1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2“Can a man be of use to God?…
3Does it delight the Almighty that you are…
4Is it for your reverence that He rebukes…
5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your…
6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers…
7You gave no water to the weary and…
8while the land belonged to a mighty man,…
9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength…
10Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies…
11it is so dark you cannot see, and…
12Is not God as high as the heavens?…
13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does…
14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not…
15Will you stay on the ancient path that…
16They were snatched away before their time, and…
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What…
18But it was He who filled their houses…
19The righteous see it and are glad; the…
20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has…
21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him;…
22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up…
23If you return to the Almighty, you will…
24and consign your gold to the dust and…
25then the Almighty will be your gold and…
26Surely then you will delight in the Almighty…
27You will pray to Him, and He will…
28Your decisions will be carried out, and light…
29When men are brought low and you say,…
30He will deliver even one who is not…
