Job 15
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Should a wise man make answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly 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 wherewith he can do no good?
4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before El.
Yea, thou doest away with fear, and impairest devotion before God.
5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7 Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?
8 Hast thou heard the secret of Eloah? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Dost thou hearken in the council of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
9 What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father.
11 Are the consolations of El small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
Are the consolations of God too small for thee, and the word that dealeth gently with thee?
12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes wink?
13 That thou turnest thy spirit against El, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth.
14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Behold, He putteth no trust in His holy ones; yea, the heavens are not clean in His sight.
16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
How much less one that is abominable and impure, man who drinketh iniquity like water!
17 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
I will tell thee, hear thou me; and 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 from their fathers, and have not hid it;
19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
Unto whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them.
20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.
21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
A sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
He wandereth abroad for bread: 'Where is it?' He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Distress and anguish overwhelm him; they prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25 For he stretcheth out his hand against El, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers.
27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, and made collops of fat on his loins;
28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man would inhabit, which were ready to become heaps.
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their produce bend to 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 shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of His mouth shall he go away.
31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; for vanity shall be his recompense.
32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be leafy.
33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
For the company of the godless shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.
35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
