1. And Eliphaz the Tĕmanite answered and said,
2. “Would a strong man be of use to Ěl? Even he who is wise be of use to Him?
3. Is it a delight to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or gain, that you make your ways perfect?
4. Is it because of your fear of Him that He reproves you, or enters into right-ruling with you?
5. Is not your evil great? And is there no end to your crookednesses?
6. For you take pledges from your brother for naught, and strip the naked of their garments.
7. You do not give the weary water to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8. But the man of strength, he has the earth, and the highly respected man dwells in it.
9. You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless are crushed.