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ELI PHAZ ANSWERS
And Eli Phaz the Temaniy answers and says, 2 Is the mighty as useful to God as he who comprehends is useful to himself? 3 Is it any delight to Shadday that you are justified? Or gain to him that your ways be integrious? 4 Reproves he because of your awe? Enters he into judgment with you? 5 Is not your evil great? - your perversity endless? 6 Gratuitously you take a pledge from your brother and strip the naked of their clothing: 7 you give the languid no water to drink; you withhold bread from the famished. 8 The man of arm has the earth and the exalted face settles therein: 9 you send widows away empty and crush the arms of the orphan. 10 So snares surround you and sudden dread terrifies you: 11 or darkness, you see not; and abundance of waters cover you. 12 Is not Elohah in the height of the heavens? See the head of the stars - how high! 13 And you say, El knows what? Judges he through the dripping darkness? 14 Thick clouds are his covering that he not be seen; and he walks in the circle of the heavens. 15 Regard you the eternal way which mischievous men have trodden? 16 - who were plucked from time? - whose foundation was poured with a flood? 17 Who says to El, Turn from us? What does Shadday for them? 18 Yet he fills their houses with good; but the counsel of the wicked is far from me: 19 the just see and cheer; and the innocent deride. 20 Surely our opponent is not cut off, and fire consumes them who remain. 21 I beseech, be accustomed with him and shalam; thereby good comes to you. 22 I beseech you, receive the torah from his mouth and set his sayings in your heart. 23 If you return to Shadday, you are built up; remove wickedness far from your tents: 24 so as to set your diggings as dust - as the rocks of the wadies of Ophir. 25 Yes, Shadday becomes your diggings and silver your strengths. 26 For then you have your delight in Shadday - lift your face to Elohah. 27 Intreat to him and he hears you shalam your vows: 28 and cut a saying and it rises to you; and the light illuminates your ways. 29 When abased, say, This is arrogance! - and he saves the downcast eye; 30 he rescues the island of the innocent; it escapes by the purity of your palms.
ELI PHAZ ANSWERS
And Eli Phaz the Temaniy answers and says, 2 Is the mighty as useful to God as he who comprehends is useful to himself? 3 Is it any delight to Shadday that you are justified? Or gain to him that your ways be integrious? 4 Reproves he because of your awe? Enters he into judgment with you? 5 Is not your evil great? - your perversity endless? 6 Gratuitously you take a pledge from your brother and strip the naked of their clothing: 7 you give the languid no water to drink; you withhold bread from the famished. 8 The man of arm has the earth and the exalted face settles therein: 9 you send widows away empty and crush the arms of the orphan. 10 So snares surround you and sudden dread terrifies you: 11 or darkness, you see not; and abundance of waters cover you. 12 Is not Elohah in the height of the heavens? See the head of the stars - how high! 13 And you say, El knows what? Judges he through the dripping darkness? 14 Thick clouds are his covering that he not be seen; and he walks in the circle of the heavens. 15 Regard you the eternal way which mischievous men have trodden? 16 - who were plucked from time? - whose foundation was poured with a flood? 17 Who says to El, Turn from us? What does Shadday for them? 18 Yet he fills their houses with good; but the counsel of the wicked is far from me: 19 the just see and cheer; and the innocent deride. 20 Surely our opponent is not cut off, and fire consumes them who remain. 21 I beseech, be accustomed with him and shalam; thereby good comes to you. 22 I beseech you, receive the torah from his mouth and set his sayings in your heart. 23 If you return to Shadday, you are built up; remove wickedness far from your tents: 24 so as to set your diggings as dust - as the rocks of the wadies of Ophir. 25 Yes, Shadday becomes your diggings and silver your strengths. 26 For then you have your delight in Shadday - lift your face to Elohah. 27 Intreat to him and he hears you shalam your vows: 28 and cut a saying and it rises to you; and the light illuminates your ways. 29 When abased, say, This is arrogance! - and he saves the downcast eye; 30 he rescues the island of the innocent; it escapes by the purity of your palms.