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Job 4

Job 4

Job 4:1 ^
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Job 4:1 ^
And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,
Job 4:2 ^
If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
Job 4:2 ^
If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?
Job 4:3 ^
Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Job 4:3 ^
Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;
Job 4:4 ^
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.
Job 4:4 ^
He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.
Job 4:5 ^
But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Job 4:5 ^
But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.
Job 4:6 ^
Is not thy fear [of God] thy confidence, [And] the integrity of thy ways thy hope?
Job 4:6 ^
Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?
Job 4:7 ^
Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
Job 4:7 ^
Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?
Job 4:8 ^
According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.
Job 4:8 ^
What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.
Job 4:9 ^
By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
Job 4:9 ^
By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.
Job 4:10 ^
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Job 4:10 ^
Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.
Job 4:11 ^
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
Job 4:11 ^
The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.
Job 4:12 ^
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
Job 4:12 ^
A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.
Job 4:13 ^
In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,
Job 4:13 ^
In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,
Job 4:14 ^
Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
Job 4:14 ^
Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble;
Job 4:15 ^
Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
Job 4:15 ^
And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:
Job 4:16 ^
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
Job 4:16 ^
Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:
Job 4:17 ^
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Job 4:17 ^
May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?
Job 4:18 ^
Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:
Job 4:18 ^
Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;
Job 4:19 ^
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
Job 4:19 ^
How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;
Job 4:20 ^
Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.
Job 4:20 ^
Between morning and evening they are completely broken; they come to an end for ever, and no one takes note.
Job 4:21 ^
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.
Job 4:21 ^
If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?
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