Job 22:1-11

New International Version

² “Can a man be of benefit to God?^(B)
    Can even a wise person benefit him?^(C)
3 What pleasure^(D) would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?^(E)
    What would he gain if your ways were blameless?^(F)

⁴ “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
    and brings charges against you?^(G)
5 Is not your wickedness great?
    Are not your sins^(H) endless?^(I)
6 You demanded security^(J) from your relatives for no reason;^(K)
    you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.^(L)
7 You gave no water^(M) to the weary
    and you withheld food from the hungry,^(N)
8 though you were a powerful man, owning land^(O)—
    an honored man,^(P) living on it.^(Q)
9 And you sent widows^(R) away empty-handed^(S)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.^(T)
10 That is why snares^(U) are all around you,^(V)
    why sudden peril terrifies you,^(W)
11 why it is so dark^(X) you cannot see,
    and why a flood of water covers you.^(Y)