Job 15
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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2“Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
3Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or by speeches with which he can do no good?3Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
4Yes, you cast off fear, And restrain prayer before God.4But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, And you choose the tongue of the crafty.5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
6Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.6Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
7Are you the first man who was born? Or were you made before the hills?7Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
8Have you heard the counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?8Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
9What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not in us?9What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
10Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Much older than your father.10Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
11Are the consolations of God too small for you, And the word spoken gently with you?11Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
12Why does your heart carry you away, And what do your eyes wink at,12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
13That you turn your spirit against God, And let such words go out of your mouth?13as you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
14“What is man, that he could be pure? And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous?14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
15If God puts no trust in His saints, And the heavens are not pure in His sight,15If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
16How much less man, who is abominable and filthy, Who drinks iniquity like water!16how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
17“I will tell you, hear me; What I have seen I will declare,17Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
18What wise men have told, Not hiding anything received from their fathers,18what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,
19To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them:19to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
20The wicked man writhes with pain all his days, And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
21Dreadful sounds are in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
22He does not believe that he will return from darkness, For a sword is waiting for him.22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
23He wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
24Trouble and anguish make him afraid; They overpower him, like a king ready for battle.24Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
25For he stretches out his hand against God, And acts defiantly against the Almighty,25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
26Running stubbornly against Him With his strong, embossed shield.26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
27“Though he has covered his face with his fatness, And made his waist heavy with fat,27Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
28He dwells in desolate cities, In houses which no one inhabits, Which are destined to become ruins.28he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
29He will not be rich, Nor will his wealth continue, Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
30He will not depart from darkness; The flame will dry out his branches, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.30He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
31Let him not trust in futile things, deceiving himself, For futility will be his reward.31Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.
32It will be accomplished before his time, And his branch will not be green.32It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
33He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine, And cast off his blossom like an olive tree.33He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
34For the company of hypocrites will be barren, And fire will consume the tents of bribery.34For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35They conceive trouble and bring forth futility; Their womb prepares deceit.”35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
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