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22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

“Can a man be profitable to God?
    Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
    Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?

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Eliphaz Speaks a Third Time

22 Then in response, Eliphaz from Teman said:

“Can a human being be useful to God,
    since he, who is wise, is sufficient to himself?
Will it please the Almighty if you are innocent,
    or does he profit if your life is[a] blameless?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 22:3 Lit. your ways are