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Job 22 : 1 - 30
Chapter 22
1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
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2 | "Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
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3 | Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
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4 | "Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you?
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5 | Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end?
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6 | For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
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7 | You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.
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8 | But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.
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9 | You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
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10 | Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you,
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11 | Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you.
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12 | "Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
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13 | And you say, "What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness?
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14 | Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.'
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15 | Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,
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16 | Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
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17 | They said to God, "Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?'
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18 | Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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19 | "The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them:
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20 | "Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.'
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21 | "Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.
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22 | Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart.
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23 | If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
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24 | Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
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25 | Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver;
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26 | For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.
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27 | You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.
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28 | You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.
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29 | When they cast you down, and you say, "Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person.
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30 | He will even deliver one who is not innocent; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands."
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