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Job 22

Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job

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Then Eliphaz the Temanite  1responded,

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"Can a vigorous  aman be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?

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"Is there any pleasure to  1the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

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"Is it because of your  1reverence that He reproves you, That He  aenters into judgment against you?

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"Is not  ayour wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?

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"For you have  ataken pledges of your brothers without cause, And  bstripped  1men naked.

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"To the weary you have  agiven no water to drink, And from the hungry you have  bwithheld bread.

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"But the earth  abelongs to the  bmighty man, And  cthe honorable man dwells in it.

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"You have sent  awidows away empty, And the  1strength of the  borphans has been crushed.

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"Therefore  asnares surround you, And sudden  bdread terrifies you,

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Or  adarkness, so that you cannot see, And an  babundance of water covers you.

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"Is not God  ain the height of heaven? Look also at the  1distant stars, how high they are!

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"You say, ` aWhat does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?

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aClouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the  1vault of heaven.'

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"Will you keep to the ancient path Which  awicked men have trod,

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Who were snatched away  abefore their time, Whose  bfoundations were  1washed away by a river?

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"They  asaid to God, `Depart from us!' And `What can  1the Almighty do to them?'

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"Yet He  afilled their houses with good things; But  bthe counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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"The  arighteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them,

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Saying, `Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their  1abundance  athe fire has consumed.'

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1 aYield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.

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"Please receive  1 ainstruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart.

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"If you  areturn to  1the Almighty, you will be  2restored; If you  bremove unrighteousness far from your tent,

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And  aplace your  1gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

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Then  1the Almighty will be your  2gold And choice silver to you.

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"For then you will  adelight in  1the Almighty And lift up your face to God.

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"You will  apray to Him, and  bHe will hear you; And you will pay your vows.

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"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And  alight will shine on your ways.

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"When  1you are cast down, you will speak with  2confidence, And the  3 ahumble person He will save.

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"He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be  adelivered through the cleanness of your hands."



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