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| 22:1 |
Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
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| 22:2 |
"Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?
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| 22:3 |
"Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
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| 22:4 |
"Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?
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| 22:5 |
"Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?
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| 22:6 |
"For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.
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| 22:7 |
"To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
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| 22:8 |
"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.
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| 22:9 |
"You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
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| 22:10 |
"Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you,
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| 22:11 |
Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you.
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| 22:12 |
"Is not God [in] the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!
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| 22:13 |
"And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?
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| 22:14 |
'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.'
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| 22:15 |
"Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,
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| 22:16 |
Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
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| 22:17 |
"They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to them?'
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| 22:18 |
"Yet He filled their houses with good [things]; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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| 22:19 |
"The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them,
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| 22:20 |
[Saying], 'Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.'
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| 22:21 |
"Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.
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| 22:22 |
"Please receive instruction from His mouth, And establish His words in your heart.
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| 22:23 |
"If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
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| 22:24 |
And place [your] gold in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
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| 22:25 |
Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you.
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| 22:26 |
"For then you will delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.
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| 22:27 |
"You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows.
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| 22:28 |
"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.
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| 22:29 |
"When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence And the humble person He will save.
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| 22:30 |
"He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."
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