Job
Job
22:1
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
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Job
22:2
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
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Job
22:3
[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
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Job
22:4
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
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Job
22:5
[Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
[Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
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Job
22:6
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
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Job
22:7
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
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Job
22:8
But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
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Job
22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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Job
22:10
Therefore snares [are] round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Therefore snares [are] round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
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Job
22:11
Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
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Job
22:12
[Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
[Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
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Job
22:13
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
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Job
22:14
Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
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Job
22:15
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
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Job
22:16
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
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Job
22:17
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
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Job
22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good [things]: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Yet he filled their houses with good [things]: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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22:19
The righteous see [it], and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
The righteous see [it], and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
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Job
22:20
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
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Job
22:21
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
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Job
22:22
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
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Job
22:23
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
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Job
22:24
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
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Job
22:25
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
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Job
22:26
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
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Job
22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
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Job
22:28
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
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Job
22:29
When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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Job
22:30
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
