Job 22
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
2Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect?
3Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
4Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
5Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
8And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
13And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
14Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
15Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
16Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
17Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
18Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19The righteous see it , and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
19The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
20'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
21Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
24And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
25And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
26Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
29When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
30He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
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