^[1]  Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

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^[2]  Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

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^[3]  Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gainto him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

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^[4]  Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

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^[5]  Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

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^[6]  For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

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^[7]  Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

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^[8]  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

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^[9]  Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

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^[10]  Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

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^[11]  Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

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^[12]  Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

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^[13]  And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

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^[14]  Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

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^[15]  Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

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^[16]  Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

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^[17]  Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

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^[18]  Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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^[19]  The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

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^[20]  Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

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^[21]  Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

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^[22]  Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

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^[23]  If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

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^[24]  And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks;

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^[25]  And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.

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^[26]  For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

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^[27]  Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

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^[28]  Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.

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^[29]  When they casttheedown, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

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^[30]  He will deliverevenhim that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

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