Job 22 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“Can a strong ^H1397 man ^H1397 be ^H5532 of ^H5532 use ^H5532 to God ^H410,

Or ^H3588 a wise ^H7919 one be ^H5532 useful ^H5532 to himself?

“Is it any pleasure ^H2656 to [fn]the Almighty ^H7706 if ^H3588 you are ^H6663 righteous ^H6663,

Or ^H518 gain ^H1215 if ^H3588 you make ^H8552 your ways ^H1870 blameless ^H8552?

“Is it because ^H4480 of your [fn]reverence ^H3374 that He punishes ^H3198 you,

That He enters ^H935 into judgment ^H4941 against ^H5973 you?

“Is your wickedness ^H7451 not abundant ^H7227,

And is there no ^H369 end ^H7093 to your guilty ^H5771 deeds ^H5771?

“For you have seized ^H2254 pledges ^H2254 from your brothers ^H251 without ^H2600 cause ^H2600,

And [fn]stripped ^H6584 H899 people naked ^H6174.

“You have given ^H8248 the weary ^H5889 no ^H3808 water ^H4325 to ^H8248 drink ^H8248,

And you have withheld ^H4513 bread ^H3899 from the hungry ^H7457.

“But the earth ^H776 belongs to the powerful ^H2220 man ^H376,

And the one who is honorable ^H5375 H6440 dwells ^H3427 on it.

“You have sent ^H7971 widows ^H490 away ^H7971 empty ^H7387,

And the [fn]strength ^H2220 of orphans ^H3490 has been crushed ^H1792.

“Therefore ^H5921 H3651 traps ^H6341 surround ^H5439 you,

And sudden ^H6597 dread ^H6343 terrifies ^H926 you,

Or ^H176 darkness ^H2822, so that you cannot ^H3808 see ^H7200,

And a flood ^H8229 of water ^H4325 covers ^H3680 you.

“Is God ^H433 not in the height ^H1363 of heaven ^H8064?

Look ^H7200 also at the [fn]highest ^H7218 stars ^H3556, how ^H3588 high ^H7311 they are ^H7311!

“But you say ^H559, ‘What ^H4100 does God ^H410 know ^H3045?

Can He judge ^H8199 through ^H1157 the thick ^H6205 darkness ^H6205?

‘Clouds ^H5645 are a hiding ^H5643 place ^H5643 for Him, so that He cannot ^H3808 see ^H7200;

And He walks ^H1980 on the [fn]vault ^H2329 of heaven ^H8064.’

“Will you keep ^H8104 to the ancient ^H5769 path ^H734

Which ^H834 wicked ^H205 people ^H4962 have walked ^H1869,

Who ^H834 were snatched ^H7059 away ^H7059 before their time ^H6256,

Whose foundations ^H3247 were [fn]washed ^H3332 away ^H3332 by a river ^H5104?

“They said ^H559 to God ^H410, ‘Go ^H5493 away ^H5493 from us!’

And ‘What ^H4100 can [fn]the Almighty ^H7706 do ^H6466 to them?’

“Yet He filled ^H4390 their houses ^H1004 with good ^H2896 things;

But the advice ^H6098 of the wicked ^H7563 is ^H7368 far ^H7368 from me.

“The righteous ^H6662 see ^H7200 and are ^H8055 glad ^H8055,

And the innocent ^H5355 mock ^H3932 them, saying,

‘Truly ^H518 H3808 our enemies ^H7009 are eliminated ^H3582,

And fire ^H784 has consumed ^H398 their [fn]abundance ^H3499.’

“Be ^H5532 reconciled ^H5532 with Him, and be at peace ^H7999;

Thereby good ^H2896 will come ^H935 to you.

“Please ^H4994 receive ^H3947 [fn]instruction ^H8451 from His mouth ^H6310,

And put ^H7760 His words ^H561 in your heart ^H3824.

“If ^H518 you return ^H7725 to [fn]the Almighty ^H7706, you will be [fn]restored ^H1129;

If you remove ^H7368 injustice ^H5766 far ^H7368 from your tent ^H168,

And put ^H7896 your [fn]gold ^H1220 in the dust ^H6083,

And the gold of Ophir ^H211 among the stones ^H6697 of the brooks ^H5158,

Then [fn]the Almighty ^H7706 will be your [fn]gold ^H1220

And abundant ^H8443 silver ^H3701 to you.

“For then ^H227 you will take ^H6026 pleasure ^H6026 in [fn]the Almighty ^H7706

And lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 your face ^H6440 to God ^H433.

“You will pray ^H6279 to Him, and He will hear ^H8085 you;

And you will pay ^H7999 your vows ^H5088.

“You will also decide ^H1504 something ^H561, and it will be established ^H6965 for you;

And light ^H216 will shine ^H5050 on your ways ^H1870.

“When ^H3588 [fn]they have brought ^H8213 you low ^H8213, you will speak ^H559 with [fn]confidence ^H1466,

And He will save ^H3467 the [fn]humble ^H7807 H5869 person ^H7807 H5869.

“He will rescue ^H4422 one who is not innocent ^H5355,

And he will be rescued ^H4422 due to the cleanness ^H1252 of your hands ^H3709.”