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