Job 22:4-11
English Standard Version
4 Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you
and (A)enters into judgment with you?
5 Is not your evil abundant?
There is no end to your iniquities.
6 For you have (B)exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing
(C)and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 You have given no water to the weary to drink,
and you have (D)withheld bread from the hungry.
8 (E)The man with power possessed the land,
and (F)the favored man lived in it.
9 You have (G)sent widows away empty,
and (H)the arms of (I)the fatherless were crushed.
10 Therefore (J)snares are all around you,
and sudden terror overwhelms you,
11 or (K)darkness, so that you cannot see,
and a (L)flood of (M)water covers you.
Job 22:4-11
New Living Translation
4 Is it because you’re so pious that he accuses you
and brings judgment against you?
5 No, it’s because of your wickedness!
There’s no limit to your sins.
6 “For example, you must have lent money to your friend
and demanded clothing as security.
Yes, you stripped him to the bone.
7 You must have refused water for the thirsty
and food for the hungry.
8 You probably think the land belongs to the powerful
and only the privileged have a right to it!
9 You must have sent widows away empty-handed
and crushed the hopes of orphans.
10 That is why you are surrounded by traps
and tremble from sudden fears.
11 That is why you cannot see in the darkness,
and waves of water cover you.
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