1 T hen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

¶ Then Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said,

2 C an a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Can a man be profitable unto God? For he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

3 I s 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 justified? Or is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect?

4 W ill he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

Will he reprove thee or will he enter with thee into judgment because he fears thee?

5 I s not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

¶ Certainly thy wickedness is great and thine iniquities have no end.

6 F or thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

For thou didst take a pledge from thy brother without cause and stripped the naked of their clothing.

7 T hou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Thou didst not give water to drink to the weary, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.

8 B ut as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

But the man of means had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

9 T hou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

Thou hast sent the widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10 T herefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Therefore, snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubles thee

11 O r 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.

12 I s 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 the heavens? Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

13 A nd thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

And thou shalt say, What does God know? How can he judge through the darkness?

14 T hick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

Thick clouds are his hiding place, and he does not see; and he walks in the circuit of heaven.

15 H ast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

¶ Dost thou desire to keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?

16 W hich were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

Who were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood.

17 W hich said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

Who said unto God, Depart from us; and what can the Almighty do unto us?

18 Y et he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

He had filled their houses with good things. Therefore, the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19 T he righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

The righteous shall see it and be glad; and the innocent laughs them to scorn.

20 W hereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

Whereas our substance was not cut down, when the fire had consumed the rest of them.

21 A cquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

¶ Make up thy friendship now with him, and thou shalt have peace; thereby good shall come unto thee.

22 R eceive, 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.

23 I f 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 tent;

24 T hen shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

then thou shalt lay up gold as dust and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

25 Y ea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

And the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

26 F or 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.

27 T hou 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.

28 T hou 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.

29 W hen men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

When others are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

30 H e 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 in the pureness of thine hands thou shalt be kept.