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Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
“Can a vigorous man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself?
Or a wise man be useful to himself?
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
“Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
“Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you,
That He enters into judgment against you?
That He enters into judgment against you?
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
“Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?
And your iniquities without end?
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.
And stripped men naked.
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
“To the weary you have given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
“But the earth belongs to the mighty man,
And the honorable man dwells in it.
And the honorable man dwells in it.
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
“You have sent widows away empty,
And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
“Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an abundance of water covers you.
And an abundance of water covers you.
Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
“Is not God in the height of heaven?
Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!
Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
“You say, ‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;
And He walks on the vault of heaven.’
And He walks on the vault of heaven.’
Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
“Will you keep to the ancient path
Which wicked men have trod,
Which wicked men have trod,
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Who were snatched away before their time,
Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’
And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
“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.
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
“The righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them,
And the innocent mock them,
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
Saying, ‘Truly our adversaries are cut off,
And their abundance the fire has consumed.’
And their abundance the fire has consumed.’
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
“Yield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you.
Thereby good will come to you.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
“Please receive instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.
And establish His words in your heart.
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
“If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored;
If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
And place 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 shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Then the Almighty will be your gold
And choice silver to you.
And choice silver to you.
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
“For then you will delight in the Almighty
And lift up your face to God.
And lift up your face to God.
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
“You will pray to Him, and He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows.
And you will pay your vows.
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
“You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And light will shine on your ways.
And light will shine on your ways.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
“When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence,
And the humble person He will save.
And the humble person He will save.
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.