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Job 4

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,

2 If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?

3 Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;

4 He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.

5 But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.

6 Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

7 Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?

8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

9 By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.

10 Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.

11 The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.

12 A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.

13 In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,

14 Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble;

15 And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:

16 Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:

17 May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?

18 Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;

19 How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;

20 Between morning and evening they are completely broken; they come to an end for ever, and no one takes note.

21 If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?

Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB

1 Then Eliphaz the Temani answered and said,

2 If we attempt a davar with thee, wilt thou be offended? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

3 Hinei, thou hast instructed rabbim (many), and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

4 Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble birkayim (knees).

5 But atah (now) it is come upon thee, and thou art impatient; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy tikveh, and the blamelessness of thy ways?

7 Consider now, who ever perished, being naki (innocent)? Or where were the yesharim (upright ones) cut off?

8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow amal (trouble), reap the same.

9 By the neshamah (breath) of Eloah they perish, and by the ruach of His nostrils are they consumed.

10 The roaring of the aryeh, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

11 The old lion perisheth for lack of teref (prey), and the stout lion’s cubs are scattered.

12 Now a davar was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

13 In thoughts from the chezyonot lailah, when tardemah (deep sleep) falleth on anashim,

14 Pachad came upon me, and trembling, which made all my atzmot to shake.

15 Then a ruach passed before my face; the hair of my basar stood up;

16 It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a temunah (form) was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

17 Shall enosh (mortal man) be more righteous than Eloah? Shall a man be more tahor than his Maker?

18 Behold, He puts no trust in His avadim, and His malachim (angels) He charged with toholah (error).

19 How much more them that dwell in batim (houses) of clay, whose yesod (foundation, origin) is in the dust, which are crushed like the moth?

20 They are destroyed from boker to erev; they perish forever without any regarding it.

21 Is not the cord of their tent which is in them pulled up? They die, even without chochmah (wisdom).