Job 22:1-30 NASB

[1] Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded, [2] “Can a strong man be of use to God, Or a wise one be useful to himself? [3] “Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or gain if you make your ways blameless? [4] “Is it because of your reverence that He punishes you, That He enters into judgment against you? [5] “Is your wickedness not abundant, And is there no end to your guilty deeds? [6] “For you have seized pledges from your brothers without cause, And stripped people naked. [7] “You have given the weary no water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. [8] “But the earth belongs to the powerful man, And the one who is honorable dwells on it. [9] “You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of orphans has been crushed. [10] “Therefore traps surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you, [11] Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And a flood of water covers you. [12] “Is God not in the height of heaven? Look also at the highest stars, how high they are! [13] “But you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness? [14] ‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.’ [15] “Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked people have walked, [16] Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river? [17] “They said to God, ‘Go away from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’ [18] “Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the advice of the wicked is far from me. [19] “The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, saying, [20] ‘Truly our enemies are eliminated, And fire has consumed their abundance.’ [21] “Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you. [22] “Please receive instruction from His mouth, And put His words in your heart. [23] “If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove injustice far from your tent, [24] And put your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, [25] Then the Almighty will be your gold And abundant silver to you. [26] “For then you will take pleasure in the Almighty And lift up your face to God. [27] “You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows. [28] “You will also decide something, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways. [29] “When they have brought you low, you will speak with confidence, And He will save the humble person. [30] “He will rescue one who is not innocent, And he will be rescued due to the cleanness of your hands.”