1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2. “A man cannot be of any real use to God.Even a wise man does him no good.
3. It does not help God All-Powerful for you to be good.He gains nothing if you are innocent.
4. God does not punish you for respecting him.He does not bring you into court for this.
5. No! It is because your evil is without limits.And your sins have no end.
6. You took your brothers’ things to pay a debt they didn’t owe.You took clothes from people and left them naked.
7. You did not give water to tired people.And you kept food away from the hungry.
8. You were a powerful man who owned land.You were honored and lived in the land.
9. But you sent widows away without giving them anything.You even mistreated orphans.