11 Or darkness, so that you cannot see,And an abundance of water covers you.
12 ¶“Is not Godinthe height of heaven?Look also at the 22:12Lit head, top-most distant stars, how high they are!
13 “You say, ‘What does God know?Can He judge through the dense gloom?
14 ‘Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;And He walks on the 22:14Lit circle vault of heaven.’
15 “Will you keep to the ancient pathWhich wicked men have trod,
16 Who were snatched away before their time,Whose foundations were 22:16 Lit poured out washed away by a river?
17 “They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’And ‘What can 22:17Heb Shaddai the Almighty do to them?’
18 “Yet He filled their houses with goodthings,But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 “The righteous see and are glad,And the innocent mock them,
20 Saying, ‘Truly those who rise against us are wiped out,And their 22:20Or excess abundance the fire has consumed.’
21 ¶“ 22:21 Or Make yourself useful, cf. Job 22:2 Yield now and be at peace with Him;Thereby good will come to you.
22 “Please receive 22:22Or law instruction from His mouthAnd set His words in your heart.
23 “If you return to 22:23Heb Shaddai the Almighty, you will be 22:23Lit built up restored;If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
24 And putyour 22:24Lit ore gold in the dust,Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks,
25 Then 22:25Heb Shaddai the Almighty will be your 22:25Lit ore goldAnd choice silver to you.
26 “For then you will delight in 22:26Heb Shaddai the AlmightyAnd lift up your face to God.
27 “You will entreat Him, and He will hear you;And you will pay your vows.
28 “You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;And light will shine on your ways.
29 “When 22:29 Lit they cast you down some are cast down, you will speak with 22:29 Lit pride confidence,And the 22:29 Lit lowly of eyes humble person He will save.
30 “He will provide escape for one who is not innocent,And he will escape through the cleanness of your hands.”