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| [1]Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said, |
[1]Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and said, |
| [2]Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge? |
[2]May a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise, may be profitable to himself? |
| [3]For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in thy works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way? |
[3]Is it anything unto the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it profitable to him, that thou makest thy ways upright? |
| [4]Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee? |
[4]Is it for fear of thee that he will accuse thee? Or go with thee into judgment? |
| [5]Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable? |
[5]Is not thy wickedness great, and thine iniquities innumerable? |
| [6]And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked. |
[6]For thou hast taken the pledge from thy brother for naught, and spoiled the clothes of the naked. |
| [7]Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry. |
[7]To such as were weary, thou hast not given water to drink, and hast withdrawn bread from the hungry. |
| [8]And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth. |
[8]But the mighty man had the earth, and he that was in authority, dwelt in it. |
| [9]But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans. |
[9]Thou hast cast out widows empty, and the arms of the fatherless were broken. |
| [10]Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee. |
[10]Therefore snares are round about thee, and fear shall suddenly trouble thee: |
| [11]The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down. |
[11]Or darkness that thou shouldest not see, and abundance of waters shall cover thee. |
| [12]Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud? |
[12]Is not God on high in the heaven? And behold the height of the stars how high they are. |
| [13]And thou has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark? |
[13]But thou sayest, How should God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? |
| [14]A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven. |
[14]The clouds hide him that he cannot see, And he walketh in the circle of heaven. |
| [15]Wilt thou not mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden? |
[15]Hast thou marked the way of the world, wherein wicked men have walked? |
| [16]who were seized before their time: their foundations are as an overflowing stream. |
[16]Which were cut down before the time, whose foundation was as a river that overflowed: |
| [17]Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us? |
[17]Which said unto God, Depart from us, and asked what the Almighty could do for them. |
| [18]Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him. |
[18]Yet he filled their houses with good things: but let the counsel of the wicked be far from me. |
| [19]The righteous have seen it, and laughed, and the blameless one has derided them. |
[19]The righteous shall see them, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn. |
| [20]Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their property. |
[20]Surely our substance is hid: but the fire hath devoured the remnant of them. |
| [21]Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper. |
[21]Therefore acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with him, and make peace: thereby thou shalt have prosperity. |
| [22]And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. |
[22]Receive, I pray thee, the law of his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. |
| [23]And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation. |
[23]If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and thou shalt put iniquity far from thy tabernacle. |
| [24]Thou shalt lay up for thyself treasure in a heap on the rock; and Sophir shall be as the rock of the torrent. |
[24]Thou shalt lay up gold for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flints of the rivers. |
| [25]So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire. |
[25]Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. |
| [26]Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven. |
[26]And thou shalt then delight in the Almighty, and lift up thy face unto God. |
| [27]And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee power to pay thy vows. |
[27]Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt render thy vows. |
| [28]And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths. |
[28]Thou shalt also decree a thing, and he shall establish it unto thee, and the light shall shine upon thy ways. |
| [29]Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes. |
[29]When others are cast down, then shalt thou say, I am lifted up: and God shall save the humble person. |
| [30]He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands. |
[30]The innocent shall deliver the island, and it shall be preserved by the pureness of thine hands. |