提幔人以利法回答说，
And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

人岂能对神有益呢？明智的人只能有益于己。
Can a man of might be of any use to God? / No, a man of insight is of use only to himself.

你为人公义，岂叫全能者喜悦？你行径完全，岂能使祂得利？
Is it a matter of delight to the Almighty that you are righteous? / Or is it a gain to Him that you make your ways perfect?

岂是因你敬畏祂，祂就责备你，与你争讼么？
Is it because of your fear of Him that He reproves you, / That He enters into judgment with you?

你的恶岂不是大么？你的罪孽岂不是没有穷尽么？
Is not your wickedness great, / And is there no end to your iniquities?

因你无故强取弟兄之物作抵押，剥去贫寒人的衣服。
For you have taken pledges from your brothers without cause / And stripped the naked of their clothing.

困乏的人，你没有给他水喝；饥饿的人，你没有给他食物。
You have not given water to the weary to drink, / And you have withheld bread from the hungry.

有能力的人，就得有地土；尊贵的人，也住在其中。
And as for the man of power, the earth was his; / And the man of honor dwelt in it.

你打发寡妇空着回去，你折断孤儿的膀臂。
You have sent away the widows empty, / And the arms of the orphans have been crushed.

因此，有网罗环绕你，有恐惧忽然使你惊惶；
Therefore snares are all around you; / And sudden dread troubles you,

或有黑暗，以致你看不见，并有洪水淹没你。
Or darkness, so that you cannot see; / And an abundance of waters covers you.

神岂不是在高天么？你看最高的星宿是何其高！
Is not God at the height of heaven? / And look at the highest of the stars, how lofty they are!

你说，神知道什么？他岂能看透幽暗施行审判呢？
And you say, What does God know? / Can He judge through the deep darkness?

密云将祂遮盖，使祂不能看见；祂在天的大圈上行走。
Thick clouds are a covering to Him, so He cannot see; / And He walks upon the circle of the heavens.

你要依从古往的道路么？这道路是恶人所行的；
Will you keep the old way, / Which wicked men have trodden?

他们未到死期，就被攫去，他们的根基好像江河溃泻；
Such were snatched away before their time, / Whose foundation was poured forth like a stream;

他们向神说，离开我们吧；又说，全能者能为我们成就什么呢？
Who said to God, Depart from us; / And, What can the Almighty accomplish for us?

那知神以美物充满他们的房屋；但恶人的谋算离祂好远。
Yet He fills their houses with good things. / But the counsel of the wicked is far from Him.

义人看见了就欢喜，无辜的人也嗤笑他们，
The righteous see and rejoice, / And the innocent deride them,

说，那些起来攻击我们的，果然被剪除，其余的都被火烧灭。
Saying, Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, / And the remnant of them the fire has devoured.

你要与神亲善和好，福乐必因此临到你。
Be well disposed to Him and at peace with Him; / By such, good will come upon you.

你当领受祂口中的教训，将祂的言语存在心里。
Receive instruction from His mouth, / And lay up His words in your heart.

你若归向全能者，就必得建立。你若使不义远离你的帐棚，
If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up. / If you put injustice far away from your tents,

将你的金块丢在尘土里，将俄斐的金子丢在溪河石头之间，
And place your gold nuggets in the dust / And your gold of Ophir in the stones of the brooks,

全能者就必作你的金块，作你的宝银。
Then the Almighty will be your gold nuggets / And precious silver to you.

那时你要以全能者为喜乐，向神仰起脸来。
For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, / And you will lift up your countenance to God.

你祷告祂，祂就听你；你也要还你的愿。
You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; / And you will repay your vows.

你定意作何事，必然给你成就；亮光也必照耀你的路。
You will also decree something, and it will be established for you; / And light will shine on your ways.

人使你降卑，你就说，必得高升！谦卑的人，神必然拯救。
When they cast you down, you will say, I am up! / And the lowly person He will save.

人非无辜，神尚且搭救他；因你手中清洁，你必蒙拯救。
He will deliver him who is not innocent; / Yes, you will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.