JOB 21:1 "Then Job answered,"
JOB 21:2 "Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your [way of] consolation."
JOB 21:3 "Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may mock."
JOB 21:4 "As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?"
JOB 21:5 "Look at me, and be astonished, And put [your] hand over [your] mouth."
JOB 21:6 "Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And horror takes hold of my flesh."
JOB 21:7 "Why do the wicked [still] live, Continue on, also become very powerful?"
JOB 21:8 "Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes,"
JOB 21:9 "Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God on them."
JOB 21:10 His ox mates without fail; His cow calves and does not abort.
JOB 21:11 "They send forth their little ones like the flock, And their children skip about."
JOB 21:12 They sing to the timbrel and harp And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
JOB 21:13 "They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol."
JOB 21:14 "And they say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Thy ways."
JOB 21:15 "'Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we entreat Him?'"
JOB 21:16 "Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me."
JOB 21:17 "How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or [does] their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?"
JOB 21:18 "Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away?"
JOB 21:19 "[You say,] 'God stores away a man's iniquity for his sons.' Let God repay him so that he may know [it.]"
JOB 21:20 "Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty."
JOB 21:21 "For what does he care for his household after him, When the number of his months is cut off?"
JOB 21:22 "Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He judges those on high?"
JOB 21:23 "One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and satisfied;"
JOB 21:24 "His sides are filled out with fat, And the marrow of his bones is moist,"
JOB 21:25 "While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting [anything] good."
JOB 21:26 "Together they lie down in the dust, And worms cover them."
JOB 21:27 "Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plans by which you would wrong me."
JOB 21:28 "For you say, 'Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?'"
JOB 21:29 "Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness?"
JOB 21:30 For the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity; They will be led forth at the day of fury.
JOB 21:31 "Who will confront him with his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done?"
JOB 21:32 "While he is carried to the grave, [Men] will keep watch over [his] tomb."
JOB 21:33 "The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless ones [go] before him."
JOB 21:34 "How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain [full of] falsehood?"
JOB 22:1 "Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,"
JOB 22:2 "Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?"
JOB 22:3 "Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?"
JOB 22:4 "Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?"
JOB 22:5 "Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?"
JOB 22:6 "For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked."
JOB 22:7 "To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread."
JOB 22:8 "But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it."
JOB 22:9 "You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed."
JOB 22:10 "Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you,"
JOB 22:11 "Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you."
JOB 22:12 "Is not God [in] the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!"
JOB 22:13 "And you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?"
JOB 22:14 "'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.'"
JOB 22:15 "Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,"
JOB 22:16 "Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?"
JOB 22:17 "They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to them?'"
JOB 22:18 Yet He filled their houses with good [things;] But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
JOB 22:19 "The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them,"
JOB 22:20 "[Saying,] 'Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.'"
JOB 22:21 Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.
JOB 22:22 "Please receive instruction from His mouth, And establish His words in your heart."
JOB 22:23 "If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,"
JOB 22:24 "And place [your] gold in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks,"
JOB 22:25 Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you.
JOB 22:26 "For then you will delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God."
JOB 22:27 "You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows."
JOB 22:28 "You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways."
JOB 22:29 "When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence And the humble person He will save."
JOB 22:30 "He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."