Job 22

1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,ERV — Job 22:1

2 Can a man be profitable unto God? surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.ERV — Job 22:2

3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?ERV — Job 22:3

4 Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, that he entereth with thee into judgment?ERV — Job 22:4

5 Is not thy wickedness great? neither is there any end to thine iniquities.ERV — Job 22:5

6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.ERV — Job 22:6

7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.ERV — Job 22:7

8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man, he dwelt in it.ERV — Job 22:8

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.ERV — Job 22:9

10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee,ERV — Job 22:10

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.ERV — Job 22:11

12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!ERV — Job 22:12

13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? can he judge through the thick darkness?ERV — Job 22:13

14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.ERV — Job 22:14

15 Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?ERV — Job 22:15

16 Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream:ERV — Job 22:16

17 Who said unto God, Depart from us; and, What can the Almighty do for us?ERV — Job 22:17

18 Yet he fired their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.ERV — Job 22:18

19 The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:ERV — Job 22:19

20 Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, and the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.ERV — Job 22:20

21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.ERV — Job 22:21

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.ERV — Job 22:22

23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up; if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.ERV — Job 22:23

24 And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;ERV — Job 22:24

25 And the Almighty shall be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee.ERV — Job 22:25

26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.ERV — Job 22:26

27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee; and thou shalt pay thy vows.ERV — Job 22:27

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.ERV — Job 22:28

29 When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and the humble person he shall save.ERV — Job 22:29

30 He shall deliver even him that is not innocent: yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thine hands.ERV — Job 22:30