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Job 22

Eliphaz begins his third speech by arguing that human righteousness does not profit God and then directly accuses Job of greed, cruelty, withholding necessities, mistreating widows, and oppressing orphans. None of these charges has been established. He urges Job to return to God and promises renewed prosperity.

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Verses 1–4Eliphaz says man’s righteousness does not add anything to God Verses 5–11Eliphaz directly accuses Job of great wickedness and mistreating the needy Verses 12–20Eliphaz warns that God sees from heaven and recalls the old path of wicked men Verses 21–30Eliphaz urges Job to return to the Almighty and describes the good he expects to follow

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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that…3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art…4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he…5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for…7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink,…8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;…9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of…10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth…11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of…12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold…13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge…14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth…15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have…16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was…17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can…18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the…19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent…20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant…21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby…22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and…23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built…24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the…25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt…26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty,…27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall…28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be…29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There…30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it…