Job 22:1 Then Eliphaz464 the Temanite8489 answered6030 and said,559 cr 2 Can a man1397 be profitable5532 unto God,410 as3588 he that is wise7919 may be profitable5532 unto himself?{Or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?} cr 3 Is it any pleasure2656 to the Almighty,7706 that thou art righteous?6663 or is it gain1215 to him, that thou makest thy ways1870 perfect?8552 cr 4 Will he reprove3198 thee for fear3374 of thee? will he enter935 with thee into judgment?4941 cr

Job 22:5 Is not thy wickedness7451 great?7227 and thine iniquities5771 infinite?7093 cr 6 For thou hast taken a pledge2254 from thy brother251 for nought,2600 and stripped6584 the naked6174 of their clothing.899{Heb. stripped the clothes of the naked} cr 7 Thou hast not given water4325 to the weary5889 to drink,8248 and thou hast withholden4513 bread3899 from the hungry.7457 cr 8 But as for the mighty2220 man,376{Heb. the man of arm} he had the earth;776 and the honourable man5375 6440{Heb. eminent or accepted for countenance} dwelt3427 in it. cr 9 Thou hast sent7971 widows490 away empty,7387 and the arms2220 of the fatherless3490 have been broken.1792 cr 10 Therefore snares6341 are round about5439 thee, and sudden6597 fear6343 troubleth926 thee; cr 11 Or darkness,2822 that thou canst not see;7200 and abundance8229 of waters4325 cover3680 thee. cr 12 Is not God433 in the height1363 of heaven?8064 and behold7200 the height7218 of the stars,3556{Heb. the head of the stars} how high7311 they are! cr 13 And thou sayest,559 How{Or, what} doth God410 know?3045 can he judge8199 through the dark cloud?6205 cr 14 Thick clouds5645 are a covering5643 to him, that he seeth7200 not; and he walketh1980 in the circuit2329 of heaven.8064 cr 15 Hast thou marked8104 the old5769 way734 which wicked205 men4962 have trodden?1869 cr 16 Which were cut down7059 out of time,6256 whose foundation3247 was overflown3332{Heb. a flood was poured upon their foundation} with a flood:5104 cr 17 Which said559 unto God,410 Depart5493 from us: and what can the Almighty7706 do6466 for them?{Or, to them} cr 18 Yet he filled4390 their houses1004 with good2896 things: but the counsel6098 of the wicked7563 is far7368 from me. cr 19 The righteous6662 see7200 it, and are glad:8055 and the innocent5355 laugh them to scorn.3932 cr 20 Whereas518 our substance7009{Or, estate} is not cut down,3582 but the remnant3499{Or, their excellency} of them the fire784 consumeth.398 cr

Job 22:21 Acquaint5532 now thyself with him,{That is, with God} and be at peace:7999 thereby good2896 shall come935 unto thee. cr 22 Receive,3947 I pray thee, the law8451 from his mouth,6310 and lay up7760 his words561 in thine heart.3824 cr 23 If thou return7725 to the Almighty,7706 thou shalt be built up,1129 thou shalt put away7368 2794 iniquity5766 far7368 from thy tabernacles.168 cr 24 Then shalt thou lay up7896 gold1220 as5921 dust,6083{Or, on the dust} and the gold of Ophir211 as the stones6697 of the brooks.5158 cr 25 Yea, the Almighty7706 shall be thy defence,1220{Or, gold} and thou shalt have plenty8443 of silver.3701{Heb. silver of strength} cr 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight6026 in the Almighty,7706 and shalt lift up5375 thy face6440 unto God.433 cr 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer6279 unto him, and he shall hear8085 thee, and thou shalt pay7999 thy vows.5088 cr 28 Thou shalt also decree1504 a thing,562 and it shall be established6965 unto thee: and the light216 shall shine5050 upon thy ways.1870 cr 29 When men are cast down,8213 then thou shalt say,559 There is lifting up;1466 and he shall save3467 the humble7807 person.5869{Heb. him that hath low eyes} cr 30 He shall deliver4422 the island336 of the innocent:5355{Or, the innocent shall deliver the Island} and it is delivered4422 by the pureness1252 of thine hands.3709 cr