욥기 22장 NASB
- 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded
- 2 "Can a vigorous man be of use to God Or a wise man be useful to himself?
- 3 "Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
- 4 "Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you That He enters into judgment against you?
- 5 "Is not your wickedness great And your iniquities without end?
- 6 "For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause And stripped men naked.
- 7 "To the weary you have given no water to drink And from the hungry you have withheld bread.
- 8 "But the earth belongs to the mighty man And the honorable man dwells in it.
- 9 "You have sent widows away empty And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
- 10 "Therefore snares surround you And sudden dread terrifies you
- 11 Or darkness so that you cannot see And an abundance of water covers you.
- 12 "Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars how high they are!
- 13 "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 men have trod
- 16 Who were snatched away before their time Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
- 17 "They said to God 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to them?'
- 18 "Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- 19 "The righteous see and are glad And the innocent mock them
- 20 Saying 'Truly our adversaries are cut off And their abundance the fire has consumed.'
- 21 "Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.
- 22 "Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart.
- 23 "If you return to the Almighty you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent
- 24 And place 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 choice silver to you.
- 26 "For then you will delight 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 decree a thing and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.
- 29 "When you are cast down you will speak with confidence And the humble person He will save.
- 30 "He will deliver one who is not innocent And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."