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  22:1 ¶
Then Eliphaz the Temanite{gr.Thaemanite} answered and said, |
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22:1 ¶
Then Eliphaz°
the Temanite°
answered°°
and said,°° |
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22:2
Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge? |
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22:2
Can a man°
be profitable°°
unto El,°
as°
he that°
is wise°°
may be profitable°°
unto°
himself? |
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22:3
For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in [thy] works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way? |
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22:3
[Is it] any pleasure°
to Shaddai,°
that°
thou art righteous?°°
or°
[is it] gain°
[to him], that°
thou makest thy ways°
perfect?°°° |
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22:4
Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee? |
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22:4
Will he reprove°°
thee for fear°°
of thee? will he enter°°
with°
thee into judgment?° |
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22:5
Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable? |
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22:5
[Is] not°
thy wickedness°
great?°
and thine iniquities°
infinite?°° |
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22:6
And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked. |
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22:6
For°
thou hast taken a pledge°°
from thy brother°
for nought,°
and stripped°°
the naked°
of their clothing.° |
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22:7
Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry. |
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22:7
Thou hast not°
given water°
to the weary°
to drink,°°
and thou hast withholden°°
bread°
from the hungry.°° |
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22:8
And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those [that were already settled] on the earth. |
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22:8
But [as for] the mighty°
man,°
he had the earth;°
and the honourable man°°°
dwelt°°
in it. |
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22:9
But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans. |
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22:9
Thou hast sent°°
widows°
away°°
empty,°
and the arms°
of the fatherless°
have been broken.°° |
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22:10
Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee. |
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22:10
Therefore°°
snares°
[are] round about°
thee, and sudden°
fear°
troubleth°°
thee; |
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22:11
The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down. |
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22:11
Or°
darkness,°
[that] thou canst not°
see;°°
and abundance°
of waters°
cover°°
thee. |
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22:12
Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud? |
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22:12
[Is] not°
Eloah°
in the height°
of heaven?°
and behold°°
the height°
of the stars,°
how°
high°°
they are!° |
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22:13
And thou has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark? |
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22:13
And thou sayest,°°
How°
doth El°
know?°°
can he judge°°
through°
the dark cloud?° |
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22:14
A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven. |
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22:14
Thick clouds°
[are] a covering°
to him, that he seeth°°
not;°
and he walketh°°
in the circuit°
of heaven.° |
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22:15
Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden? |
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22:15
Hast thou marked°°
the old°
way°
which°
wicked°
men°
have trodden?°° |
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22:16
who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream. |
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Which°
were cut down°°
out of°
time,°
whose foundation°
was overflown°°
with a flood:° |
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22:17
Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us? |
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22:17
Which said°°
unto El,°
Depart°°
from°
us: and what°
can Shaddai°
do°°
for them? |
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22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him. |
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22:18
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 have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them]. |
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22:19
The righteous°
see°°
[it], and are glad:°°
and the innocent°
laugh them to scorn.°° |
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Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property]. |
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22:20
Whereas°
our substance°
is not°
cut down,°°
but the remnant°
of them the fire°
consumeth.°° |
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22:21
Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper. |
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Acquaint°°
now°
thyself with°
him, and be at peace:°°
thereby good°
shall come°°
unto thee. |
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And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. |
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Receive,°°
I pray thee,°
the law°
from his mouth,°°
and lay up°°
his words°
in thine heart.° |
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And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation. |
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22:23
If°
thou return°°
to°
Shaddai,°
thou shalt be built up,°°
thou shalt put away°°
iniquity°
far°°
from thy tabernacles.°° |
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Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent. |
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22:24
Then shalt thou lay up°°
gold°
as°
dust,°
and the [gold] of Ophir°
as the stones°
of the brooks.° |
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So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire. |
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22:25
Yea, Shaddai°
shall be°
thy defence,°
and thou shalt have plenty°
of silver.° |
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Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven. |
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22:26
For°
then°
shalt thou have thy delight°°
in°
Shaddai,°
and shalt lift up°°
thy face°
unto°
Eloah.° |
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22:27
And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows. |
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22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayer°°
unto°
him, and he shall hear°°
thee, and thou shalt pay°°
thy vows.° |
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22:28
And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths. |
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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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Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes. |
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When°
[men] are cast down,°°
then thou shalt say,°°
[There is] lifting up;°
and he shall save°°
the humble°
person.°° |
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22:30
He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands. |
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22:30
He shall deliver°°
the island°
of the innocent:°
and it is delivered°°
by the pureness°
of thine hands.° |
