1 Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said:
2 Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge?
3 What doth it profit God if thou be just? or what dost thou give him if thy way be unspotted?
4 Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment:
5 And not for thy manifold wickedness, and thy infinite iniquities?
6 For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.
8 In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless thou hast broken in pieces.
10 Therefore art thou surrounded with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.
11 And didst thou think that thou shouldst not see darkness, and that thou shouldst not be covered with the violence of overflowing waters?
12 Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars?
13 And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist.
14 The clouds are his covert, and he doth not consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heaven.
15 Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden?
16 Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation.
17 Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing:
18 Whereas he had filled their houses with good things: whose way of thinking be far from me.
19 The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.
20 Is not their exaltation cut down, and hath not fire devoured the remnants of them?
21 Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.
22 Receive the law of his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
23 If thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle.
24 He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold.
25 And the Almighty shall be against thy enemies, and silver shall be heaped together for thee.
26 Then shalt thou abound in delights in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God.
27 Thou shalt pray to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay vows.
28 Thou shalt decree a thing, and it I shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways.
29 For he that hath been humbled, shall be in glory: and he that shall bow down his eyes, he shall be saved.
30 The innocent shall be saved, and he shall be saved by the cleanness of his hands.
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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