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Job 15

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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.”

Common English Bible CEB

1 Eliphaz answered:

2 Will the wise respond with windy knowledge and fill their belly with the east wind?

3 Will they argue with a word that has no benefit and with unprofitable words?

4 You are truly making religion ineffective and restraining meditation before God.

5 Your mouth multiplies your sins a thousand times; you opt for a clever tongue.

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

7 Were you born the first Adam, brought forth before the hills?

8 Did you listen in God's council; is wisdom limited to you?

9 What do you know that we don't know; what do you understand that isn't among us?

10 Both the graybeard and the aged are with us; those much older than your father.

11 Are God's comforts not enough for you, a word spoken gently with you?

12 Why has your mind seized you, why have your eyes flashed,

13 so that you return your breath to God and utter such words from your mouth?

14 What are humans that they might be pure, and those born of woman that they might be innocent?

15 If he doesn't trust his holy ones and the heavens aren't pure in his eyes,

16 how much less those who are abominable and corrupt, for they drink sin like water.

17 Listen to me; I will argue with you; what I've seen, I will declare to you;

18 what the wise have told and have not concealed from their family,

19 to whom alone the earth was given and no stranger passed in their midst.

20 All the days of the wicked are painful; the number of years reserved for the hateful;

21 a sound of terror pierces their ears; when safe, raiders overtake them.

22 They can't count on turning away from darkness; they are destined for a sword.

23 They wander about for bread. "Where is it?" They know that their day of darkness is fixed.

24 Adversity and stress scare them, master them like a king ready to strike;

25 for they raise a fist against God and try to overpower the Almighty.

26 They run toward him aggressively, with a massive and strong shield.

27 They cover their face with grease and make their loins gross.

28 They lived in ruined cities, unoccupied houses that turn to rubble.

29 They won't get rich; their wealth won't last; their property won't extend over the earth.

30 They can't turn away from darkness; a flame will dry out their shoots, and they will be taken away by the wind from his mouth.

31 They shouldn't trust in what has no worth, for their reward will be worthless.

32 Before their branch is formed, before it is green,

33 like the vine, they will drop early grapes and cast off their blossoms like the olive.

34 The ruthless gang is barren, and fire consumes the tents of bribers.

35 They conceive toil and give birth to sorrow; their belly establishes deceit.