Job 4
1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: —
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2 Hath one tried a word with thee? — Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?
If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5 But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou art weary; it toucheth thee, and thou art affrighted.
6 Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope — the perfection of thy ways?
Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath 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 — ploughers 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 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 do separate.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
12 And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear 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 hath 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 before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand up.
16 It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude [is] over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:
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 than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
'Shall mortal man be just before God? Shall a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'
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, for ever they perish.
Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 Hath not their excellency 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.'
