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Eliphaz Continues
Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Eliphaz: Job Is Chastened by God
“Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
“Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.
And envy slays a simple one.
I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
I have seen the foolish taking root,
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:
His sons are far from safety,
They are crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
They are crushed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.
For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
For affliction does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
Nor does trouble spring from the ground;
For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.
But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;
“But as for me, I would seek God,
And to God I would commit my cause —
And to God I would commit my cause —
Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;
Who does great things, and unsearchable,
Marvelous things without number.
Marvelous things without number.
Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;
He gives rain on the earth,
And sends waters on the fields.
And sends waters on the fields.
Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.
He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:
He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
They meet with darkness in a the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.
They meet with darkness in the daytime,
And grope at noontime as in the night.
And grope at noontime as in the night.
And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
But He saves the needy from the sword,
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand.
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand.
So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor have hope,
And injustice shuts her mouth.
And injustice shuts her mouth.
Behold, happy is the man whom +God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
For He bruises, but He binds up;
He wounds, but His hands make whole.
He wounds, but His hands make whole.
He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
He shall deliver you in six troubles,
Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.
You shall laugh at destruction and famine,
And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.
You shall know that your tent is in peace;
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.
You shall also know that your descendants shall be many,
And your offspring like the grass of the earth.
And your offspring like the grass of the earth.
Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.
You shall come to the grave at a full age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.