Is it because of your [a]reverence that He punishes you,
That He (A)enters into judgment against you?
Is (B)your wickedness not abundant,
And is there no end to your guilty deeds?
For you have (C)seized pledges from your brothers without cause,
And [b](D)stripped people naked.
You have (E)given the weary no water to drink,
And you have (F)withheld bread from the hungry.
But the earth (G)belongs to the (H)powerful man,
And (I)the one who is honorable dwells on it.
You have sent (J)widows away empty,
And the [c]strength of (K)orphans has been crushed.
10 Therefore (L)traps surround you,
And sudden (M)dread terrifies you,
11 Or (N)darkness, so that you cannot see,
And a (O)flood of water covers you.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 22:4 Or fear
  2. Job 22:6 Lit stripped clothing of the naked
  3. Job 22:9 Lit arms

Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you
    and (A)enters into judgment with you?
Is not your evil abundant?
    There is no end to your iniquities.
For you have (B)exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing
    (C)and stripped the naked of their clothing.
You have given no water to the weary to drink,
    and you have (D)withheld bread from the hungry.
(E)The man with power possessed the land,
    and (F)the favored man lived in it.
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.

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