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¹Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, ²Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? ³Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? ⁴Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? ⁵Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? ⁶For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. ⁷Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. ⁸But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. ⁹Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. ¹⁰Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; ¹¹Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. ¹²Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! ¹³And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? ¹⁴Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. ¹⁵Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? ¹⁶Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: ¹⁷Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? ¹⁸Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. ¹⁹The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. ²⁰Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. ²¹Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. ²²Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. ²³If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. ²⁴Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. ²⁵Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. ²⁶For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. ²⁷Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. ²⁸Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. ²⁹When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. ³⁰He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

ASV

American Standard Version

¹Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, ²Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. ³Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gainto him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? ⁴Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment? ⁵Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities. ⁶For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing. ⁷Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. ⁸But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. ⁹Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. ¹⁰Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, ¹¹Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee. ¹²Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! ¹³And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? ¹⁴Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven. ¹⁵Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? ¹⁶Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, ¹⁷Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us? ¹⁸Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. ¹⁹The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, ²⁰Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed. ²¹Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. ²²Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. ²³If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. ²⁴And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks; ²⁵And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. ²⁶For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. ²⁷Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows. ²⁸Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways. ²⁹When they casttheedown, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save. ³⁰He will deliverevenhim that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.