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The Book of Job, Chapter 22, Verse 4

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[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
King James Version
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
American Standard Version
Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?
New English Translation
Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you?
World English Bible
Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?
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[Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
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For thou hast taken a pledge from 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 honourable man 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, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
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[Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
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And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
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Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.