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Job 15

New International Reader's Version NIRV

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied,

2 "Job, if you were wise, would you answer us with a lot of meaningless talk? Would you fill your stomach with the hot east wind?

3 Would you argue with useless words? Would you give worthless speeches?

4 But you even cause others to lose their respect for God. You make it hard for them to be faithful to him.

5 Your sin makes you say evil things. You talk like people who twist the truth.

6 Your own mouth judges you, not mine. Your own lips witness against you.

7 "Are you the first man who was ever born? Were you created before the hills?

8 Do you listen in when God speaks with his angels? Do you think you are the only wise person?

9 What do you know that we don't know? What understanding do you have that we don't have?

10 People who are old and gray are on our side. And they are even older than your parents!

11 Aren't God's words of comfort enough for you? He speaks them to you gently.

12 Why have you let your wild ideas carry you away? Why do your eyes flash with anger?

13 Why do you get so angry with God? Why do words like those pour out of your mouth?

14 "Can human beings really be pure? Can mere men really be right with God?

15 God doesn't trust his holy angels. Even the heavens aren't pure in his sight.

16 So he'll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are evil and sinful. They drink up evil as if it were water.

17 "Listen to me. I'll explain things to you. Let me tell you what I've seen.

18 I'll tell you what those who are wise have said. They don't hide anything they've received from their people of long ago.

19 The land was given only to those people. Their wisdom didn't come from outsiders. And here's what those who are wise have said.

20 Sinful people always suffer pain. Mean people suffer all their lives.

21 Terrifying sounds fill their ears. When everything seems to be going well, robbers attack them.

22 They lose all hope of escaping the darkness of death. They will certainly be killed with swords.

23 They wander around. They are like food for vultures. They know that the day they will die is near.

24 Suffering and pain terrify them. Their troubles overpower them, like a king ready to attack his enemies.

25 They shake their fists at God. They brag about themselves and oppose the Mighty One.

26 They boldly charge against him with their thick, strong shields.

27 "Their faces are very fat. Their stomachs hang out.

28 They'll live in towns that have been destroyed. They'll live in houses where no one else lives. The houses will crumble to pieces.

29 They won't be rich anymore. Their wealth won't last. Their property will no longer spread out over the land.

30 They won't escape the darkness of death. A flame will dry up everything they have. The breath of God will blow them away.

31 Don't let them fool themselves by trusting in what is worthless. They won't get anything out of it.

32 Even before they die, they'll be paid back in full. No matter what they do, it won't succeed.

33 They'll be like vines that are stripped of their unripe grapes. They'll be like olive trees that drop their flowers.

34 People who are ungodly won't have any children. Fire will burn up the tents of people who accept money from those who want special favors.

35 Instead of having children, ungodly people create suffering. All they produce is evil. They are full of lies."

New International Version NIV

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2 “Would a wise person answer with empty notions or fill their belly with the hot east wind?

3 Would they argue with useless words, with speeches that have no value?

4 But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God.

5 Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty.

6 Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you.

7 “Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?

8 Do you listen in on God’s council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?

9 What do you know that we do not know? What insights do you have that we do not have?

10 The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.

11 Are God’s consolations not enough for you, words spoken gently to you?

12 Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

13 so that you vent your rage against God and pour out such words from your mouth?

14 “What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous?

15 If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

16 how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water!

17 “Listen to me and I will explain to you; let me tell you what I have seen,

18 what the wise have declared, hiding nothing received from their ancestors

19 (to whom alone the land was given when no foreigners moved among them):

20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.

21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.

22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness; he is marked for the sword.

23 He wanders about for food like a vulture; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

24 Distress and anguish fill him with terror; troubles overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,

25 because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

26 defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield.

27 “Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,

28 he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble.

29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

30 He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

31 Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.

32 Before his time he will wither, and his branches will not flourish.

33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.

34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.

35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.”