Job 22
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
2“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
3Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
4Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
5Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
8And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
11it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
14Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’
15Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
16Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
17Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
18Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
19The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
20'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
21Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
24And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
25And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
26Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
28Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
29When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
30He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”
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