Job 22:1-30 AMP

[1] Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, [2] “Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself? [3] Is it any pleasure or joy to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect? [4] Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, That He enters into judgment against you? [5] Is not your wickedness great, And your sins without end? [6] For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked. [7] You have not given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. [8] But the land is possessed by the man with power, And the favored and honorable man dwells in it. [9] You have sent widows away empty-handed, And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken. [10] Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies and overwhelms you; [11] Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And a flood of water covers you. [12] “Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the distant stars, how high they are! [13] You say, ‘What does God know [about me]? Can He judge through the thick darkness? [14] Thick clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks on the vault (circle) of the heavens.’ [15] Will you keep to the ancient path That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah], [16] Men who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were poured out like a river? [17] They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do for us or to us?’ [18] Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked and ungodly is far from me. [19] The righteous see it and are glad; And the innocent mock and laugh at them, saying, [20] ‘Surely our adversaries are cut off and destroyed, And fire has consumed their abundance.’ [21] “Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace; In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you. [22] Please receive the law and instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart and keep them. [23] If you return to the Almighty [and submit and humble yourself before Him], you will be built up [and restored]; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tents, [24] And place your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value], [25] And make the Almighty your gold And your precious silver, [26] Then you will have delight in the Almighty, And you will lift up your face to God. [27] You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, And you will pay your vows. [28] You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways. [29] When you are cast down and humbled, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will lift up and save. [30] He will even rescue the one [for whom you intercede] who is not innocent; And he will be rescued through the cleanness of your hands.”