Job 22:1-12

1. 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2. 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

3. 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

4. 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

5. 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

6. 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

7. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

9. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11. 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

12. 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

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