unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/22/06.md

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Eliphaz continues speaking to Job.

you have exacted security

This refers to a lender taking something from the borrower to ensure that the borrower pays him back.

you have stripped the naked of their clothing

Eliphaz is accusing Job of taking clothes as security from poor people who borrowed from him.

possessed the earth...lived in it

Eliphaz is accusing Job of taking land from poor people and not allowing them to live on it. He is emphasizing this point by restating it twice. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)