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Job, Chapter 22

1 Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanitea Lit answered and saidresponded,
2 
“Can a vigorous man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself?
3 
“Is there any pleasure tob Heb Shaddaithe Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
4 
“Is it because of yourc Or fearreverence that He reproves you,
That He enters into judgment against you?
5 
“Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquities without end?
6 
“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And strippedd Lit clothing of the nakedmen naked.
7 
“To the weary you have given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
8 
“But the earth belongs to the mighty man,
And the honorable man dwells in it.
9 
“You have sent widows away empty,
And thee Lit armsstrength of the orphans has been crushed.
10 
“Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,
11 
Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an abundance of water covers you.
12 
“Is not God in the height of heaven?
Look also at thef Lit head, top-mostdistant stars, how high they are!
13 
“You say, ‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?
14 
‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;
And He walks on theg Lit circlevault of heaven.’
15 
“Will you keep to the ancient path
Which wicked men have trod,
16 
Who were snatched away before their time,
Whose foundations wereh Lit poured outwashed away by a river?
17 
“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What cani Heb Shaddaithe Almighty do to them?’
18 
“Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 
“The righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them,
20 
Saying, ‘Truly our adversaries are cut off,
And theirj Or excessabundance the fire has consumed.’
21 
“k Or Know intimatelyYield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 
“Please receivel Or lawinstruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.
23 
“If you return tom Heb Shaddaithe Almighty, you will ben Lit built uprestored;
If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
24 
And place youro Lit oregold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
25 
Thenp Heb Shaddaithe Almighty will be yourq Lit oregold
And choice silver to you.
26 
“For then you will delight inr Heb Shaddaithe Almighty
And lift up your face to God.
27 
“You will pray to Him, and He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows.
28 
“You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And light will shine on your ways.
29 
“Whens Lit they cast you downyou are cast down, you will speak witht Lit prideconfidence,
And theu Lit lowly of eyeshumble person He will save.
30 
“He will deliver one who is not innocent,
And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”

Job, Chapter 23

1 Job Says He Longs for God
1 Then Joba Lit answered and saidreplied,
2 
“Even today my complaint is rebellion;
b So with Gr and Syr; M.T. MyHis hand is heavy despite my groaning.
3 
“Oh that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!
4 
“I would present my case before Him
And fill my mouth with arguments.
5 
“I would learn the words which He wouldc Lit answer meanswer,
And perceive what He would say to me.
6 
“Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power?
No, surely He would pay attention to me.
7 
“There the upright would reason with Him;
And Id Or bring forth my justice foreverwould be delivered forever from my Judge.
8 
“Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
9 
When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him;
He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.
10 
“But He knows thee Lit way with meway I take;
When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 
“My foot has held fast to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 
“I have not departed from the command of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouthf Or with some versions, in my breastmore than myg Lit prescribed portionnecessary food.
13 
“But He is unique and who can turn Him?
And what His soul desires, that He does.
14 
“For He performs what is appointed for me,
And many such decrees are with Him.
15 
“Therefore, I would be dismayed at His presence;
When I consider, I am terrified of Him.
16 
“It is God who has made my heart faint,
And the Almighty who has dismayed me,
17 
But I am not silenced by the darkness,
Nor deep gloom which covers me.

Job, Chapter 24

1 Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs
1 
“Why area I.e. times of judgmenttimes not stored up by the Almighty,
And why do those who know Him not see His days?
2 
“b Lit TheySome remove the landmarks;
They seize andc Or pasturedevour flocks.
3 
“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.
4 
“They push the needy aside from the road;
The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
5 
“Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness
They go forth seeking food in their activity,
Asd Lit his breadbread for their children in the desert.
6 
“They harvest their fodder in the field
And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7 
“They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.
8 
“They are wet with the mountain rains
And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
9 
“e Lit TheyOthers snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.
10 
“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
11 
“Within the walls they produce oil;
They tread wine presses but thirst.
12 
“From the city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not pay attention to folly.
13 
“f Lit TheyOthers have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor abide in its paths.
14 
“The murderer arises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he is as a thief.
15 
“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’
And heg Or puts a covering on his facedisguises his face.
16 
“In the dark they dig into houses,
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light.
17 
“For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness,
For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
18 
“They areh Or light or swiftinsignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is cursed on the earth.
They do not turni Lit to the path oftoward the vineyards.
19 
“Drought and heatj Lit seizeconsume the snow waters,
So doesk I.e. nether worldSheol those who have sinned.
20 
“Al Lit wombmother will forget him;
The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree.
21 
“He wrongs them Lit barren who does not bearbarren woman
And does no good for the widow.
22 
“But He drags off the valiant by His power;
He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
23 
“He provides them with security, and they are supported;
And His eyes are on their ways.
24 
“They are exalted a little while, then they are gone;
Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up;
Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25 
“Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar,
And make my speech worthless?”

Job, Chapter 25

1 Bildad Says Man Is Inferior
1 Then Bildad the Shuhitea Lit answered and saidanswered,
2 
“Dominion and aweb Lit are with Himbelong to Him
Who establishes peace in His heights.
3 
“Is there any number to His troops?
And upon whom does His light not rise?
4 
“How then can a man be just with God?
Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?
5 
“If even the moon has no brightness
And the stars are not pure in His sight,
6 
How much less man, that maggot,
And the son of man, that worm!”

Job, Chapter 26

1 Job Rebukes Bildad, 5 The Greatness of God
1 Then Joba Lit responded and saidresponded,
2 
“What a help you are tob Lit no powerthe weak!
How you have saved the arm without strength!
3 
“What counsel you have given to one without wisdom!
What helpful insight you have abundantlyc Lit made knownprovided!
4 
“To whom have you uttered words?
And whosed Lit breath has gone forthspirit was expressed through you?
5 
“Thee Or shades; Heb Rephaimdeparted spirits tremble
Under the waters and their inhabitants.
6 
“Naked isf I.e. the nether worldSheol before Him,
Andg I.e. place of destructionAbaddon has no covering.
7 
“He stretches out the north over empty space
And hangs the earth on nothing.
8 
“He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
And the cloud does not burst under them.
9 
“Heh Lit coversobscures the face of thei Or thronefull moon
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 
“He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters
At the boundary of light and darkness.
11 
“The pillars of heaven tremble
And are amazed at His rebuke.
12 
“He quieted the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
13 
“By His breath the heavens arej Lit made beautifulcleared;
His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
14 
“Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty thunder, who can understand?”

Job, Chapter 27

1 Job Affirms His Righteousness, 7 The State of the Godless
1 Then Joba Or again took upcontinued his discourse and said,
2 
“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,
3 
For as long asb Lit breathlife is in me,
And thec Or spiritbreath of God is in my nostrils,
4 
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,
Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
5 
“Far be it from me that I should declare you right;
Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
6 
“I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.
My heart does not reproach any of my days.
7 
“May my enemy be as the wicked
Andd Lit he who rises up against memy opponent as the unjust.
8 
“For what is the hope of the godlesse Or though he gainswhen he is cut off,
When God requires hisf Lit soullife?
9 
“Will God hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?
10 
“Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11 
“I will instruct you in theg Lit handpower of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 
“Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do youh Or speak vanityact foolishly?
13 
“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.
14 
“Though his sons are many,i Lit the sword is for themthey are destined for the sword;
And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
15 
“His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
Andj So ancient versions; Heb histheir widows will not be able to weep.
16 
“Though he piles up silver like dust
And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
17 
He may prepare it, but the just will wear it
And the innocent will divide the silver.
18 
“He has built his house like thek So ancient versions; Heb mothspider’s web,
Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
19 
“He lies down rich, but neverl So ancient versions; Heb will be gatheredagain;
He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.
20 
“Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.
21 
“The east wind carries him away, and he is gone,
For it whirls him away from his place.
22 
“For it will hurl at him without sparing;
He will surely try to flee from itsm Lit handpower.
23 
“Men will clap their hands at him
And will hiss him from his place.
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