4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
4 "Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?
4 Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you and enters into judgment with you?
4 Do you think it's because he cares about your purity that he's disciplining you, putting you on the spot?
4 "Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you?
4 Is it because you're so pious that he accuses you and brings judgment against you?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 22:4
Commentary on Job 22:1-4
(Read Job 22:1-4)
Eliphaz considers that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but Job was far from thinking so. What Eliphaz says, is unjustly applied to Job, but it is very true, that when God does us good it is not because he is indebted to us. Man's piety is no profit to God, no gain. The gains of religion to men are infinitely greater than the losses of it. God is a Sovereign, who gives no account of his conduct; but he is perfectly wise, just, faithful, good, and merciful. He approves the likeness of his own holiness, and delights in the fruits of his Spirit; he accepts the thankful services of the humble believer, while he rejects the proud claim of the self-confident.