Job 15
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Eliphaz Speaks
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge,
And fill his belly with the east wind?
3Should he reason with unprofitable talk?
Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4Yea, thou castest off fear,
And restrainest prayer before God.
5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity,
And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I:
Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7 Art thou the first man that was born?
Or wast thou made before the hills?
8Hast thou heard the secret of God?
And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
9What knowest thou, that we know not?
What understandest thou, which is not in us?
10With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men,
Much elder than thy father.
11 Are the consolations of God small with thee?
Is there any secret thing with thee?
12Why doth thine heart carry thee away?
And what do thy eyes wink at,
13That thou turnest thy spirit against God,
And lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
14What is man, that he should be clean?
And he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints;
Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
16How much more abominable and filthy is man,
Which drinketh iniquity like water?
17I will shew thee, hear me;
And that which I have seen I will declare;
18Which wise men have told
From their fathers, and have not hid it:
19Unto whom alone the earth was given,
And no stranger passed among them.
20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days,
And the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21A dreadful sound is in his ears:
In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,
And he is waited for of the sword.
23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it?
He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid;
They shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25For he stretcheth out his hand against God,
And strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26He runneth upon him, even on his neck,
Upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
27Because he covereth his face with his fatness,
And maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
28And he dwelleth in desolate cities,
And in houses which no man inhabiteth,
Which are ready to become heaps.
29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue,
Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
30He shall not depart out of darkness;
The flame shall dry up his branches,
And by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
31Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity:
For vanity shall be his recompence.
32It shall be accomplished before his time,
And his branch shall not be green.
33He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine,
And shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate,
And fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity,
And their belly prepareth deceit.
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1And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind, 3Reasoning with unprofitable talk, and with speeches which do no good? 4Yea, thou makest piety of none effect, and restrainest meditation before ·God#GodHebrew: El 5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty. 6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; and thy lips testify against thee. 7Art thou the first man that was born? and wast thou brought forth before the hills? 8Hast thou listened in the secret council of +God#GodHebrew: Eloah And hast thou absorbed wisdom for thyself? 9What knowest thou that we know not? what understandest thou which is not in us? 10Both the greyheaded and the aged are with us, older than thy father. 11Are the consolations of ·God#GodHebrew: El too small for thee? and the word gently spoken to thee? 12Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink? 13That thou turnest thy spirit against ·God#GodHebrew: El and lettest words go out of thy mouth? 14What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight: 16How much less the abominable and corrupt, — man, that drinketh unrighteousness like water!
17I will shew thee, listen to me; and what I have seen I will declare; 18Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hidden; 19Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20All his days the wicked man is tormented, and numbered years are allotted to the violent. 21The sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer cometh upon him. 22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword. 23He wandereth abroad for bread, — where may it be? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 24Distress and anguish make him afraid; they prevail against him, as a king ready for the battle. 25For he hath stretched out his hand against ·God#GodHebrew: El and strengthened himself against the Almighty: 26He runneth against him, with outstretched neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers; 27For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his flanks. 28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps. 29He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth. 30He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches; and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. 31Let him not trust in vanity: he is deceived, for vanity shall be his recompense; 32It shall be complete before his day, and his branch shall not be green. 33He shall shake off his unripe grapes as a vine, and shall cast his flower as an olive. 34For the family of the ungodly shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery. 35They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.