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22 : 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
22 : 2 Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?
22 : 3 Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
22 : 4 Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?
22 : 5 Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?
22 : 6 For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.
22 : 7 To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
22 : 8 But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.
22 : 9 You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
22 : 10 Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you,
22 : 11 Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you.
22 : 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!
22 : 13 You say, `What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?
22 : 14 `Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.`
22 : 15 Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,
22 : 16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
22 : 17 They said to God, `Depart from us!` And `What can the Almighty do to them?`
22 : 18 Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
22 : 19 The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them,
22 : 20 Saying, `Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.`
22 : 21 Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.
22 : 22 Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart.
22 : 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
22 : 24 And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
22 : 25 Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you.
22 : 26 For then you will delight in the Almighty And lift up your face to God.
22 : 27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows.
22 : 28 You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.
22 : 29 When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.
22 : 30 He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.