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 assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? 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 confirmed 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 unto thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
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 trouble, 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 roaring 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 abroad.
12 And a thing is secretly brought to me, And my ear receives a little of it.
Now a thing 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, which made all my bones to shake.
15 And a spirit passes before my face, The hair of my flesh stands up;
Then 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, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a form was before mine eyes: [there was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
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 more pure than 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, which 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 destroyed: 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.
