Job 22:21-30

New International Reader's Version

²¹ “Job, obey God and be at peace with him.
    Then he will help you succeed.
²² Do what he teaches you to do.
    Keep his words in your heart.
²³ If you return to the Mighty One,
    you will have what you had before.
But first you must remove
    everything that is evil far from your tent.
²⁴ You must throw your gold nuggets away.
    You must toss your gold from Ophir into a valley.
²⁵ Then the Mighty One himself will be your gold.
    He’ll be like the finest silver to you.
²⁶ You will find delight in the Mighty One.
    You will honor God and trust in him.
²⁷ You will pray to him, and he will hear you.
    You will keep the promises you made to him.
²⁸ What you decide to do will be done.
    Light will shine on the path you take.
²⁹ When people are brought low you will say, ‘Lift them up!’
    Then God will help them.
³⁰ He’ll even save those who are guilty.
    He’ll save them because your hands are clean.”