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