Job 4
1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:
And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 “Has one tried a word with you? You are weary! And who is able to keep in words?
If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking?
3 Behold, you have instructed many, And feeble hands you make strong.
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands;
4 Your words raise up the stumbling one, And you strengthen bowing knees.
Thy words have upholden him that was stumbling, and thou hast braced up the bending knees:
5 But now, it comes to you, And you are weary; It strikes to you, and you are troubled.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is your reverence not your confidence? Your hope—the perfection of your ways?
Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?
7 Now remember, Who, being innocent, has perished? And where have the upright been cut off?
Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off?
8 As I have seen—plowers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!
Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.
9 From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger [are] consumed.
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.
10 The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.
The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken;
11 An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness separate.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
12 And a thing is secretly brought to me, And my ear receives a little of it.
Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
13 In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,
In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: —
14 Fear has met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.
Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake;
15 And a spirit passes before my face, The hair of my flesh stands up;
And a spirit passed before my face — the hair of my flesh stood up —
16 It stands, and I do not discern its aspect, A likeness [is] before my eyes, Silence! And I hear a voice:
It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:
17 Is mortal man more righteous than God? Is a man cleaner than his Maker?
Shall [mortal] man be more just than God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?
18 Behold, He puts no credence in His servants, Nor sets praise in His messengers.
Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly:
19 Also—the inhabitants of houses of clay (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth).
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!
20 From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, they perish forever.
From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever.
21 Has their excellence not been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!”
Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom.
