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Job 22

Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job

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Then Eliphazh464 the Temaniteh8489  1respondedh6030ah559,

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"Can a vigorous  amanh1397 be of useh5532a to Godh410, Orh3588 a wiseh7919a man be usefulh5532a to himself?

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"Is there any pleasureh2656 to  1the Almightyh7706b ifh3588 you are righteoush6663, Orh518 profith1215 ifh3588 you makeh8552 your waysh1870 perfecth8552?

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"Is it becauseh4480 of your  1reverenceh3374 that He reprovesh3198 you, That He  aentersh935 into judgmenth4941 againsth5973 you?

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"Is not  ayour wickednessh7463a greath7227a, And your iniquitiesh5771 withouth369 endh7093?

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"For you have  atakenh2254a pledgesh2254a of your brothersh251 withouth2600 causeh2600, And  bstrippedh6584  1men nakedh6174.

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"To the wearyh5889 you have  agivenh8248 noh3808 waterh4325 to drinkh8248, And from the hungryh7457 you have  bwithheldh4513 breadh3899.

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"But the earthh776  abelongs to the  bmightyh2220 manh376, And  cthe honorableh5375h6440 man dwellsh3427 in it.

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"You have senth7971  awidowsh490 awayh7971 emptyh7387, And the  1strengthh2220 of the  borphansh3490 has been crushedh1792.

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"Thereforeh5921h3651  asnaresh6341a surroundh5439 you, And suddenh6597  bdreadh6343 terrifiesh926 you,

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Orh176  adarknessh2822, so that you cannoth3808 seeh7200, And an  babundanceh8229 of waterh4325 coversh3680 you.

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"Is not Godh433  ain the heighth1363 of heavenh8064? Lookh7200 also at the  1distanth7218 starsh3556, howh3588 highh7311 they are!

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"You sayh559, ` aWhath4100 does Godh410 knowh3045? Can He judgeh8199 throughh1157 the thickh6205 darknessh6205?

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aCloudsh5645 are a hidingh5643 placeh5643a for Him, so that He cannoth3808 seeh7200; And He walksh1980 on the  1vaulth2329 of heavenh8064.'

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"Will you keeph8104 to the ancienth5769 pathh734 Whichh834  awickedh205 menh4962 have trodh1869,

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Whoh834 were snatchedh7059 awayh7059  abefore their timeh6256, Whose  bfoundationsh3247 were  1washedh3332 awayh3332 by a riverh5104?

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"They  asaidh559 to Godh410, `Departh5493 from us!' And `Whath4100 can  1the Almightyh7706b doh6466 to them?'

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"Yet He  afilledh4390 their housesh1004 with goodh2896b things; But  bthe counselh6098 of the wickedh7563 is farh7368 from me.

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"The  arighteoush6662 seeh7200 and are gladh8055, And the innocenth5355a mockh3932 them,

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Saying, `Trulyh518h3808 our adversariesh7009 are cuth3582 offh3582, And their  1abundanceh3499a  athe fireh784 has consumedh398.'

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1 aYieldh5532a nowh4994 and be at peaceh7999b with Him; Thereby goodh2899b will comeh935 to you.

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"Pleaseh4994 receiveh3947  1 ainstructionh8451 from His mouthh6310 And establishh7760 His wordsh561 in your hearth3824.

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"Ifh518 you  areturnh7725 to  1the Almightyh7706b, you will be  2restoredh1129; If you  bremoveh7368 unrighteousnessh5767b farh7368 from your tenth168,

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And  aplaceh7896 your  1goldh1220 in the dusth6083, And the gold of Ophirh211 among the stonesh6697 of the brooksh5158a,

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Then  1the Almightyh7706b will be your  2goldh1220 And choiceh8443 silverh3701 to you.

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"For thenh227 you will  adelighth6026 in  1the Almightyh7706b And lifth5375 up your faceh6440 to Godh433.

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"You will  aprayh6279 to Him, and  bHe will hearh8085 you; And you will payh7999a your vowsh5088.

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"You will also decreeh1504 a thingh561, and it will be establishedh6965 for you; And  alighth216 will shineh5050 on your waysh1870.

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"Whenh3588  1you are casth8213 downh8213, you will speakh559 with  2confidenceh1466, And the  3 ahumbleh7807h5869 personh7807h5869 He will saveh3467.

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"He will deliverh4422 one who is not innocenth5355a, And he will be  adeliveredh4422 through the cleannessh1252 of your handsh3709."



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