22: 2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
22: 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
22: 4 Is it 218for thy awe of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?
218Or, for fear of thee that he reproveth thee,
22: 5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
22: 6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
22: 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
22: 8 But as for 219the mighty man, he had the 220earth; And 221the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
219Hb. the man of arm,
220Or, land;
221Hb. he whose person is accepted,
22: 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
22: 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
22: 11 222Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
222Or, Or dost thou not see the darkness, And the flood of waters that covereth thee?
22: 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the 223height of the stars, how high they are!
223Hb. head
22: 13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
22: 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
22: 15 224Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
224Or, Dost thou mark the old way
22: 16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
22: 17 Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do 225for 226us?
225Or, to us
226Hb. them
22: 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
22: 19 The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
22: 20 Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And 227the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
227Or, that which remained to them or, their abundance
22: 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: 228Thereby good shall come unto thee.
228Hbmg reads Thereby shall thine increase be good.
22: 22 Receive, I pray thee, 229the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
229Or, instruction from his mouth,
22: 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, 230If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
230Or, Thou shalt put away unrighteousness... 24 And shalt lay up thy treasure in the dust,
22: 24 And lay thou thy 231treasure 232in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
231Hb. ore Also in vs. 25.
232Or, on the earth,
22: 25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And 233precious silver unto thee.
233Or, precious silver shall be thine.
22: 26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
22: 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
22: 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
22: 29 When they 234cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And 235the humble person he will save.
234Or, are made low,
235Hb. him that is lowly of eyes he will save.
22: 30 He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
