1	Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered# and said# ,
			2	Can a man be profitable# unto God, as he that is wise# may be profitable# unto himself? [as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?]
			3	Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous# ? or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect# ?
			4	Will he reprove# thee for fear of thee? will he enter# with thee into judgment?
			5	Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
			6	For thou hast taken a pledge# from thy brother for nought, and stripped# the naked of their clothing. [the naked...: Heb. the clothes of the naked]
			7	Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink# , and thou hast withholden# bread from the hungry.
			8	But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man# # dwelt# in it. [mighty...: Heb. man of arm] [honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance]
			9	Thou hast sent# widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken# .
			10	Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth# thee;
			11	Or darkness, that thou canst not see# ; and abundance of waters cover# thee.
			12	Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold# the height of the stars, how high# they are! [height of the stars: Heb. head of the stars]
			13	And thou sayest# , How doth God know# ? can he judge# through the dark cloud? [How: or, What]
			14	Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth# not; and he walketh# in the circuit of heaven.
			15	Hast thou marked# the old way which wicked men have trodden# ?
			16	Which were cut down# out of time, whose foundation was overflown# with a flood: [whose...: Heb. a flood was poured upon their foundation]
			17	Which said# unto God, Depart# from us: and what can the Almighty do# for them? [for: or, to]
			18	Yet he filled# their houses with good things : but the counsel of the wicked is far# from me.
			19	The righteous see# it , and are glad# : and the innocent laugh them to scorn# .
			20	Whereas our substance is not cut down# , but the remnant of them the fire consumeth# . [substance: or, estate] [the remnant...: or, their excellency]
			21	Acquaint# now thyself with him, and be at peace# : thereby good shall come# unto thee. [him: that is, God]
			22	Receive# , I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up# his words in thine heart.
			23	If thou return# to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up# , thou shalt put away# iniquity far# from thy tabernacles.
			24	Then shalt thou lay up# gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. [as dust: or, on the dust]
			25	Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. [defence: or, gold] [plenty...: Heb. silver of strength]
			26	For then shalt thou have thy delight# in the Almighty, and shalt lift up# thy face unto God.
			27	Thou shalt make thy prayer# unto him, and he shall hear# thee, and thou shalt pay# thy vows.
			28	Thou shalt also decree# a thing, and it shall be established# unto thee: and the light shall shine# upon thy ways.
			29	When men are cast down# , then thou shalt say# , There is lifting up; and he shall save# the humble person. [the humble...: Heb. him that hath low eyes]
			30	He shall deliver# the island of the innocent: and it is delivered# by the pureness of thine hands. [He shall...: or, The innocent shall deliver the island]