1 Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 Can man be of any use to God? Only himself a wise man benefits.
3 What would the Almighty gain if you were upright? What profit if you were blameless in your ways?
4 Is it for your piety that he reproves and brings you to judgment?
5 Is it not for your great wickedness, for there is no end to your sins?
6 Without any need you kept your kinsmen's goods and stripped them naked of their clothing.
7 You denied drink to the thirsty and withheld bread from the hungry.
8 The powerful control the land and allot it to their cronies.
9 You have sent widows away empty-handed and crushed the arms of orphans.
10 No wonder snares are round about you and sudden terror makes you dismayed,
11 you are blinded by darkness and covered by flood.
12 Is not God above the heavens? See how lofty are the highest stars.
13 Yet you say, "What does God know? Can he see through deep shadows?
14 He cannot see for thick clouds veil him as he walks upon the vault of the heavens."
15 Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?
16 In a moment they were carried off and their foundation washed away.
17 They said to God, "Away from us! What can the Almighty do to us?"
18 He had filled their houses with good things, but the thoughts of the wicked were far from him.
19 The righteous see their ruin and are glad, the innocent laugh at them and say,
20 "Now the great have come to nothing, fire has devoured their heritage."
21 Come to terms with God and make peace; in this way you will prosper.
22 Listen to his teaching and keep his words in your heart.
23 If you return humbled to the Almighty, if you drive injustice from your tent,
24 then you will look on gold as dust, gold of Ophir as pebbles from a stream.
25 For the Almighty will be your gold and your sparkling silver.
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, and you will fulfill your vows.
28 You will succeed in your decision, and light will shine upon your way.
29 For God brings down the proud and saves the downcast.
30 He who rescues the innocent man, will rescue you too if your hands are clean.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 22:
In Chapter 22 of Job's book, Job's friend Elifaz accuses Job of sinning against God and suggests that his sufferings are a divine punishment. Elifaz argues that if Job repents and turning to God, He will be restored and blessed again. However, Job affirms his innocence and continues to question why God allowed him to suffer so much. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Job 22:
Psalm 37:25: "I have been a young man, and now I am old; but I have never seen the righteous helpless, nor his offspring to beg the bread." This verse suggests that God does not abandon the righteous, contrary to Elifaz's statement that Job suffers because of his sins.
Proverbs 11:8: "The righteous is delivered from anguish, and the wicked comes in its place." This verse can be seen as an answer to Elifaz's accusations that Job is suffering because he sinned.
Isaiah 55:6-7: "Seek the Lord as long as one can find, invoke him while he is near. Leave the wicked his way, and the evil man his thoughts; and converts to the Lord, who shall be sympathized; To our God, because it is great to forgive. " Elifaz insists that Job needs to repent and turn to God to be restored, and this verse can be seen as a similar exhortation.
Romans 8:28: "And we know that all things contribute together to the good of those who love God, those who are called by their decree." This verse suggests that God can even use bad things for the good of His children, which is a concept that Job is struggling to understand.
Hebrews 12:6: "For the Lord corrects what he loves, and whipping to anyone he receives for his son." This verse can be seen as an answer to Elifaz's statement that Job is suffering because God is punishing his sins. He suggests that God disciplines those whom He loves, which may be an aspect of Job's suffering.
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