Verse 18
Job 22:18
American Standard Version
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Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/ה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּי/הֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַ/עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽ/נִּי
English Translation
And he filled their houses with good, and the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
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Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
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Can a man be profitable unto God (Elohim)? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
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Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou...
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Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?
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Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
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For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
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Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
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But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
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Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
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Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
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Is not God (Elohim) in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
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And thou sayest, What doth God (Elohim) know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
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Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
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Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
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Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
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Who said unto God (Elohim), Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?
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Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
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[Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fir...
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Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
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Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
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If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from th...
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And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
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And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
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For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God (Elohim).
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Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
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Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine u...
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When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he wi...
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He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of...
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