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HEB וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

KJV Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2

HEB הַלְאֵ֥ל יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר כִּֽי־יִסְכֹּ֖ן עָלֵ֣ימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

KJV Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

3

HEB הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּ֥ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃

KJV Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

4

HEB הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָ יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ יָב֥וֹא עִ֝מְּךָ֗ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

KJV Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

5

HEB הֲלֹ֣א רָעָֽתְךָ֣ רַבָּ֑ה וְאֵֽין־קֵ֝֗ץ לַעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃

KJV Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

6

HEB כִּֽי־תַחְבֹּ֣ל אַחֶ֣יךָ חִנָּ֑ם וּבִגְדֵ֖י עֲרוּמִּ֣ים תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃

KJV For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

7

HEB לֹא־מַ֭יִם עָיֵ֣ף תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃

KJV Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8

HEB וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃

KJV But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

9

HEB אַ֭לְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא׃

KJV Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10

HEB עַל־כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃

KJV Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11

HEB אוֹ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ לֹֽא־תִרְאֶ֑ה וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

KJV Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

12

HEB הֲֽלֹא־אֱ֭לוֹהַּ גֹּ֣בַהּ שָׁמָ֑יִם וּרְאֵ֤ה רֹ֖אשׁ כּוֹכָבִ֣ים כִּי־רָֽמּוּ׃

KJV Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

13

HEB וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּ֣דַֽע אֵ֑ל הַבְעַ֖ד עֲרָפֶ֣ל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃

KJV And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

14

HEB עָבִ֣ים סֵֽתֶר־ל֭וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וְח֥וּג שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃

KJV Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

15

HEB הַאֹ֣רַח עוֹלָ֣ם תִּשְׁמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר דָּרְכ֣וּ מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃

KJV Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

16

HEB אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּט֥וּ וְלֹא־עֵ֑ת נָ֝הָ֗ר יוּצַ֥ק יְסוֹדָֽם׃

KJV Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

17

HEB הָאֹמְרִ֣ים לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּמַה־יִּפְעַ֖ל שַׁדַּ֣י לָֽמוֹ׃

KJV Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

18

HEB וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

KJV Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19

HEB יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃

KJV The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

20

HEB אִם־לֹ֣א נִכְחַ֣ד קִימָ֑נוּ וְ֝יִתְרָ֗ם אָ֣כְלָה אֵֽשׁ׃

KJV Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

21

HEB הַסְכֶּן־נָ֣א עִמּ֑וֹ וּשְׁלם בָּ֝הֶ֗ם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה׃

KJV Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

22

HEB קַח־נָ֣א מִפִּ֣יו תּוֹרָ֑ה וְשִׂ֥ים אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃

KJV Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

23

HEB אִם־תָּשׁ֣וּב עַד־שַׁ֭דַּי תִּבָּנֶ֑ה תַּרְחִ֥יק עַ֝וְלָ֗ה מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃

KJV If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

24

HEB וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּבְצ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים אוֹפִֽיר׃

KJV Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

25

HEB וְהָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ וְכֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת לָֽךְ׃

KJV Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

26

HEB כִּי־אָ֭ז עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל־אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃

KJV For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

27

HEB תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃

KJV Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

28

HEB וְֽתִגְזַר־א֭וֹמֶר וְיָ֣קָם לָ֑ךְ וְעַל־דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ נָ֣גַֽהּ אֽוֹר׃

KJV Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

29

HEB כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃

KJV When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

30

HEB יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט אִֽי־נָקִ֑י וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ פ

KJV He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.