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Job 4

1 Then Eliphaz, a native of Teman, responded:

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

2 If one tries to answer you, will you be annoyed? But who can hold words back?

2 "If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

3 Look, you've instructed many and given strength to drooping hands.

3 Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands.

4 Your words have raised up the falling; you've steadied failing knees.

4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees;

5 But now it comes to you, and you are dismayed; it has struck you, and you are frightened.

5 But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled.

6 Isn't your religion the source of your confidence; the integrity of your conduct, the source of your hope?

6 Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope?

7 Think! What innocent person has ever perished? When have those who do the right thing been destroyed?

7 "Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off?

8 As I've observed, those who plow sin and sow trouble will harvest it.

8 Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same.

9 When God breathes deeply, they perish; by a breath of his nostril they are annihilated.

9 By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.

10 The roar of a lion and snarl of the king of beasts— yet the teeth of lions are shattered;

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

11 the lion perishes without prey, and its cubs are scattered.

11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

12 But a word sneaked up on me; my ears caught a hint of it.

12 "Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it.

13 In profound thoughts, visions of night, when deep sleep falls on people,

13 In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,

14 fear and dread struck me; all of my bones shook.

14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.

15 A breeze swept by my face; the hair of my skin bristled.

15 Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up.

16 It stopped. I didn't recognize its visible form, although a figure was in front of my eyes. Silence! Then I heard a voice:

16 It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying:

17 "Can a human be more righteous than God, a person purer than their maker?"

17 'Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker?

18 If he doesn't trust his servants and levels a charge against his messengers,

18 If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error,

19 how much less those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in dust, and who are crushed like a moth?

19 How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth?

20 They are smashed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone knowing.

20 They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding.

21 Isn't their tent cord pulled up? They die without wisdom.

21 Does not their own excellence go away? They die, even without wisdom.'