Job, Chapter 22:

Verses from Job, Chapter 22 of the book of Job in the Bible.

Eliphaz

• 1. Then Eliphaz of Teman answered:
• 2. “Can man be useful to God? Or, even if he is wise, can he be of any advantage?
• 3. How do you benefit the Almighty? What does God gain from his justice?
• 4. Is it because of your fear that he rebukes you and enters into judgment with you?
• 5. Is not your wickedness great? Are not their transgressions inexhaustible?
• 6. You demanded a pledge from your brothers for no reason; he stripped the deprived of their clothes.
• 7. He did not give water to the tired, and withheld food from the hungry,
• 8. being a powerful man, possessing lands, and occupying a distinguished position.
• 9. You sent away the widows empty-handed, and broke the arms of the orphans.
• 10. That's why you are surrounded by bonds and terror suddenly surprises you.
• 11. Darkness surrounds him and the waters cover him in a great flood.
• 12. Is God not in the heights of the heavens? See how far away the stars are!
• 13. Yet you say, 'God does not see; he cannot judge through thick darkness.
• 14. The clouds surround him and he cannot see; he walks through the heavens'.
• 15. Do you want to follow the ancient paths that wicked men walked?
• 16. They were caught up before their time; its foundations were uprooted by a flood.
• 17. They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to us?'
• 18. Yet it was he who filled their houses with goods. That's why I turn away from the advice of the wicked.
• 19. “The righteous see this and rejoice, the innocent laugh at them, saying:
• 20. Surely our adversaries were destroyed, and the fire consumed their riches.
• 21. Surrender yourself to God and be at peace with him; so prosperity will come to you.
• 22. Accept the instruction that comes from his mouth and keep his words in your heart.
• 23. If you turn to the Almighty and remove injustice from your tent,
• 24. throw the gold that is in your hands onto the rocks of the river,
• 25. the Almighty will be your gold, your finest silver.
• 26. For then you will delight in the Almighty and lift your face to God.
• 27. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
• 28. Whatever you decide will come true, and light will shine on your path.
• 29. When others are humbled and you say, 'Be exalted!', he will save the humble.
• 30. Even he who is not innocent will be saved by the purity of his hands.”

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