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Are not your sins endless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />No, it’s because of your wickedness! There’s no limit to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Is not your evil abundant? There is no end to your iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Is</i> not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Is</i> not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Is your wickedness not abundant, And is there no end to your guilty deeds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Is not your evil great, And your iniquities without end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Is not your wickedness great, And your sins without end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isn’t your wickedness abundant and aren’t your iniquities endless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isn&#8217t your wickedness abundant and aren&#8217t your iniquities endless? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No! It's because of your terrible and endless sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is not thy wickedness great? neither is there any end to thine iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Aren't you really very wicked? Is there no end to your wrongdoing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />No, it's because you have sinned so much; it's because of all the evil you do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your wickedness is great, isn't it? There's no limit to your iniquity, is there?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Is not your wickedness great and is there no end to your iniquity? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Isn't your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Is not thy wickedness great? and thy iniquities infinite?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Isn’t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is your wickedness not abundant? And there is no end to your iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Is not thine evil much? and no end to thine iniquities?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And not for thy manifold wickedness, and thy infinite iniquities? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and not because of your many evil deeds and your infinite unfairness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Is not your wickedness great, your iniquity endless? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Is not your wickedness great? There is no end to your iniquities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, your wickedness is great, and there is no end to your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, your evil is great and there is no end to your sin<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-5.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=3398" 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">4</span>Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you? <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">your wickedness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bāh (Adj-fs) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">great?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: la·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">Are not your iniquities</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">endless?</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: qêṣ (N-ms) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after."></a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.…<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="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20</a></span><br />Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-9.htm">Proverbs 20:9</a></span><br />Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18</a></span><br />I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">1 Kings 8:46</a></span><br />When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1-3</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good. / The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. / All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Is not your wickedness great? and your iniquities infinite?</p><p class="hdg">not thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-7.htm">Job 4:7-11</a></b></br> Remember, I pray thee, who <i>ever</i> perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-14.htm">Job 11:14</a></b></br> If iniquity <i>be</i> in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-5.htm">Job 15:5,6,31-34</a></b></br> For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty… </p><p class="hdg">thine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a></b></br> Who can understand <i>his</i> errors? cleanse thou me from secret <i>faults</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Psalm 40:12</a></b></br> For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">End</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-16.htm">Endless</a> <a href="/job/20-12.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/job/21-28.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-19.htm">Infinite</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/job/20-12.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/32-9.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Endless</a> <a href="/job/35-8.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/job/23-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/147-5.htm">Infinite</a> <a href="/psalms/38-4.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Wickedness</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>Is not your wickedness great?</b><br>This phrase is part of Eliphaz's third speech to Job, where he accuses Job of significant wrongdoing. In the context of the Book of Job, Eliphaz represents the traditional belief that suffering is a direct result of personal sin. This reflects the retributive justice view common in ancient Near Eastern cultures, where prosperity was seen as a sign of divine favor, and suffering as a sign of divine punishment. Eliphaz's question implies that Job's suffering must be due to great wickedness, although the prologue of Job (<a href="/job/1.htm">Job 1:1</a>) describes Job as "blameless and upright." This accusation contrasts with the biblical theme of undeserved suffering, as seen in the lives of other biblical figures like Joseph and Jesus, who suffered despite their righteousness.<p><b>Are not your iniquities endless?</b><br>Eliphaz intensifies his accusation by suggesting that Job's sins are innumerable. This reflects the belief that persistent suffering must be due to persistent sin. The term "iniquities" in the Hebrew context often refers to moral perversity or guilt. Eliphaz's assertion is a rhetorical question meant to provoke Job into self-examination and repentance. However, it also highlights the limitations of human understanding of divine justice, a central theme in the Book of Job. Theologically, this phrase can be connected to the New Testament teaching on sin and grace, where human sinfulness is vast, but God's grace through Christ is greater (<a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Romans 5:20</a>). Eliphaz's perspective lacks the understanding of grace and redemption that is fully revealed in the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, suggesting that his suffering is a result of his sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite, indicating his background and possibly his reputation for wisdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_accusation.htm">The Accusation</a></b><br>Eliphaz accuses Job of having great wickedness and endless iniquities, suggesting that Job's suffering is a direct consequence of his sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>This verse is part of a larger dialogue between Job and his friends, where they debate the reasons for Job's suffering and the nature of God's justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misplaced_accusations.htm">Understanding Misplaced Accusations</a></b><br>Eliphaz's accusation reminds us that human judgment can be flawed. We must be cautious in attributing suffering to personal sin without understanding God's broader purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin.htm">The Nature of Sin</a></b><br>While Eliphaz's approach is misguided, his statement reflects a biblical truth: humanity's sinfulness is great. Recognizing our sin is the first step toward repentance and seeking God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_suffering.htm">The Role of Friends in Suffering</a></b><br>Eliphaz's role highlights the importance of offering compassionate support rather than judgment to those who are suffering. We should strive to be empathetic and understanding friends.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>The Book of Job challenges us to trust in God's sovereignty and justice, even when we do not understand our circumstances. Our faith should rest in God's character, not in our ability to comprehend His ways.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Is not thy wickedness great?</span>--This was mere conjecture and surmise, arising simply from a false assumption: namely, that a just God can only punish the wicked, and that therefore those must be wicked whom He punishes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is not thy wickedness great?</span> Judging from the greatness of Job's punishment, Eliphaz concludes, logically from his premisses, that his wickedness must be commensurate. He must have been guilty of almost every form of ill-doing. <span class="cmt_word">And thine iniquities infinite?</span> literally, <span class="accented">and is there not no end to thine iniquities?</span> These general conclusions seem to Eliphaz to justify him in proceeding to the enumeration of details. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-5.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">Is not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your wickedness</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָֽתְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">great?</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Are not your iniquities</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">endless?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵֽין־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-5.htm">Job 22:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:5 Isn't your wickedness great? 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