Job 4
1 Then spake Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2 If one attempt a word with thee, wilt thou be offended? But who can refrain from speaking?
If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Behold, thou hast admonished many; Thou hast strengthened feeble hands;
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 Thy words have upheld him that was falling, And thou hast given strength to feeble knees.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art confounded!
But now it is come upon thee, and thou art weary; it toucheth thee, and thou art affrighted.
6 Is not thy fear of God thy hope, And the uprightness of thy ways thy confidence?
Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished being innocent? Or where have the righteous been cut off?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
8 According to what I have seen, they who plough iniquity, And sow mischief, reap the same.
According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow mischief, reap the same.
9 By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of his nostrils they are consumed.
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger are they consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
The lion roareth, and the fierce lion howleth — yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 The fierce lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
12 A word was once secretly brought to me, And mine ear caught a whisper thereof.
Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
13 Amid thoughts from visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men,
In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
14 A fear and a horror came upon me, Which made all my bones to shake.
Fear came upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face, The hair of my flesh rose on end;
Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand up.
16 It stood still, but its form I could not discern; An image was before mine eyes; There was silence, and I heard 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 “Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall man be more pure than his Maker?
'Shall mortal man be just before God? Shall a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Behold, he putteth no trust in his ministering spirits, And his angels he chargeth with frailty.
Behold, He putteth no trust in His servants, and His angels He chargeth with folly;
19 What then are they who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who crumble to pieces, as if moth-eaten!
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
20 Between morning and evening are they destroyed; They perish for ever, and none regardeth it.
Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 The excellency that is in them is torn away; They die before they have become wise.”
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'
