Job 4
1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2 “Has one tried a word with you? You are weary! And who is able to keep in words?
If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? But who can withhold himself 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 falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble 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 art weary; it toucheth thee, and thou art affrighted.
6 Is your reverence not your confidence? Your hope—the perfection of your ways?
Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?
7 Now remember, Who, being innocent, has perished? And where have the upright been cut off?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
8 As I have seen—plowers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!
According as I have seen, they that plow 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 anger 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 lion roareth, and the fierce lion howleth — yet 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 abroad.
12 And a thing is secretly brought to me, And my ear receives a little of it.
Now a word was secretly brought to me, 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 the 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 upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake.
15 And a spirit passes before my face, The hair of my flesh stands up;
Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand 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, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a form was before mine eyes; I heard a still voice:
17 Is mortal man more righteous than God? Is a man cleaner than his Maker?
'Shall mortal man be just before God? Shall a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Behold, He puts no credence in His servants, Nor sets praise in His messengers.
Behold, He putteth no trust in 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 before the moth!
20 From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, they perish forever.
Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 Has their excellence not been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!”
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'
