Eliphaz Answers Job With Lies |
Job 22:1-30 Book of Job [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then, Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered & said, Can a man be [beneficial] to God, [like] he [who] is wise may be [beneficial] to himself? [Job 35:7 If you [are] righteous, what [do] you give [God?] Or What [does God] receive [from] your hand?] |
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it [benefit God,] that you make your ways [blameless?] Will God [disapprove of] you, [because He's] [fearful] of you? |
Will [God] enter with you into judgment? Isn't your wickedness [enormous?] And your [sins are endless?] For you have taken a pledge from your [fellow Hebrew with no end result] & you stripped the naked of their clothing. |
[Exodus 22:26-27 If you at all take your neighbor's [clothing for a] pledge, you shall deliver it to him by sundown [that day,] for that is his only covering. It is his [clothing] for his skin. [What] shall he sleep [in?] And it shall [happen,] when he cries [out] to Me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.] |
You haven't given water to the weary to drink & you have withheld bread from the hungry. But, as for [Job,] the mighty, [honored] man, he [owned land of] the earth & dwelt in it. |
You have sent widows away empty [handed] & have broken the arms of the fatherless. Therefore, [traps are around] you & sudden fear troubles you; or darkness, [so] that you can't see & [an] abundance of waters cover you. |
Isn't God [very high up] in heaven? And [look at] the height of the stars & how high they are! And you say, How does God know? Can He judge through the dark [clouds?] |
Thick clouds are a cover [for Job, so] that [God doesn't] see [him.] And [God] walks [the stars' orbits] of heaven. Have you [identified] the old [path, that] wicked men have [trampled?] |
[Those wicked men] were cut down [before their] time, whose [foundations were washed away] by a flood. [Wicked men, who] said to God, Depart from us. What can the Almighty do for them? |
[Still, God] filled their houses with good things, but the [advice] of the wicked is far from me. The righteous see it & are glad. The innocent laugh [& look down on them.] Our [possessions that weren't destroyed,] the fire consumed the [rest] of them. |
Now, [get to know God] & be at peace. [As a result,] good things shall come to you. I pray [that] you receive the law from [God's] mouth & [store] up His words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you shall be [exalted.] |
You [should] put [sin] far from your [tents.] Then, you shall [store] up gold [like] dust. And the gold of Ophir, [like] the stones of the brooks. [Yet,] the Almighty shall be your [defender] & you shall have plenty of silver. |
For then, you shall have your delight [with] the Almighty & shall lift up your face to God. You shall make your prayer to [God] & He shall hear you & you shall pay [what you vowed.] |
You shall also [decide something] & it shall be established [for] you. And the light shall shine up all your [paths.] When men are [discouraged,] then you shall say, [They are in need of uplifting & God] shall save the humble person. |
[Matthew 23:12 And [whoever] shall exalt himself shall be [humbled] & he [who] humbles himself, shall be exalted.] [God] shall deliver the innocent [who are isolated] & by the pureness of your hands, it is delivered. |