Then answered{H6030} Eliphaz{H464} the Temanite,{H8489} and said,{H559}

Can a man{H1397} be profitable{H5532} unto God?{H410} Surely{H3588} he that is wise{H7919} is profitable{H5532} unto himself.

Is it any pleasure{H2656} to the Almighty,{H7706} that thou art righteous?{H6663} Or is it gain{H1215} [to him], that thou makest thy ways{H1870} perfect?{H8552}

Is it for thy fear{H3374} [of him] that he reproveth{H3198} thee, That he entereth{H935} with thee into judgment?{H4941}

Is not thy wickedness{H7451} great?{H7227} Neither is there any end{H7093} to thine iniquities.{H5771}

For thou hast taken pledges{H2254} of thy brother{H251} for nought,{H2600} And stripped{H6584} the naked{H6174} of their clothing.{H899}

Thou hast not given water{H4325} to the weary{H5889} to drink,{H8248} And thou hast withholden{H4513} bread{H3899} from the hungry.{H7457}

But as for the mighty{H2220} man,{H376} he had the earth;{H776} And the honorable man,{H5375} he dwelt{H3427} in it.

Thou hast sent{H7971} widows{H490} away empty,{H7387} And the arms{H2220} of the fatherless{H3490} have been broken.{H1792}

Therefore snares{H6341} are round about{H5439} thee, And sudden{H6597} fear{H6343} troubleth{H926} thee,

Or darkness,{H2822} so that thou canst not see,{H7200} And abundance{H8229} of waters{H4325} cover{H3680} thee.

Is not God{H433} in the height{H1363} of heaven?{H8064} And behold{H7200} the height{H7218} of the stars,{H3556} how high{H7311} they are!

And thou sayest,{H559} What doth God{H410} know?{H3045} Can he judge{H8199} through the thick darkness?{H6205}

Thick clouds{H5645} are a covering{H5643} to him, so that he seeth{H7200} not; And he walketh{H1980} on the vault{H2329} of heaven.{H8064}

Wilt thou keep{H8104} the old{H5769} way{H734} Which wicked{H205} men{H4962} have trodden?{H1869}

Who were snatched away{H7059} before their time,{H6256} Whose foundation{H3247} was poured{H3332} out as a stream,{H5104}

Who said{H559} unto God,{H410} Depart{H5493} from us; And, What can the Almighty{H7706} do{H6466} for us?

Yet he filled{H4390} their houses{H1004} with good{H2896} things: But the counsel{H6098} of the wicked{H7563} is far{H7368} from me.

The righteous{H6662} see{H7200} it, and are glad;{H8055} And the innocent{H5355} laugh them to scorn,{H3932}

[ Saying], Surely{H518} they that did rise up against{H7009} us are cut off,{H3582} And the remnant{H3499} of them the fire{H784} hath consumed.{H398}

Acquaint{H5532} now thyself with him, and be at peace:{H7999} Thereby good{H2896} shall come{H935} unto thee.

Receive,{H3947} I pray thee, the law{H8451} from his mouth,{H6310} And lay up{H7760} his words{H561} in thy heart.{H3824}

If thou return{H7725} to the Almighty,{H7706} thou shalt be built up,{H1129} If thou put away{H7368} unrighteousness{H5766} far{H7368} from thy tents.{H168}

And lay{H7896} thou [thy] treasure{H1220} in{H5921} the dust,{H6083} And [the gold of] Ophir{H211} among the stones{H6697} of the brooks;{H5158}

And the Almighty{H7706} will be thy treasure,{H1220} And precious{H8443} silver{H3701} unto thee.

For then shalt thou delight{H6026} thyself in the Almighty,{H7706} And shalt lift up{H5375} thy face{H6440} unto God.{H433}

Thou shalt make thy prayer{H6279} unto him, and he will hear{H8085} thee; And thou shalt pay{H7999} thy vows.{H5088}

Thou shalt also decree{H1504} a thing,{H562} and it shall be established{H6965} unto thee; And light{H216} shall shine{H5050} upon thy ways.{H1870}

When they cast [thee] down,{H8213} thou shalt say,{H559} [There is] lifting up;{H1466} And the humble{H7807} person{H5869} he will save.{H3467}

He will deliver{H4422} [even] him{H336} that is not innocent:{H5355} Yea, he shall be delivered{H4422} through the cleanness{H1252} of thy hands.{H3709}