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Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
Eliphaz’s Third Response to Job
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
“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 person do anything to help God?
Can even a wise person be helpful to him?
Can even a wise person be helpful to him?
“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 advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous?
Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?
Would it be any gain to him if you were 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?
Is it because you’re so pious that he accuses you
and brings judgment against you?
and brings judgment against you?
“Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?
And your iniquities without end?
No, it’s because of your wickedness!
There’s no limit to your sins.
There’s no limit to your sins.
“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.
And stripped men naked.
“For example, you must have lent money to your friend
and demanded clothing as security.
Yes, you stripped him to the bone.
and demanded clothing as security.
Yes, you stripped him to the bone.
“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.
You must have refused water for the thirsty
and food for the hungry.
and food for the hungry.
“But the earth belongs to the mighty man,
And the honorable man dwells in it.
And the honorable man dwells in it.
You probably think the land belongs to the powerful
and only the privileged have a right to it!
and only the privileged have a right to 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.
You must have sent widows away empty-handed
and crushed the hopes of orphans.
and crushed the hopes of orphans.
“Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,
That is why you are surrounded by traps
and tremble from sudden fears.
and tremble from sudden fears.
Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an abundance of water covers you.
And an abundance of water covers you.
That is why you cannot see in the darkness,
and waves of water cover you.
and waves of water cover you.
“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!
“God is so great — higher than the heavens,
higher than the farthest stars.
higher than the farthest stars.
“You say, ‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?
But you reply, ‘That’s why God can’t see what I am doing!
How can he judge through the thick darkness?
How can he judge through the thick darkness?
‘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.’
For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us.
He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’
He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.’
“Will you keep to the ancient path
Which wicked men have trod,
Which wicked men have trod,
“Will you continue on the old paths
where evil people have walked?
where evil people have walked?
Who were snatched away before their time,
Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
They were snatched away in the prime of life,
the foundations of their lives washed away.
the foundations of their lives washed away.
“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’
And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’
For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’
What can the Almighty do to us?’
“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 was the one who filled their homes with good things,
so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.
so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.
“The righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them,
And the innocent mock them,
“The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed,
and the innocent will laugh in contempt.
and the innocent will laugh in contempt.
Saying, ‘Truly our adversaries are cut off,
And their abundance the fire has consumed.’
And their abundance the fire has consumed.’
They will say, ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed.
The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’
The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’
“Yield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you.
Thereby good will come to you.
“Submit to God, and you will have peace;
then things will go well for you.
then things will go well for you.
“Please receive instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.
And establish His words in your heart.
Listen to his instructions,
and store them in your heart.
and store them in your 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 you return to the Almighty, you will be restored —
so clean up your life.
so clean up your life.
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,
If you give up your lust for money
and throw your precious gold into the river,
and throw your precious gold into the river,
Then the Almighty will be your gold
And choice silver to you.
And choice silver to you.
the Almighty himself will be your treasure.
He will be your precious silver!
He will be your precious silver!
“For then you will delight in the Almighty
And lift up your face to God.
And lift up your face to God.
“Then you will take delight in the Almighty
and look up to God.
and look up to God.
“You will pray to Him, and He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows.
And you will pay your vows.
You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows to him.
and you will fulfill your vows to him.
“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.
You will succeed in whatever you choose to do,
and light will shine on the road ahead of you.
and light will shine on the road ahead of you.
“When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence,
And the humble person He will save.
And the humble person He will save.
If people are in trouble and you say, ‘Help them,’
God will save them.
God will save them.