New King James Version | New Living Translation |
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: | 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied to Job: |
2“If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking? | 2“Will you be patient and let me say a word? For who could keep from speaking out? |
3Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands. | 3“In the past you have encouraged many people; you have strengthened those who were weak. |
4Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees; | 4Your words have supported those who were falling; you encouraged those with shaky knees. |
5But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled. | 5But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart. You are terrified when it touches you. |
6Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope? | 6Doesn’t your reverence for God give you confidence? Doesn’t your life of integrity give you hope? |
7“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off? | 7“Stop and think! Do the innocent die? When have the upright been destroyed? |
8Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same. | 8My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same. |
9By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed. | 9A breath from God destroys them. They vanish in a blast of his anger. |
10The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken. | 10The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, but the teeth of strong lions will be broken. |
11The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered. | 11The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered. |
12“Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it. | 12“This truth was given to me in secret, as though whispered in my ear. |
13In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, | 13It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, when people are in a deep sleep. |
14Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake. | 14Fear gripped me, and my bones trembled. |
15Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up. | 15A spirit swept past my face, and my hair stood on end. |
16It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying: | 16The spirit stopped, but I couldn’t see its shape. There was a form before my eyes. In the silence I heard a voice say, |
17‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker? | 17‘Can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone be pure before the Creator?’ |
18If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error, | 18“If God does not trust his own angels and has charged his messengers with foolishness, |
19How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth? | 19how much less will he trust people made of clay! They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth. |
20They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding. | 20They are alive in the morning but dead by evening, gone forever without a trace. |
21Does not their own excellence go away? They die, even without wisdom.’ | 21Their tent-cords are pulled and the tent collapses, and they die in ignorance. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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