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Job 15

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 Then Elifaz the Teimani spoke:

2 "Should a wise man answer with hot-air arguments? Should he fill up his belly with the hot east wind?

3 Should he reason with useless talk or make speeches that do him no good?

4 "Why, you are abolishing fear of God and hindering prayer to him!

5 Your iniquity is teaching you how to speak, and deceit is your language of choice.

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

7 "Were you the firstborn of the human race, brought forth before the hills?

8 Do you listen in on God's secrets? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

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

10 With us are gray-haired men, old men, men much older than your father.

11 Are the comfortings of God not enough for you, or a word that deals gently with you?

12 Why does your heart carry you away, and why do your eyes flash angrily,

13 so that you turn your spirit against God and let such words escape your mouth?

14 "What is a human being, that he could be innocent, someone born from a woman, that he could be righteous?

15 God doesn't trust even his holy ones; no, even the heavens are not innocent in his view.

16 How much less one loathesome and corrupt, a human being, who drinks iniquity like water.

17 "I will tell you - hear me out! I will recount what I have seen;

18 wise men have told it, and it wasn't hidden from their fathers either,

19 to whom alone the land was given -no foreigner passed among them.

20 "The wicked is in torment all his life, for all the years allotted to the tyrant.

21 Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, robbers swoop down on him.

22 He despairs of returning from darkness -he is destined to meet the sword.

23 He wanders and looks for food, which isn't there. He knows the day of darkness is ready, at hand.

24 Distress and anguish overwhelm him, assaulting him like a king about to enter battle.

25 "He raises his hand against God and boldly defies Shaddai,

26 running against him with head held high and thickly ornamented shield.

27 "He lets his face grow gross and fat, and the rest of him bulges with blubber;

28 he lives in abandoned cities, in houses no one would inhabit, houses about to become ruins;

29 therefore he will not remain rich, his wealth will not endure, his produce will not bend [the grain stalks] to the earth.

30 "He will not escape from darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. By a breath from the mouth of [God], he will go away.

31 Let him not rely on futile methods, thereby deceiving himself; for what he will receive in exchange will be only futility.

32 This will be accomplished in advance of its day. His palm frond will not be fresh and green;

33 he will be like a vine that sheds its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that drops its flowers.

34 "For the community of the ungodly is sterile; fire consumes the tents of bribery.

35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb prepares deceit."

New Living Translation NLT

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2 “A wise man wouldn’t answer with such empty talk! You are nothing but a windbag.

3 The wise don’t engage in empty chatter. What good are such words?

4 Have you no fear of God, no reverence for him?

5 Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. Your words are based on clever deception.

6 Your own mouth condemns you, not I. Your own lips testify against you.

7 “Were you the first person ever born? Were you born before the hills were made?

8 Were you listening at God’s secret council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?

9 What do you know that we don’t? What do you understand that we do not?

10 On our side are aged, gray-haired men much older than your father!

11 “Is God’s comfort too little for you? Is his gentle word not enough?

12 What has taken away your reason? What has weakened your vision,

13 that you turn against God and say all these evil things?

14 Can any mortal be pure? Can anyone born of a woman be just?

15 Look, God does not even trust the angels. Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight.

16 How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person with a thirst for wickedness!

17 “If you will listen, I will show you. I will answer you from my own experience.

18 And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men who have heard the same thing from their fathers—

19 from those to whom the land was given long before any foreigners arrived.

20 “The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.

21 The sound of terror rings in their ears, and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.

22 They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.

23 They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’ They know their day of destruction is near.

24 That dark day terrifies them. They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for battle.

25 For they shake their fists at God, defying the Almighty.

26 Holding their strong shields, they defiantly charge against him.

27 “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous; their waists bulge with fat.

28 But their cities will be ruined. They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down.

29 Their riches will not last, and their wealth will not endure. Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

30 “They will not escape the darkness. The burning sun will wither their shoots, and the breath of God will destroy them.

31 Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches, for emptiness will be their only reward.

32 They will be cut down in the prime of life; their branches will never again be green.

33 They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early, like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form.

34 For the godless are barren. Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn.

35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Their womb produces deceit.”