Job 22:1

ASV: Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

DARBY: And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

DRA: Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said:

KJV: Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

Job 22:2

ASV: Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

DARBY: Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.

DRA: Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge?

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

Job 22:3

ASV: Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?

DARBY: Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?

DRA: What doth it profit God if thou be just? or what dost thou give him if thy way be unspotted?

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

Job 22:4

ASV: Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

DARBY: Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?

DRA: Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment:

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

Job 22:5

ASV: Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

DARBY: Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?

DRA: And not for thy manifold wickedness, and thy infinite iniquities?

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

Job 22:6

ASV: For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

DARBY: For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.

DRA: For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

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

Job 22:7

ASV: Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

DARBY: Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

DRA: Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.

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

Job 22:8

ASV: But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

DARBY: But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

DRA: In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.

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

Job 22:9

ASV: Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

DARBY: Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

DRA: Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.

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

Job 22:10

ASV: Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,

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

DRA: Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.

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

Job 22:11

ASV: Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

DARBY: Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.

DRA: And didst thou think that thou shouldst not see darkness, and that thou shouldst not be covered with the violence of overflowing waters?

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

Job 22:12

ASV: Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

DARBY: Is not God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!

DRA: Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars?

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

Job 22:13

ASV: And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

DARBY: And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?

DRA: And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist.

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

Job 22:14

ASV: Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

DARBY: Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.

DRA: The clouds are his covert, and he doth not consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heaven.

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

Job 22:15

ASV: Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

DARBY: Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?

DRA: Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden?

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

Job 22:16

ASV: Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

DARBY: Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;

DRA: Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation.

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

Job 22:17

ASV: Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

DARBY: Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?

DRA: Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing:

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

Job 22:18

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

DARBY: Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

DRA: Whereas he had filled their houses with good things: whose way of thinking be far from me.

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

Job 22:19

ASV: The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

DARBY: The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:

DRA: The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.

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

Job 22:20

ASV: [Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

DARBY: Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?

DRA: Is not their exaltation cut down, and hath not fire devoured the remnants of them?

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

Job 22:21

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

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

DRA: Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.

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

Job 22:22

ASV: Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

DARBY: Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

DRA: Receive the law of his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

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

Job 22:23

ASV: If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

DARBY: If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,

DRA: If thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle.

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

Job 22:24

ASV: And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

DARBY: And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,

DRA: He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold.

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

Job 22:25

ASV: And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.

DARBY: Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;

DRA: And the Almighty shall be against thy enemies, and silver shall be heaped together for thee.

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

Job 22:26

ASV: For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

DARBY: Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God:

DRA: Then shalt thou abound in delights in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.

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

Job 22:27

ASV: Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

DARBY: Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;

DRA: Thou shalt pray to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay vows.

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

Job 22:28

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

DARBY: And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.

DRA: Thou shalt decree a thing, and it I shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways.

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

Job 22:29

ASV: When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

DARBY: When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.

DRA: For he that hath been humbled, shall be in glory: and he that shall bow down his eyes, he shall be saved.

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

Job 22:30

ASV: He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

DARBY: [Even] him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.

DRA: The innocent shall be saved, and he shall be saved by the cleanness of his hands.

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

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