Job 22 — ASV

22Verse 1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,^{Verse 2}Can a man be profitable unto God?
Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
^{Verse 3}Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous?
Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
^{Verse 4}Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee,
That he entereth with thee into judgment?
^{Verse 5}Is not thy wickedness great?
Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
^{Verse 6}For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
^{Verse 7}Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,
And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
^{Verse 8}But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;
And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
^{Verse 9}Thou hast sent widows away empty,
And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
^{Verse 10}Therefore snares are round about thee,
And sudden fear troubleth thee,
^{Verse 11}Or darkness, so that thou canst not see,
And abundance of waters cover thee.^{Verse 12}Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
^{Verse 13}And thou sayest, What doth God know?
Can he judge through the thick darkness?
^{Verse 14}Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not;
And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
^{Verse 15}Wilt thou keep the old way
Which wicked men have trodden?
^{Verse 16}Who were snatched away before their time,
Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
^{Verse 17}Who said unto God, Depart from us;
And, What can the Almighty do for us?
^{Verse 18}Yet he filled their houses with good things:
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
^{Verse 19}The righteous see it, and are glad;
And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
^{Verse 20}Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off,
And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.^{Verse 21}Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:Thereby good shall come unto thee.
^{Verse 22}Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,
And lay up his words in thy heart.
^{Verse 23}If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up,
If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
^{Verse 24}And lay thou thy treasure in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
^{Verse 25}And the Almighty will be thy treasure,
And precious silver unto thee.
^{Verse 26}For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty,
And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
^{Verse 27}Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee;
And thou shalt pay thy vows.
^{Verse 28}Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee;
And light shall shine upon thy ways.
^{Verse 29}When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up;
And the humble person he will save.
^{Verse 30}He will deliver even him that is not innocent:
Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.