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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Eliphaz from Teman said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz from Teman replied [to Job],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then in response, Eliphaz from Teman said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Eliphaz the Temanite will answer and say,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Themanite responded by saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN Eliphaz, the Temanite, answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Eliphaz the Taymanite answered, and he said:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3378" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Eliphaz Exhorts Job</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/464.htm" title="464: ’ĕ·lî·p̄az (N-proper-ms) -- From 'el and paz; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau.">Then Eliphaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/8489.htm" title="8489: hat·tê·mā·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Teman. Patronymically from Teyman; a Temanite or descendant of Teman.">the Temanite</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">replied:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-1.htm">Job 4:1-2</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: / “If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-1.htm">Job 8:1-2</a></span><br />Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: / “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/11-1.htm">Job 11:1-3</a></span><br />Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: / “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated? / Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Job 15:1-3</a></span><br />Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: / “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind? / Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/32-1.htm">Job 32:1-3</a></span><br />So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. / This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God, / and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1-3</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued: / “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning. / For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/35-1.htm">Job 35:1-3</a></span><br />And Elihu went on to say: / “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’ / For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Job 36:1-2</a></span><br />And Elihu continued: / “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">Job 38:1-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: / “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? / Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/40-1.htm">Job 40:1-2</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Job: / “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Job 42:7-9</a></span><br />After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has. / So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.” / So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-13.htm">Proverbs 18:13</a></span><br />He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-4.htm">Proverbs 26:4-5</a></span><br />Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. / Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21-24</a></span><br />“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob. / “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. / Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Isaiah 50:8-9</a></span><br />The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me! / Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz</a> <a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eli'phaz</a> <a href="/job/19-1.htm">Responded</a> <a href="/job/15-1.htm">Temanite</a> <a href="/job/15-1.htm">Te'manite</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/42-7.htm">Eliphaz</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Eli'phaz</a> <a href="/job/26-1.htm">Responded</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Temanite</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Te'manite</a><div class="vheading2">Job 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-5.htm">He accuses Job of various sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-21.htm">He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Eliphaz the Temanite</b><br>Eliphaz is one of Job's three friends who come to comfort him during his time of suffering. He is identified as a Temanite, indicating his origin from Teman, a region associated with Edom. Edom was located southeast of Israel, and Teman was known for its wise men (<a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7</a>). This association with wisdom suggests that Eliphaz is considered a man of understanding and insight, which is reflected in his speeches throughout the Book of Job. His perspective is rooted in the traditional wisdom of the time, which often linked suffering directly to personal sin.<p><b>Replied</b><br>The use of "replied" indicates that Eliphaz is responding to Job's previous discourse. This is part of a larger dialogue where Job's friends attempt to explain his suffering. Eliphaz's response is part of a cycle of speeches where each friend takes turns speaking, and Job responds. This literary structure is significant as it highlights the ongoing debate about the nature of suffering and divine justice. Eliphaz's replies often emphasize the retributive justice of God, suggesting that suffering is a result of sin, a view that Job challenges throughout the dialogue.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>Eliphaz is one of Job's three friends who come to comfort him during his suffering. He is from Teman, a region known for its wisdom, which is part of Edom. Eliphaz is often seen as the most articulate and philosophical of Job's friends.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, known for his righteousness and suffering. Job's account is a profound exploration of faith, suffering, and divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A place in Edom, often associated with wisdom. It is mentioned in other parts of the Bible as a region known for its wise men.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dialogue.htm">Dialogue</a></b><br>The Book of Job is structured as a series of dialogues between Job and his friends, with this verse marking the beginning of Eliphaz's third speech.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_divine_justice.htm">Suffering and Divine Justice</a></b><br>The overarching theme of the Book of Job, exploring why the righteous suffer and how God's justice is manifested.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Limitations of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Eliphaz represents human wisdom and reasoning, which can often fall short in understanding God's ways. We must be cautious not to rely solely on our own understanding when interpreting God's actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_compassionate_counsel.htm">The Importance of Compassionate Counsel</a></b><br>While Eliphaz intends to help, his approach lacks empathy. When offering counsel, it is crucial to balance truth with compassion and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Job's account reminds us that suffering can be a tool for spiritual growth and deeper reliance on God, even when we do not understand the reasons behind it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the confusion and pain, Job's account encourages believers to trust in God's sovereign plan, knowing that His wisdom surpasses our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_perseverance.htm">The Value of Perseverance</a></b><br>Job's perseverance is a testament to faithfulness amidst trials. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast, trusting in God's ultimate justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_22_12-14_align_with_god's_omniscience.htm">In Job 22:12-14, Eliphaz suggests God may not see everything; how does this align with other scriptures asserting God's omniscience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_devout_believers_still_poor.htm">Job 22:25-26 implies material blessings for faithfulness--how do we address situations where devout believers remain in poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_eliphaz_cite_elders'_wisdom.htm">In Job 15:10, why does Eliphaz appeal to the wisdom of elders without any clear historical or archaeological evidence supporting such a preserved tradition?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XXII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Then answered Eliphaz.</span>--Eliphaz proceeds to reply in a far more exaggerated and offensive tone than he has yet adopted, accusing Job of definite and specific crimes. He begins by asserting that the judgment of God cannot be other than disinterested, that if, therefore, He rewards or punishes, there cannot be anything personal in it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-30.</span> - Eliphaz returns to the attack, but with observations that are at first strangely pointless and irrelevant, <span class="accented">e.g.</span> on the unprofitableness of man to God (vers. l, 2), and on the slight importance of Job's case (ver. 3). After this weak prelude, however, there is more vigour in his assault. In vers. 4-9 he directly charges Job with a number of specified sins, and in vers. 10, 11 declares his sufferings to be the consequence of them. He then proceeds to accuse him of denying God's omniscience (vers. 12-14), and, alter some not very successful attempts to retort on him his own words (vers. 15-20), finally recurs to his favourite devices (see <a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17-26</a>) of exhorting Job to submission and repentance, and promising him restoration to God's favour and a return of prosperity (vers. 21-30). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1, 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, Can a man be profitable unto God?</span> Job had <span class="accented">said</span> nothing upon this point; but perhaps Eliphaz thinks his complaints and expostulations to <span class="accented">imply</span> a higher value in man, and a greater claim to consideration at God's hands, than can rightly be challenged. Certainly God does not depend on man for profit or advantage of any kind. Neither our wisdom nor our goodness "extendeth to him." As he that is wise may be profitable unto himself; rather, <span class="accented">truly he that is wise is profitable unto himself</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to himself only, and not to God. Man's intelligence and researches can add nothing to God's knowledge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Eliphaz</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִיפַ֥ז</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·p̄az)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_464.htm">Strong's 464: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliphaz -- 'God is fine gold', a son of Esau, also a friend of Job</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Temanite</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tê·mā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8489.htm">Strong's 8489: </a> </span><span class="str2">Temanite -- inhabitant of Teman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭יַּעַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-1.htm">Job 22:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/21-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 21:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 21:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/22-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 22:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 22:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>