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Job 22
Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in [thy] works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?
Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?
Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?
Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.
For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those [that were already settled] on the earth.
while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.
You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.
Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?
Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.
Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven (note: Or heaven’s horizon or the circle of the sky).’
Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?
Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.
They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from him.
But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them].
The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].
‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.
and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows.
You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.
When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.
He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”