Then Eliphaz⁴⁶⁴ the Temanite⁸⁴⁸⁹ answered⁶⁰³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹

Can a man¹³⁹⁷ be profitable⁵⁵³² unto El,⁴¹⁰ as³⁵⁸⁸ he that is wise⁷⁹¹⁹ may be profitable⁵⁵³² unto himself?

Is it any pleasure²⁶⁵⁶ to the Almighty,⁷⁷⁰⁶ that thou art righteous?⁶⁶⁶³ or is it gain¹²¹⁵ to him, that thou makest thy ways¹⁸⁷⁰ perfect?⁸⁵⁵²

Will he reprove³¹⁹⁸ thee for fear³³⁷⁴ of thee? will he enter⁹³⁵ with thee into judgment?⁴⁹⁴¹

Is not thy wickedness⁷⁴⁵¹ great?⁷²²⁷ and thine iniquities⁵⁷⁷¹ infinite?⁷⁰⁹³

For thou hast taken a pledge²²⁵⁴ from thy brother²⁵¹ for nought,²⁶⁰⁰ and stripped⁶⁵⁸⁴ the naked⁶¹⁷⁴ of their clothing.⁸⁹⁹

Thou hast not given water⁴³²⁵ to the weary⁵⁸⁸⁹ to drink,⁸²⁴⁸ and thou hast withholden⁴⁵¹³ bread³⁸⁹⁹ from the hungry.⁷⁴⁵⁷

But as for the mighty²²²⁰ man,³⁷⁶ he had the earth;⁷⁷⁶ and the honourable⁵³⁷⁵ man dwelt³⁴²⁷ in it.

Thou hast sent⁷⁹⁷¹ widows⁴⁹⁰ away empty,⁷³⁸⁷ and the arms²²²⁰ of the fatherless³⁴⁹⁰ have been broken.¹⁷⁹²

Therefore snares⁶³⁴¹ are round about⁵⁴³⁹ thee, and sudden⁶⁵⁹⁷ fear⁶³⁴³ troubleth⁹²⁶ thee;

Or darkness,²⁸²² that thou canst not see;⁷²⁰⁰ and abundance⁸²²⁹ of waters⁴³²⁵ cover³⁶⁸⁰ thee.

Is not Eloah⁴³³ in the height¹³⁶³ of heaven?⁸⁰⁶⁴ and behold⁷²⁰⁰ the height⁷²¹⁸ of the stars,³⁵⁵⁶ how high⁷³¹¹ they are!

And thou sayest,⁵⁵⁹ How doth El⁴¹⁰ know?³⁰⁴⁵ can he judge⁸¹⁹⁹ through the dark cloud?⁶²⁰⁵

Thick clouds⁵⁶⁴⁵ are a covering⁵⁶⁴³ to him, that he seeth⁷²⁰⁰ not; and he walketh¹⁹⁸⁰ in the circuit²³²⁹ of heaven.⁸⁰⁶⁴

Hast thou marked⁸¹⁰⁴ the old⁵⁷⁶⁹ way⁷³⁴ which wicked²⁰⁵ men⁴⁹⁶² have trodden?¹⁸⁶⁹

Which were cut down⁷⁰⁵⁹ out of time,⁶²⁵⁶ whose foundation³²⁴⁷ was overflown³³³² with a flood:⁵¹⁰⁴

Which said⁵⁵⁹ unto El,⁴¹⁰ Depart⁵⁴⁹³ from us: and what can the Almighty⁷⁷⁰⁶ do⁶⁴⁶⁶ for them?

Yet he filled⁴³⁹⁰ their houses¹⁰⁰⁴ with good²⁸⁹⁶ things: but the counsel⁶⁰⁹⁸ of the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ is far⁷³⁶⁸ from me.

The righteous⁶⁶⁶² see⁷²⁰⁰ it, and are glad:⁸⁰⁵⁵ and the innocent⁵³⁵⁵ laugh them to scorn.³⁹³²

Whereas⁵¹⁸ our substance⁷⁰⁰⁹ is not cut down,³⁵⁸² but the remnant³⁴⁹⁹ of them the fire⁷⁸⁴ consumeth.³⁹⁸

Acquaint⁵⁵³² now thyself with him, and be at peace:⁷⁹⁹⁹ thereby good²⁸⁹⁶ shall come⁹³⁵ unto thee.

Receive,³⁹⁴⁷ I pray thee, the law⁸⁴⁵¹ from his mouth,⁶³¹⁰ and lay up⁷⁷⁶⁰ his words⁵⁶¹ in thine heart.³⁸²⁴

If thou return⁷⁷²⁵ to the Almighty,⁷⁷⁰⁶ thou shalt be built up,¹¹²⁹ thou shalt put away iniquity⁵⁷⁶⁶ far⁷³⁶⁸ from thy tabernacles.¹⁶⁸

Then shalt thou lay up⁷⁸⁹⁶ gold¹²²⁰ as⁵⁹²¹ dust,⁶⁰⁸³ and the gold of Ophir²¹¹ as the stones⁶⁶⁹⁷ of the brooks.⁵¹⁵⁸

Yea, the Almighty⁷⁷⁰⁶ shall be thy defence,¹²²⁰ and thou shalt have plenty⁸⁴⁴³ of silver.³⁷⁰¹

For then shalt thou have thy delight⁶⁰²⁶ in the Almighty,⁷⁷⁰⁶ and shalt lift up⁵³⁷⁵ thy face⁶⁴⁴⁰ unto Eloah.⁴³³

Thou shalt make thy prayer⁶²⁷⁹ unto him, and he shall hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ thee, and thou shalt pay⁷⁹⁹⁹ thy vows.⁵⁰⁸⁸

Thou shalt also decree¹⁵⁰⁴ a thing,⁵⁶² and it shall be established⁶⁹⁶⁵ unto thee: and the light²¹⁶ shall shine⁵⁰⁵⁰ upon thy ways.¹⁸⁷⁰

When men are cast down,⁸²¹³ then thou shalt say,⁵⁵⁹ There is lifting up;¹⁴⁶⁶ and he shall save³⁴⁶⁷ the humble⁷⁸⁰⁷ person.

He shall deliver⁴⁴²² the island³³⁶ of the innocent:⁵³⁵⁵ and it is delivered⁴⁴²² by the pureness¹²⁵² of thine hands.³⁷⁰⁹