221Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,+2Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.+3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?+4Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?+5Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.+6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.+7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.+8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.+9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.+10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,+11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.+12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!+13And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?+14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.+15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?+16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,+17Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?+18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.+19The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,+20[Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.+21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.+22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.+23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.+24And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;+25And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.+26For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.+27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.+28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.+29When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.+30He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.+
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