Job 4

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and said,

2 “If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

If a man tries to converse with thee, will thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

3 Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.

Behold, thou have instructed many, and thou have strengthened the weak hands.

4 Your words have supported him who was falling, you have made the feeble knees firm.

Thy words have upheld him who was falling, and thou have made firm the feeble knees.

5 But now it has come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.

But now it comes to thee, and thou faint. It touches thee, and thou are troubled.

6 Is not your piety your confidence? Is not the integrity of your ways your hope?

Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

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

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

8 According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble, reap the same.

According as I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.

9 By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

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

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

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

The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

12 “Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.

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

In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

14 fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.

fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

15 Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.

Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.

16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,

It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance of it. A form was before my eyes. There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

17 ‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker?

18 Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.

Behold, he puts no trust in his servants, and he charges his agents with folly.

19 How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.

Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.

21 Is not their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.’

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.