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  22:1 ¶
Then
´Élîfäz
אֱלִיפָזº
the
Têmänî
תֵּימָנִיº
answeredºº
and said,ºº |
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22:1 ¶
Then Elifaz the Temani answered and said, |
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22:2
Can a manº
be profitableºº
unto
´Ël
אֵל,º
asº
he thatº
is wiseºº
may be profitableºº
untoº
himself? |
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
[Is it] any pleasureº
to
Šadday
שַׁדַּי,º
thatº
thou art righteous?ºº
orº
[is it] gainº
[to him], thatº
thou makest thy waysº
perfect?ººº |
22:3
[Is it] any pleasure to Shadday, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect? |
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22:4
Will he reproveºº
thee for fearºº
of thee? will he enterºº
withº
thee into judgment?º |
22:4
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? |
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22:5
[Is] notº
thy wickednessº
great?º
and thine iniquitiesº
infinite?ºº |
22:5
[Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? |
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22:6
Forº
thou hast taken a pledgeºº
from thy brotherº
for nought,º
and strippedºº
the nakedº
of their clothing.º |
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
Thou hast notº
given waterº
to the wearyº
to drink,ºº
and thou hast withholdenºº
breadº
from the hungry.ºº |
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
But [as for] the mightyº
man,º
he had the earth;º
and the honourable manººº
dweltºº
in it. |
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
Thou hast sentºº
widowsº
awayºº
empty,º
and the armsº
of the fatherlessº
have been broken.ºº |
22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. |
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22:10
Thereforeºº
snaresº
[are] round aboutº
thee, and suddenº
fearº
troublethºº
thee; |
22:10
Therefore snares [are] round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; |
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22:11
Orº
darkness,º
[that] thou canst notº
see;ºº
and abundanceº
of watersº
coverºº
thee. |
22:11
Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. |
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22:12
[Is] notº
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַº
in the heightº
of heaven?º
and beholdºº
the heightº
of the stars,º
howº
highºº
they are!º |
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 sayest,ºº
Howº
doth
´Ël
אֵלº
know?ºº
can he judgeºº
throughº
the dark cloud?º |
22:13
And thou sayest, How doth El know? can he judge through the dark cloud? |
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22:14
Thick cloudsº
[are] a coveringº
to him, that he seethºº
not;º
and he walkethºº
in the circuitº
of heaven.º |
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
Hast thou markedºº
the oldº
wayº
whichº
wickedº
menº
have trodden?ºº |
22:15
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? |
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22:16
Whichº
were cut downºº
out ofº
time,º
whose foundationº
was overflownºº
with a flood:º |
22:16
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: |
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22:17
Which saidºº
unto
´Ël
אֵל,º
Departºº
fromº
us: and whatº
can
Šadday
שַׁדַּיº
doºº
for them? |
22:17
Which said unto El, Depart from us: and what can Shadday do for them? |
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22:18
Yet heº
filledºº
their housesº
with goodº
[things]: but the counselº
of the wickedº
is farºº
fromº
me. |
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 righteousº
seeºº
[it], and are glad:ºº
and the innocentº
laugh them to scorn.ºº |
22:19
The righteous see [it], and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. |
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22:20
Whereasº
our substanceº
is notº
cut down,ºº
but the remnantº
of them the fireº
consumeth.ºº |
22:20
Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. |
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22:21
Acquaintºº
nowº
thyself withº
him, and be at peace:ºº
thereby goodº
shall comeºº
unto thee. |
22:21
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. |
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22:22
Receive,ºº
I pray thee,º
the lawº
from his mouth,ºº
and lay upºº
his wordsº
in thine heart.º |
22:22
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. |
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22:23
Ifº
thou returnºº
toº
Šadday
שַׁדַּי,º
thou shalt be built up,ºº
thou shalt put awayºº
iniquityº
farºº
from thy tabernacles.ºº |
22:23
If thou return to Shadday, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. |
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22:24
Then shalt thou lay upºº
goldº
asº
dust,º
and the [gold] of
´Ôfîr
אוֹפִירº
as the stonesº
of the brooks.º |
22:24
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ofir as the stones of the brooks. |
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22:25
Yea,
Šadday
שַׁדַּיº
shall beº
thy defence,º
and thou shalt have plentyº
of silver.º |
22:25
Yea, Shadday shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. |
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22:26
Forº
thenº
shalt thou have thy delightºº
inº
Šadday
שַׁדַּי,º
and shalt lift upºº
thy faceº
untoº
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַ.º |
22:26
For then shalt thou have thy delight in Shadday, and shalt lift up thy face unto Eloah. |
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22:27
Thou shalt make thy prayerºº
untoº
him, and he shall hearºº
thee, and thou shalt payºº
thy vows.º |
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
Thou shalt also decreeºº
a thing,º
and it shall be establishedºº
unto thee: and the lightº
shall shineºº
uponº
thy ways.º |
22:28
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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22:29
Whenº
[men] are cast down,ºº
then thou shalt say,ºº
[There is] lifting up;º
and he shall saveºº
the humbleº
person.ºº |
22:29
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 deliverºº
the islandº
of the innocent:º
and it is deliveredºº
by the purenessº
of thine hands.º |
22:30
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. |
