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“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
That He enters into judgment against you?

“Is not your wickedness great,
And your sins without end?

“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.

“You have not given water to the weary to drink,
And you have withheld bread from the hungry.(A)

“But the land is possessed by the man with power,
And the favored and honorable man dwells in it.

“You have sent widows away empty-handed,
And the arms (strength) of the fatherless have been broken.
10 
“Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies and overwhelms you;
11 
Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And a flood of water covers you.

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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