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
International Standard Version
4 Will he acquit you just because you fear him,
and render a verdict on your behalf?
5 Your wickedness is great, isn’t it?
There’s no limit to your iniquity, is there?
6 “After all, you’ve taken collateral from your relatives for no reason;
you stripped the naked of their clothing.[a]
7 You’ve neglected to give water to the weary,[b]
and you’ve withheld food from the hungry.
8 The land belongs to the powerful,
and the privileged[c] thrive in it.
9 You sent away widows empty-handed,
and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.
10 That’s why disaster surrounds you,
terror suddenly overwhelms you,
11 you see nothing but darkness,
and a flood of troubles[d] drowns you.”
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