Job 15

Eliphaz Says Job Presumes Much

1Then EliphazH464 the TemaniteH8489 1respondedH6030H559,2“Should a wiseH2450 manH2450 answerH6030 with windyH7307 knowledgeH1847 2And fillH4390 3himselfH990 with the eastH6921 windH6921?3Should he argueH3198 with uselessH3808H5532 talkH1697, Or with wordsH4405 which are not profitableH3276?4IndeedH637, you doH6565 awayH6565 with 4reverenceH3374 And hinderH1639 meditationH7881 beforeH6440 GodH410.5For 5your guiltH5771 teachesH502 your mouthH6310, And you chooseH977 the languageH3956 of 6the craftyH6175.6Your 7own mouthH6310 condemnsH7561 you, and not I; And your own lipsH8193 testifyH6030 against you.

7“Were you the firstH7223 manH120 to be bornH3205, Or 8were you broughtH2342 forthH2342 beforeH6440 the hillsH1389?8Do you hearH8085 the 9secretH5475 counselH5475 of GodH433, And limitH1639 wisdomH2451 to yourself?910WhatH4100 do you knowH3045 that we do not knowH3045? What do you understandH995 that 11we do not?10BothH1571 the 12gray-hairedH7867 and the agedH3453 are among us, OlderH3524H3117 thanH4480 your fatherH1.11Are 13the consolationsH8575 of GodH410 tooH4480 smallH4592 for you, Even the 14wordH1697 spoken gentlyH328 with you?12WhyH4100 does your 15heartH3820 carryH3947 you away? And whyH4100 do your eyesH5869 flashH7335,13That you should turnH7725 your spiritH7307 againstH413 GodH410 And allow such wordsH4405 to goH3318 out of your mouthH6310?14WhatH4100 is manH582, that 16he should be pureH2135, Or 17he who is bornH3205 of a womanH802, that he should be righteousH6663?15BeholdH2005, He putsH539 noH3808 trustH539 in His 18holyH6918 onesH6918, And the 19heavensH8064 are not pureH2141 in His sightH5869;16HowH637 muchH637H3588 lessH637 one who is 20detestableH8581 and corruptH444, ManH376, who 21drinksH8354 iniquityH5767 like waterH4325!

What Eliphaz Has Seen of Life

17“I will tellH2331 you, listenH8085 to me; And whatH2088 I have seenH2372 I will also declareH5608;18WhatH834 wiseH2450 menH2450 have toldH5046, And have not concealedH3582 from 22their fathersH1,19To whomH1992 aloneH905 the landH776 was givenH5414, And noH3808 alienH2114 passedH5674 amongH8432 them.20The wickedH7563 manH7563 writhesH2342 23in painH2342 allH3605 his daysH3117, And 24numberedH4557 are the yearsH8141 25storedH6845 up for the ruthlessH6184.2126SoundsH6963 of 27terrorH6343 are in his earsH241; 28While at peaceH7965 the destroyerH7703 comesH935 upon him.22He does not believeH539 that he will 29returnH7725 from darknessH2822, And he is destinedH6822 for 30the swordH2719.23He wandersH5074 about for foodH3899, saying, ‘WhereH346 is it?’ He knowsH3045 that a dayH3117 of 31darknessH2822 is 32at handH3027.24DistressH6862 and anguishH4691 terrifyH1204 him, They overpowerH8630 him like a kingH4428 readyH6264 for the attackH3593,25BecauseH3588 he has stretchedH5186 out his handH3027 againstH413 GodH410 And conductsH1396 himself 33arrogantlyH1396 againstH413 34the AlmightyH7706.26He rushesH7323 35headlongH6677 at Him With 36his massiveH5672H1354 shieldH4043.27For he has 37coveredH3680 his faceH6440 with his fatH2459 And madeH6213 his thighsH3689 heavyH6371 with fleshH6371.28He has 38livedH7931 in desolateH3582 citiesH5892, In housesH1004 noH3808 one would inhabitH3427, WhichH834 are destinedH6257 to become 39ruinsH1530.29He 40will not becomeH6238 richH6238, norH3808 will his wealthH2428 endureH6965; And his grainH4512 will not bendH5186 downH5186 to the groundH776.30He will 41not 42escapeH5493 from darknessH2822; The 43flameH7957 will witherH3001 his shootsH3127, And by 44the breathH7307 of His mouthH6310 he will goH5493 awayH5493.31Let him not 45trustH539 in emptinessH7723, deceivingH8582 himself; For emptinessH7723 will be his 46rewardH8545.32It will be accomplishedH4390 47beforeH3808 his timeH3117, And his palmH3712 48branchH3712 will not be greenH7487.33He will dropH2554 offH2554 his unripeH1155 grapeH1155 like the vineH1612, And will 49castH7993 offH7993 his flowerH5328 like the oliveH2132 treeH2132.34For the companyH5712 of 50the godlessH2611 is barrenH1565, And fireH784 consumesH398 51the tentsH168 of 52the corruptH7810.35They 53conceiveH2029 54mischiefH5999 and bringH3205 forthH3205 iniquityH205, And their 55mindH990 preparesH3559 deceptionH4820.”