21 (A)Be reconciled with Him, and be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Please receive [a](B)instruction from His mouth,
And put His words in your heart.
23 If you (C)return to [b]the Almighty, you will be [c]restored;
If you (D)remove injustice far from your tent,
24 And (E)put your [d]gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
25 Then [e]the Almighty will be your [f]gold
And abundant silver to you.
26 For then you will (F)take pleasure in [g]the Almighty
And lift up your face to God.
27 You will (G)pray to Him, and (H)He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows.
28 You will also decide something, and it will be established for you;
And (I)light will shine on your ways.
29 When [h]they have brought you low, you will speak with [i]confidence,
And He will save the [j](J)humble person.
30 He will rescue one who is not innocent,
And he will be (K)rescued due to the cleanness of your hands.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 22:22 Or law
  2. Job 22:23 Heb Shaddai
  3. Job 22:23 Lit built up
  4. Job 22:24 Lit ore
  5. Job 22:25 Heb Shaddai
  6. Job 22:25 Lit ore
  7. Job 22:26 Heb Shaddai
  8. Job 22:29 Lit they cast you down
  9. Job 22:29 Lit pride
  10. Job 22:29 Lit lowly of eyes

21 “Agree with God, and be at peace;
    thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive instruction from his mouth,
    and lay up his words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty and humble yourself,[a]
    if you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,
24 if you lay gold in the dust,
    and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent bed,
25 and if the Almighty is your gold,
    and your precious silver;
26 then you will delight yourself in the Almighty,
    and lift up your face to God.
27 You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you;
    and you will pay your vows.
28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you,
    and light will shine on your ways.
29 For God abases the proud,[b]
    but he saves the lowly.
30 He delivers the innocent man;[c]
    you will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 22:23 Gk: Heb you will be built up
  2. Job 22:29 Cn: Heb when they abased you said, Proud
  3. Job 22:30 Gk Syr Vg: Heb him that is not innocent