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Job 15

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2 Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?

3 Should he argue with useless talk or with words that serve no good purpose?

4 But you even undermine the fear [of God] and hinder meditation before Him.

5 Your iniquity teaches you what to say, and you choose the language of the crafty.

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

7 Were you the first person ever born, or were you brought forth before the hills?

8 Do you listen in on the council of God, or have a monopoly on wisdom?

9 What do you know that we don't? [What] do you understand that is not [clear] to us?

10 Both the gray-haired and the elderly are with us, men older than your father.

11 Are God's consolations not enough for you, even the words that [deal] gently with you?

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

13 as you turn your anger against God and allow such words to leave your mouth?

14 What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

15 If God puts no trust in His holy ones and the heavens are not pure in His sight,

16 how much less one who is revolting and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

17 Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,

18 what was declared by wise men and was not suppressed by their ancestors,

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

20 A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; few years are stored up for the ruthless.

21 Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.

22 He doesn't believe he will return from darkness; he is destined for the sword.

23 He wanders about for food, [saying,] "Where is it?" He knows the day of darkness is at hand.

24 Trouble and distress terrify him, overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.

25 For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.

26 He rushes headlong at Him with his thick, studded shields.

27 Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with it,

28 he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.

29 He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not spread over the land.

30 He will not escape from the darkness; flames will wither his shoots, and he will depart by the breath of God's mouth.

31 Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray, for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

32 It will be accomplished before his time, and his branch will not flourish.

33 He will be like a vine that drops its unripe grapes and like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.

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

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

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.”