Job 22:1-30 ASV

[1] Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, [2] Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. [3] Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? [4] Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment? [5] Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities. [6] For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing. [7] Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. [8] But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. [9] Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. [10] Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, [11] Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee. [12] Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! [13] And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? [14] Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven. [15] Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? [16] Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, [17] Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us? [18] Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. [19] The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, [20] Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed. [21] Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. [22] Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. [23] If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. [24] And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks; [25] And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. [26] For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. [27] Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows. [28] Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways. [29] When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save. [30] He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.