1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied,
2. "Can any man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise man be of any help to him?
3. Job, what pleasure would it give the Mighty One if you were right? What would he get if you were completely honest?
4. "You say you have respect for him. Is that why he corrects you? Is that why he brings charges against you?
5. Haven't you done many evil things? Don't you sin again and again?
6. You took clothes away from your relatives just because they owed you some money. You left them naked for no reason at all.
7. You didn't give any water to people who were tired. You held food back from those who were hungry.
8. You did it even though you were honored and powerful. You owned land and lived on it.
9. But you sent widows away without anything. You mistreated children whose fathers had died.
10. That's why traps have been set all around you. That's why sudden danger terrifies you.
11. That's why it's so dark you can't even see. That's why a flood covers you up.
12. "Isn't God in the highest parts of heaven? See how high the highest stars are!
13. But you still say, 'What does God know? Can he see through the darkest clouds to judge us?
14. He goes around in the highest heavens. Thick clouds keep him from seeing us.'