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