 1 Eliphaz the Temanite said, 2 Can a man be useful to God, as one who is wise may be useful to himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous, or gain to Him that you make your ways perfect? 4 Will He reprove you because of your reverence, or enter into judgment with you? 5 Is not your wickedness great, and your iniquity without measure? 6 For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 you have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have held back bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth, and the honored man lived in it. 9 you have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden fear troubles you; 11 or darkness, so that you cannot see. And a flood of waters covers you. 12 Is not God high in Heaven? And behold the leading stars, for they are high. 13 You say, What does God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud? 14 Clouds are a covering to Him so that He does not see. He walks in the circuit of Heaven. 15 Do you keep to the old way that wicked men have walked? 16 They were seized but there was not time. Their foundation was poured out by a flood. 17 Who said to God, Depart from us and what can the Almighty do to them? 18 Yet He filled their houses with substance and the wisdom of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it and are glad. The innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Truly our foe is not cut down and fire has eaten their wealth. 21 Now be of service with Him and be at peace. Good will come to you by them. 22 Please receive the law from His mouth and lay up His words in your heart. 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up. You will put away injustice far from your tents. 24 Then you will lay up gold like dust, and among the rock of the rivers of Ophir. 25 Yes, the Almighty will be your gold and silver, and strength to you. 26 For then you will have your delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God. 27 You will make your prayer to Him and He will hear you and you will pay your vows. 28 You will also order a thing and it will be fulfilled to you and the light will shine on your ways. 29 For they have humiliated you and you will say, Pride. He will save the lowly of eyes. 30 He will deliver one not innocent and will deliver by the pureness of your hands.
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