
Job 22:23
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"If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
Job 22:24
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And place {your} gold in the dust, And {the gold of} Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
Job 22:25
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Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you.
Job 22:26
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"For then you will delight in the Almighty And lift up your face to God.
Job 22:27
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"You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows.
Job 22:28
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"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.
Job 22:29
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"When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.
Job 22:30
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"He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."
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