Job 22:2

"Can. vigorous man be of use to God": "In his previous discourse, Job argued that God's punishments are indiscriminate, that is, they come upon the wicked and righteous alike (Job 21:23-26). Eliphaz now speaks to that point, and his object is to show that punishment does imply guilt. He claims that since God is self-sufficient, no action on the part of man is able to influence Him" (Jackson p. 57). God is not helped or impressed by the strong man or even the wise man, thus, "God would gain nothing by deviating from strict justice in healing with human behavior" (Strauss p. 220).