"Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,This is an interesting way for Eliphaz to start his accusation. I would expect that he would start be defending his previous statements, or telling Job that he was wrong about the wicked profiting. Instead, he starts with a good set of questions, about how our goodness benefits God.
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
He is right here that there is no profit for God whether we do good or evil. However, he's probably coming at it from the wrong angle. I think that he may have been thinking of profit to Job for being perfect, as in God rewarding him for his perfection. These people seem to understand that no one is perfect, but must repent of their evil. However, he is definitely wrong about God not being pleased when we are righteous. Since this is before Jesus paid the price for our sins, righteous action was counted in our favor, though sins still had to be atoned for. Therefore, while there is definitely no profit, there may be pleasure for Him.
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