Book of Job, Chapter 22
Job 22 ASV - American Standard VersionChapter 22 of Job—American Standard Version (ASV)
- ¶ Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
- ¶ Can a man be profitable unto God?
¶ Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. - ¶ Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous?
¶ Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? - ¶ Is it [a]for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee,
¶ That he entereth with thee into judgment? - ¶ Is not thy wickedness great?
¶ Neither is there any end to thine iniquities. - ¶ For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought,
¶ And stripped the naked of their clothing. - ¶ Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,
¶ And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. - ¶ But as for [b]the mighty man, he had the [c]earth;
¶ And [d]the honorable man, he dwelt in it. - ¶ Thou hast sent widows away empty,
¶ And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. - ¶ Therefore snares are round about thee,
¶ And sudden fear troubleth thee, - ¶ [e]Or darkness, so that thou canst not see,
¶ And abundance of waters cover thee. - ¶ Is not God in the height of heaven?
¶ And behold the [f]height of the stars, how high they are! - ¶ And thou sayest, What doth God know?
¶ Can he judge through the thick darkness? - ¶ Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not;
¶ And he walketh on the vault of heaven. - ¶ [g]Wilt thou keep the old way
¶ Which wicked men have trodden? - ¶ Who were snatched away before their time,
¶ Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, - ¶ Who said unto God, Depart from us;
¶ And, What can the Almighty do [h]for [i]us? - ¶ Yet he filled their houses with good things:
¶ But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. - ¶ The righteous see it, and are glad;
¶ And the innocent laugh them to scorn, - ¶ Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off,
¶ And [j]the remnant of them the fire hath consumed. - ¶ Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:
¶ [k]Thereby good shall come unto thee. - ¶ Receive, I pray thee, [l]the law from his mouth,
¶ And lay up his words in thy heart. - ¶ If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up,
¶ [m]If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. - ¶ And lay thou thy [n]treasure [o]in the dust,
¶ And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks; - ¶ And the Almighty will be thy [p]treasure,
¶ And [q]precious silver unto thee. - ¶ For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty,
¶ And shalt lift up thy face unto God. - ¶ Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee;
¶ And thou shalt pay thy vows. - ¶ Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee;
¶ And light shall shine upon thy ways. - ¶ When they [r]cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up;
¶ And [s]the humble person he will save. - ¶ He will deliver even him that is not innocent:
¶ Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Or, for fear of thee
- ^ Hebrew the man of arm.
- ^ Or, land
- ^ Hebrew he whose person is accepted.
- ^ Or, Or dost thou not see the darkness, And the flood of waters that covereth thee?
- ^ Hebrew head.
- ^ Or, Dost thou mark
- ^ Or, to
- ^ Hebrew them.
- ^ Or, that which remained to them. Or, their abundance
- ^ Or, as otherwise read, Thereby shall thine increase be good.
- ^ Or, instruction
- ^ Or, Thou shalt put away . . . And shalt lay up
- ^ Hebrew ore.
- ^ Or, on the earth
- ^ Hebrew ore.
- ^ Or, precious silver shall be thine
- ^ Or, are made low
- ^ Hebrew him that is lowly of eyes.
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