Job 4
4
1And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: —
2Hath one tried a word with thee? — Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?
3Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.
4The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.
5But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.
6Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope — the perfection of thy ways?
7Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?
8As I have seen — ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!
9From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.
10The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.
11An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.
12And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.
13In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,
14Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.
15And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;
16It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude [is] over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:
17‘Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?
18Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.’
19Also — the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)
20From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, for ever they perish.
21Hath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!
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Job 4
4
Eliphaz Speaks: The Innocent Prosper
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2“If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
Yet who can keep from speaking?
3Behold, you have instructed many,
and you have #Isa. 35:3; [Heb. 12:12]strengthened the weak hands.
4Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
and you have #[See ver. 3 above]made firm the feeble knees.
5But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
it touches you, and you are dismayed.
6 # ch. 1:1 Is not your fear of God#4:6 Hebrew lacks of God your #ch. 31:24; Prov. 3:26confidence,
and the integrity of your ways your hope?
7“Remember: #[Ps. 37:25]who that was innocent ever perished?
Or where were the upright cut off?
8As I have seen, those who #Hos. 10:13; [Ps. 7:14; Prov. 22:8; Gal. 6:7, 8]plow iniquity
and sow trouble reap the same.
9By #Isa. 30:33 the breath of God they perish,
and by #ch. 15:30; Ex. 15:8; Ps. 18:15; [Isa. 11:4; 2 Thess. 2:8]the blast of his anger they are consumed.
10The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,
#
Ps. 58:6; [ch. 29:17; Ps. 3:7] the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12“Now a word was brought to me stealthily;
my ear received #ch. 26:14the whisper of it.
13Amid #ch. 20:2 thoughts from #ch. 33:15; Gen. 2:21; 15:12; 1 Sam. 26:12; Isa. 29:10visions of the night,
when #ch. 33:15; Gen. 2:21; 15:12; 1 Sam. 26:12; Isa. 29:10deep sleep falls on men,
14dread came upon me, and trembling,
which made all my bones shake.
15A spirit glided past my face;
the hair of my flesh stood up.
16It stood still,
but I could not discern its appearance.
#
Num. 12:8 A form was before my eyes;
there was silence, then I heard #[1 Kgs. 19:12]a voice:
17 # ch. 9:2; 10:4; 25:4; 32:2 ‘Can mortal man be in the right before#4:17 Or more than; twice in this verse God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?
18Even in his servants #ch. 15:15he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
19how much more those who dwell in houses of #ch. 10:9; 13:12; 33:6; Isa. 64:8; 2 Cor. 4:7; 5:1 clay,
whose foundation is in #Gen. 2:7; 3:19; 18:27 the dust,
who are crushed like#4:19 Or before #[ch. 13:28]the moth.
20Between #[Ps. 90:5, 6; Isa. 38:12] morning and evening they are beaten to pieces;
they perish forever #[Isa. 42:25; 57:1]without anyone regarding it.
21Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,
# ch. 36:12; Prov. 5:23; 10:21; [Hos. 4:6] do they not die, and that without wisdom?’
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