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Eliphaz: the Innocent Prosper
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Eliphaz: Job Has Sinned
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
“If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary?
But who can withhold himself from speaking?
But who can withhold himself from speaking?
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Surely you have instructed many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.
And you have strengthened weak hands.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
But now it comes upon you, and you are weary;
It touches you, and you are troubled.
It touches you, and you are troubled.
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Is not your reverence your confidence?
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright ever cut off?
Or where were the upright ever cut off?
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Even as I have seen,
Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.
Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
By the blast of God they perish,
And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
The roaring of the lion,
The voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
The voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
The old lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
“Now a word was secretly brought to me,
And my ear received a whisper of it.
And my ear received a whisper of it.
In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
When deep sleep falls on men,
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Fear came upon me, and trembling,
Which made all my bones shake.
Which made all my bones shake.
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair on my body stood up.
The hair on my body stood up.
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
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:
But I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence;
Then I heard a voice saying:
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?
Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
If He puts no trust in His servants,
If He charges His angels with error,
If He charges His angels with error,
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which 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 a moth?
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before a moth?
They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
They are broken in pieces from morning till evening;
They perish forever, with no one regarding.
They perish forever, with no one regarding.