Hiob 22

1. ¹And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --
2. ²To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?
3. ³Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?
4. ⁴Because of thy reverence Doth He reason `with' thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:
5. ⁵Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.
6. ⁶For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.
7. ⁷Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.
8. ⁸As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.
9. ⁹Widows thou hast sent away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.
10. ¹⁰Therefore round about thee `are' snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.
11. ¹¹Or darkness -- thou dost not see, And abundance of waters doth cover thee.
12. ¹²Is not God high `in' heaven? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
13. ¹³And thou hast said, `What -- hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?
14. ¹⁴Thick clouds `are' a secret place to Him, And He doth not see;' And the circle of the heavens He walketh habitually,
15. ¹⁵The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?
16. ¹⁶Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.
17. ¹⁷Those saying to God, `Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?
18. ¹⁸And he hath filled their houses `with' good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
19. ¹⁹See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,
20. ²⁰`Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire consumed.'
21. ²¹Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase `is' good.
22. ²²Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.
23. ²³If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents.
24. ²⁴So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.
25. ²⁵And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver `is' strength to thee.
26. ²⁶For then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,
27. ²⁷Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.
28. ²⁸And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.
29. ²⁹For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.
30. ³⁰He delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy hands.

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