1 Then Eliphaz from Teman replied ⌞to Job⌟,
2 “Can a human be of any use to God
3 Is the Almighty pleased when you are righteous?
4 Does God correct you
5 “Aren’t you really very wicked?
6 For no reason you take your brothers’ goods as security for a loan
7 You don’t even give a tired person a drink of water,
8 A strong person owns the land.
9 You send widows away empty-handed,
10 That is why traps are all around you
11 ⌞That is why⌟ darkness surrounds you and you cannot see
12 “Isn’t God high above in the heavens?
13 You ask, ‘What does God know?
14 Thick clouds surround him so that he cannot see.
15 “Are you following the old path that wicked people have taken?
16 They are snatched up before their time.
17 They told God, ‘Leave us alone!
18 Yet, he filled their homes with good things.
19 The righteous saw it and were glad,
20 ‘Indeed, their wealth has been wiped out,
21 “Be in harmony and at peace with God.
22 Accept instruction from his mouth,
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will prosper.
24 and lay your gold down in the dust,
25 then the Almighty will become your gold
26 Then you will be happy with the Almighty
27 You will pray to him, and he will listen to you,
28 When you promise to do something, you will succeed,
29 When others are discouraged, you will say, ‘Cheer up!’
30 He will rescue one who is not innocent.