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Job 22

Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible

22:1

Then Eliphaz the Thæmanite answered and said,

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22:2

Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?

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For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in [thy] works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?

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Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?

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Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?

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22:6

And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.

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Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.

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And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those [that were already settled] on the earth.

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But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.

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Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.

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The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.

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22:12

Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?

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22:13

And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?

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22:14

A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.

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22:15

Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?

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who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.

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Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?

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Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from him.

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The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them].

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22:20

Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].

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22:21

Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.

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22:22

And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

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22:23

And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.

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22:24

Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.

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So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.

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22:26

Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.

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22:27

And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows.

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22:28

And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.

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22:29

Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

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He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.

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