Job 15
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
2 Should a wise man make answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
“Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?
4 Yea, thou doest away with fear, and impairest devotion before God.
Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.
5 For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.
7 Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?
“Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought out before the hills?
8 Dost thou hearken in the council of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
9 What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand which is not in us?
10 With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father.
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than your father.
11 Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?
Are the consolations of God too small for you, even the word that is gentle toward you?
12 Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes wink?
Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,
13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth.
that you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?
14 What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15 Behold, He putteth no trust in His holy ones; yea, the heavens are not clean in His sight.
Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;
16 How much less one that is abominable and impure, man who drinketh iniquity like water!
how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!
17 I will tell thee, hear thou me; and that which I have seen I will declare —
“I will show you, listen to me; that which I have seen I will declare
18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it;
(which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it;
19 Unto whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.
to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):
20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
21 A sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer will come on him.
22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He doesn’t believe that he will return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.
23 He wandereth abroad for bread: 'Where is it?' He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Distress and anguish overwhelm him; they prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Distress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25 Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty,
26 He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers.
he runs at him with a stiff neck, with the thick shields of his bucklers,
27 Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, and made collops of fat on his loins;
because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.
28 And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man would inhabit, which were ready to become heaps.
He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their produce bend to the earth.
He will not be rich, neither will his substance continue, neither will their possessions be extended on the earth.
30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of His mouth shall he go away.
He will not depart out of darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. He will go away by the breath of God’s mouth.
31 Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; for vanity shall be his recompense.
Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself, for emptiness will be his reward.
32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be leafy.
It will be accomplished before his time. His branch will not be green.
33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
He will shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and will cast off his flower as the olive tree.
34 For the company of the godless shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
They conceive mischief and produce iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”
