1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 Can a man be profitable to *God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain {to him} that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4 Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?
6 For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.
7 Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8 But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.
9 Widows hast thou sent empty away, 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 floods of waters cover thee.
12 Is not +God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!
13 And thou sayest, What doth *God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.
15 Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?
16 Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;
17 Who said unto *God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?
18 Yet he filled their houses with good. 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 Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?
21 Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22 Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,
24 And put the precious ore with the dust, and {the gold of} Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
25 Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;
26 Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
28 And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.
30 {Even} him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.
1 提幔人以利法回答说：
2 "人对 神能有什么益处呢？明智的人只能益己。
3 你为人公义可讨全能者喜悦吗？你行为完全可有利于他呢？
4 他是因你敬畏他而责备你， 对你施行审判吗？
5 你的罪恶不是很大吗？你的罪孽不是没有穷尽吗？
6 你无缘无故强取兄弟的东西作当头， 剥去衣不蔽体的人的衣服。
7 疲乏的人你没有给他水喝， 饥饿的人你没有给他饭吃。
8 有势力的人就有土地， 尊贵的人住在其中。
9 你叫寡妇空手而去， 你折断孤儿的膀臂。
10 因此有网罗环绕着你， 恐惧也忽然使你惊慌。
11 光明变成黑暗， 以致你看不见， 并且洪水淹没你。
12 神不是高于诸天吗？你看看最高的星星， 多么的高啊！
13 你说： ‘ 神知道什么？他能透过幽暗施行审判吗？
14 密云把他遮盖， 使他不能看见我们； 他在天上的圆圈上面走来走去。’
15 你要谨守古往的道， 就是恶人所行走的吗？
16 他们未到时候， 就被抓去， 他们的根基被洪水冲去。
17 他们对 神说： ‘离开我们吧！ 全能者能把我们怎么样呢？’
18 他用美物充满他们的房屋， 恶人的谋算远离我。
19 义人看见了， 就欢喜； 无辜的人嘲笑他们， 说：
20 ‘我们的对头必被剪除， 他们剥下来的有火吞灭了。’
21 你与 神和好， 就可以得平安， 这样， 福乐就必临到你。
22 你该从他口中领受训诲， 把他的话放在心里。
23 你若归向全能者， 就必得建立； 你若使不义远离你的帐棚，
24 把你的金块丢在尘土中， 把俄斐的金块丢在河流的石头间，
25 全能者就必作你的金块， 作你的银堆，
26 你就必以全能者为乐， 向 神仰起脸来。
27 你向他祈求， 他就垂听你， 你也要还你的愿。
28 你决定的计划， 他必为你成全， 光明必照在你的路上。
29 人谦卑的时候， 你就说： ‘升高吧！ ’眼中谦卑的他必拯救，
30 他搭救并非无辜的人； 他要因你手中的洁净得救拔。"