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Eliphaz Speaks: Job’s Wickedness Is Great

22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

“Can a mortal be of use to God?
    Can even the wisest be of service to him?(A)
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty[a] if you are righteous,
    or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?

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Footnotes

  1. 22.3 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

Eliphaz’s Third Speech

22 Then[a] Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

“Can a man be of use to God?
Yes, can the wise be of use to him?
Is it a pleasure to Shaddai if you are righteous,
or[b] a gain if you make your ways blameless?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 22:1 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 22:3 Hebrew “and”