Eliphaz sheweth that man's goodness profiteth not God.

1 ¶ Then Eliphazº the Temaniteº answeredºª and said,ºª 2 Can a manº be profitableºª unto God,º as¹ he that² is wiseºª may be profitableºª unto² himself? 3 [Is it] any pleasureº to the Almighty,º that² thou art righteous?ºª or² [is it] gainº [to him], that² thou makest thy ways¹ perfect?ºª² 4 Will he reproveºª thee for fearº² of thee? will he enterºª with² thee into judgment?º

He accuseth Job of divers sins.

5 [Is] not² thy wickednessº great?º and thine iniquitiesº infinite?º² 6 For² thou hast taken a pledgeºª from thy brotherº for nought,º and strippedºª the nakedº of their clothing.º 7 Thou hast not² given waterº to the wearyº to drink,ºª and thou hast withholdenºª breadº from the hungry.º² 8 But [as for] the mightyº man,º he had the earth;º and the honourable manººª dweltºª in it. 9 Thou hast sent¹ª widows¹ away²² empty,º and the armsº of the fatherlessº have been broken.ºª 10 Therefore²² snaresº [are] round aboutº thee, and suddenº fearº troublethºª thee; 11 Or² darkness,º [that] thou canst not² see;ºª and abundanceº of watersº coverºª thee. 12 [Is] not² Godº in the heightº of heaven?º and beholdºª the heightº of the stars,º how² high¹ª they are!² 13 And thou sayest,ºª How² doth Godº know?ºª can he judgeºª through² the dark cloud?º 14 Thick cloudsº [are] a coveringº to him, that he seethºª not;² and he walkethºª in the circuitº of heaven.º 15 Hast thou markedºª the oldº wayº which² wickedº menº have trodden?ºª 16 Which² were cut downºª out of² time,º whose foundationº was overflownºª with a flood:º 17 Which saidºª unto God,º Departºª from² us: and what² can the Almightyº doºª for them? 18 Yet he² filledºª their housesº with goodº [things]: but the counselº of the wickedº is farºª from² me. 19 The righteousº seeºª [it], and are glad:ºª and the innocentº laugh them to scorn.ºª 20 Whereasº our substanceº is not² cut down,ºª but the remnantº of them the fireº consumeth.ºª

He exhorteth him to repentance, with promises of mercy.

21 Acquaintºª now² thyself with² him, and be at peace:ºª thereby goodº shall comeºª unto thee. 22 Receive,ºª I pray thee,² the lawº from his mouth,º² and lay upºª his wordsº in thine heart.º 23 If² thou returnºª to² the Almighty,º thou shalt be built up,ºª thou shalt put away¹ª iniquityº farºª from thy tabernacles.º² 24 Then shalt thou lay upºª goldº asº dust,º and the [gold] of Ophirº as the stonesº of the brooks.º 25 Yea, the Almightyº shall be² thy defence,º and thou shalt have plentyº of silver.º 26 For² then² shalt thou have thy delightºª in² the Almighty,º and shalt lift upºª thy faceº unto² God.º 27 Thou shalt make thy prayerºª unto² him, and he shall hearºª thee, and thou shalt payºª thy vows.º 28 Thou shalt also decreeºª a thing,º and it shall be establishedºª unto thee: and the lightº shall shineºª upon² thy ways.º 29 When² [men] are cast down,ºª then thou shalt say,ºª [There is] lifting up;º and he shall saveºª the humble¹ person.º² 30 He shall deliverºª the islandº of the innocent:º and it is deliveredºª by the purenessº of thine hands.º