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Job 22
Reina-Valera 1960
Job 22
Reina-Valera 1960
Elifaz acusa a Job de gran maldad
22 Respondió Elifaz temanita, y dijo:
2 ¿Traerá el hombre provecho a Dios?
Al contrario, para sí mismo es provechoso el hombre sabio.
3 ¿Tiene contentamiento el Omnipotente en que tú seas justificado,
O provecho de que tú hagas perfectos tus caminos?(A)
4 ¿Acaso te castiga,
O viene a juicio contigo, a causa de tu piedad?
5 Por cierto tu malicia es grande,
Y tus maldades no tienen fin.
6 Porque sacaste prenda a tus hermanos sin causa,
Y despojaste de sus ropas a los desnudos.
7 No diste de beber agua al cansado,
Y detuviste el pan al hambriento.
8 Pero el hombre pudiente tuvo la tierra,
Y habitó en ella el distinguido.
9 A las viudas enviaste vacías,
Y los brazos de los huérfanos fueron quebrados.
10 Por tanto, hay lazos alrededor de ti,
Y te turba espanto repentino;
11 O tinieblas, para que no veas,
Y abundancia de agua te cubre.
12 ¿No está Dios en la altura de los cielos?
Mira lo encumbrado de las estrellas, cuán elevadas están.
13 ¿Y dirás tú: Qué sabe Dios?
¿Cómo juzgará a través de la oscuridad?
14 Las nubes le rodearon, y no ve;
Y por el circuito del cielo se pasea.
15 ¿Quieres tú seguir la senda antigua
Que pisaron los hombres perversos,
16 Los cuales fueron cortados antes de tiempo,
Cuyo fundamento fue como un río derramado?
17 Decían a Dios: Apártate de nosotros.
¿Y qué les había hecho el Omnipotente?
18 Les había colmado de bienes sus casas.
Pero sea el consejo de ellos lejos de mí.
19 Verán los justos y se gozarán;
Y el inocente los escarnecerá, diciendo:
20 Fueron destruidos nuestros adversarios,
Y el fuego consumió lo que de ellos quedó.
21 Vuelve ahora en amistad con él, y tendrás paz;
Y por ello te vendrá bien.
22 Toma ahora la ley de su boca,
Y pon sus palabras en tu corazón.
23 Si te volvieres al Omnipotente, serás edificado;
Alejarás de tu tienda la aflicción;
24 Tendrás más oro que tierra,
Y como piedras de arroyos oro de Ofir;
25 El Todopoderoso será tu defensa,
Y tendrás plata en abundancia.
26 Porque entonces te deleitarás en el Omnipotente,
Y alzarás a Dios tu rostro.
27 Orarás a él, y él te oirá;
Y tú pagarás tus votos.
28 Determinarás asimismo una cosa, y te será firme,
Y sobre tus caminos resplandecerá luz.
29 Cuando fueren abatidos, dirás tú: Enaltecimiento habrá;
Y Dios salvará al humilde de ojos.
30 Él libertará al inocente,
Y por la limpieza de tus manos este será librado.
Job 22
New Life Version
Job 22
New Life Version
Eliphaz Talks
22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, 2 “Can a man be of use to God? Can a wise man be of use to himself? 3 Is the All-powerful pleased if you are right and good? Is it of any use to Him if your ways were perfect? 4 Is it because of how you honor God that He speaks strong words to you and punishes you? 5 Have you not done much wrong and your sins have no end? 6 For you have taken things from your brothers when they did not owe you anything. You have taken all their clothing and they have had nothing to wear. 7 To those who were tired, you have given no water to drink. And you have kept bread from the hungry. 8 But you were a powerful and respected man owning land and living on it. 9 You have sent women away with nothing, whose husbands have died. And you have crushed the strength of children who have no parents. 10 So traps are all around you, and much fear comes upon you all at once. 11 This is why it is dark and you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
12 “Is not God high up in heaven? See the highest stars, how high they are! 13 So you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the darkness? 14 Clouds cover Him so that He cannot see. He walks on the roof of heaven.’ 15 Will you keep to the old way which sinful men have walked? 16 They were taken away before their time. The ground they stood on was washed away by a river. 17 They said to God, ‘Leave us!’ and ‘What can the All-powerful do to us?’ 18 Yet He filled their houses with good things. But the wisdom of the sinful is far from me. 19 Those who are right and good see it and are glad. Those who are without guilt make fun of them, 20 saying, ‘For sure those who hate us are destroyed, and fire has destroyed what they owned.’
21 “Agree with God, and be at peace with Him. Then good will come to you. 22 Receive the teaching from His mouth, and keep His words in your heart. 23 If you return to the All-powerful, things will be well with you again. Put sin far from your tent. 24 Put your gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the river. 25 Then the All-powerful will be your gold and silver of much worth. 26 Then you will have joy in the All-powerful, and lift up your face to God. 27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you. And you will keep your promises to Him. 28 You will decide something, and it will be done for you. Light will shine on your path. 29 For God puts down the man who is filled with pride. But He saves the one who is not proud. 30 He will save the man who is even guilty because he will be helped by your hands that are clean.”
Job 22
New International Version
Job 22
New International Version
Eliphaz
22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:
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)
12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven?(Z)
And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?(AA)
Does he judge through such darkness?(AB)
14 Thick clouds(AC) veil him, so he does not see us(AD)
as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’(AE)
15 Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked(AF) have trod?(AG)
16 They were carried off before their time,(AH)
their foundations(AI) washed away by a flood.(AJ)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’(AK)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(AL)
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(AM)
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(AN)
the innocent mock(AO) them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,(AP)
and fire(AQ) devours their wealth.’
21 “Submit to God and be at peace(AR) with him;(AS)
in this way prosperity will come to you.(AT)
22 Accept instruction from his mouth(AU)
and lay up his words(AV) in your heart.(AW)
23 If you return(AX) to the Almighty, you will be restored:(AY)
If you remove wickedness far from your tent(AZ)
24 and assign your nuggets(BA) to the dust,
your gold(BB) of Ophir(BC) to the rocks in the ravines,(BD)
25 then the Almighty will be your gold,(BE)
the choicest silver for you.(BF)
26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty(BG)
and will lift up your face(BH) to God.(BI)
27 You will pray to him,(BJ) and he will hear you,(BK)
and you will fulfill your vows.(BL)
28 What you decide on will be done,(BM)
and light(BN) will shine on your ways.(BO)
29 When people are brought low(BP) and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
then he will save the downcast.(BQ)
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,(BR)
who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”(BS)
Job 22
King James Version
Job 22
King James Version
22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
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