Shall a man profit to God as he understanding shall profit for himself?
What the Almighty that we shall serve him? and what shall we be profited if we shall supplicate to him?
And Eliphaz the Temanite will answer and say,
Did it please to the Almighty that thou wilt be just? and if gain if thou wilt perfect thy ways?
What is man that thou wilt magnify him? and that thou wilt set thy heart to him?
Thou saidst to Jehovah, Thou my Lord: my good not upon thee.
If thou wert wise, thou wert wise for thyself: and thou mockedst, thou alone shalt suffer.
And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members be destroyed, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
So also ye, when ye do all appointed you, say, That we are useless servants: for what we ought to do, we have done.
Nor is served by men's hands, standing in need of anything, he giving to all life, and breath, and all things.
To watch the commands of Jehovah and his laws which I command thee this day, to be good for thee?