22:1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

22:2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?

22:4 Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

22:5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

22:6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

22:7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

22:8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

22:9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

22:10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

22:11 Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

22:12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

22:13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

22:14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

22:15 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

22:16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

22:17 Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

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 it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

22:20 [Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

22:21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

22:22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

22:23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

22:24 And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

22:25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.

22:26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

22:27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

22:29 When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.