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Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Eliphaz Accuses Job of Wickedness
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.
“Can a man be profitable to God,
Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?
“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
And enters into judgment with you?
And enters into judgment with you?
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?
Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquity without end?
And your iniquity without end?
For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.
For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,
And sudden fear troubles you,
Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.
Or darkness so that you cannot see;
And an abundance of water covers you.
And an abundance of water covers you.
Is not +God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!
“Is not God in the height of heaven?
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?
And you say, ‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.
Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’
Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?
Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,
Which wicked men have trod,
Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;
Who were cut down before their time,
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?
Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
“The righteous see it and are glad,
And the innocent laugh at them:
And the innocent laugh at them:
Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?
Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
“Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
Thereby good will come to you.
Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Receive, please, instruction from His mouth,
And lay up His words in your heart.
And lay up His words in your heart.
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,
If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
Then you will lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;
Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:
For then you will have your delight in the Almighty,
And lift up your face to God.
And lift up your face to God.
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
You will make your prayer to Him,
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.
You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.
When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’
Then He will save the humble person.
Then He will save the humble person.