Job 22 — YLT

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