1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,studyinterlinear
2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?studyinterlinear
3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?studyinterlinear
4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?studyinterlinear
5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?studyinterlinear
6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.studyinterlinear
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.studyinterlinear
8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.studyinterlinear
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.studyinterlinear
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;studyinterlinear
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.studyinterlinear
12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!studyinterlinear
13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?studyinterlinear
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.studyinterlinear
15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?studyinterlinear
16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:studyinterlinear
17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?studyinterlinear
18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.studyinterlinear
19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.studyinterlinear
20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.studyinterlinear
21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.studyinterlinear
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.studyinterlinear
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.studyinterlinear
24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.studyinterlinear
25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.studyinterlinear
26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.studyinterlinear
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.studyinterlinear
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.studyinterlinear
29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.studyinterlinear
30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.studyinterlinear