What does Job Chapter 22 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

The edition’s separate heading says Eliphaz falsely imputes many crimes to Job and promises prosperity if he repents. Eliphaz the Themanite opens his third speech by asking whether man, even of perfect knowledge, can be compared with God, and what human justice or an unspotted way profits or gives Him. From this premise, Eliphaz concludes that Job's catastrophic affliction cannot stem from divine fear, but must be the direct punishment for manifold wickedness and infinite iniquities. He levels explicit charges of cruelty against Job, accusing him of taking unjust pledges from brethren, stripping the naked of essential clothing, withholding water from the weary, refusing bread to the starving, seizing land through tyrannical might, dismissing widows empty-handed, and crushing the arms of orphans. Eliphaz claims that these unrecorded abuses explain why Job is now trapped in snares, gripped by sudden terror, and submerged under dark, overflowing waters. He further accuses Job of saying that God judges through mist and does not consider human affairs, alleging that Job imagines God cannot see human affairs through thick clouds while walking along the distant vault of heaven. Warning Job against following the ancient path of wicked men whose foundations were swept away by a flood after telling God to depart from them, He says God had filled their houses with good things and asks that their thinking be far from him. Eliphaz says the righteous shall rejoice when the arrogant are cut down and consumed by fire.

In Eliphaz’s speech, turning from harsh accusations to an appeal for repentance, Eliphaz urges Job to submit to God, make peace, receive instruction from His mouth, and treasure divine words within his heart. He promises that if Job returns to the Almighty and banishes iniquity from his dwelling, he will be built up. Eliphaz portrays his promise as transforming earth into flint and flint into torrents of gold, with the Almighty becoming Job's defense against enemies and heaping up silver on his behalf. Restored to divine favor, Job would find joy in the Almighty, lift up his face to God, receive answers to his prayers, and fulfill his vows. Whatever he resolves will be established, light will illuminate his pathways, and God will exalt the humble and deliver the innocent through the cleanness of his hands.