1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2Can a [noble] man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself. 3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that you make your ways perfect? 4Is it for your fear [of him] that he reproves you, That he enters with you into judgment? 5Isn't your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities. 6For you have taken pledges of your brother for nothing, And stripped the naked of their clothing. 7You haven't given water to the weary to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. 9You have sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10Therefore snares are round about you, And sudden fear troubles you, 11Or darkness, so that you can't see, And abundance of waters cover you. 12Isn't God in the height of heaven? And look at the height of the stars, how high they are! 13And you say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? 14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see; And he walks on the vault of heaven. 15Will you keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? 16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, 17Who said to God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us? 18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, 20[Saying], Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire has consumed. 21Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: By this good will come to you. 22Receive, I pray you, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart. 23If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, If you put away unrighteousness far from your tents. 24And lay [your] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks; 25And the Almighty will be your treasure, And precious silver to you. 26For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, And will lift up your face to God. 27You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you; And you will pay your vows. 28You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you; And light will shine on your ways. 29When they are cast down, you will say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save. 30He will deliver [even] him who is not innocent: Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.