Job 15

Eliphaz Says Job Presumes Much

1Then EliphazH464 the TemaniteH8489 respondedH6030H559,2“Should a wiseH2450 manH2450 answerH6030 with windyH7307 knowledgeH1847, 1And fillH4390 2himselfH990 with the eastH6921 windH6921?3Should he argueH3198 with uselessH3808H5532 talkH1697, Or with wordsH4405 which do not benefitH3276?4IndeedH637, you doH6565 awayH6565 with 3reverenceH3374, And hinderH1639 meditationH7881 beforeH6440 GodH410.5For 4your wrongdoingH5771 teachesH502 your mouthH6310, And you chooseH977 the languageH3956 of 5the cunningH6175.6Your 6own mouthH6310 condemnsH7561 you, and not I; And your own lipsH8193 testifyH6030 against you.

7“Were you the firstH7223 personH120 to be bornH3205, Or 7were you broughtH2342 forthH2342 beforeH6440 the hillsH1389?8Do you hearH8085 the 8secretH5475 discussionH5475 of GodH433, And limitH1639 wisdomH2451 to yourself?99WhatH4100 do you knowH3045 that we do not knowH3045? What do you understandH995 that 10we do not?10BothH1571 the 11gray-hairedH7867 and the agedH3453 are among us, OlderH3524H3117 thanH4480 your fatherH1.11Are 12the consolationsH8575 of GodH410 tooH4480 littleH4592 for you, Or the 13wordH1697 spoken gentlyH328 to you?12WhyH4100 does your 14heartH3820 takeH3947 you away? And whyH4100 do your eyesH5869 winkH7335,13That you can turnH7725 your spiritH7307 againstH413 GodH410 And produceH3318 such wordsH4405 from your mouthH6310?14WhatH4100 is manH582, that 15he would beH2135 pureH2135, Or 16he who is bornH3205 of a womanH802, that he would beH6663 righteousH6663?15BeholdH2005, He hasH539 noH3808 trustH539 in His 17holyH6918 onesH6918, And the 18heavensH8064 are not pureH2141 in His sightH5869;16HowH637 muchH637H3588 lessH637 one who is 19detestableH8581 and corruptH444: A personH376 who 20drinksH8354 21maliceH5767 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 peopleH2450 have toldH5046, And have not concealedH3582 from 22their fathersH1,19To whomH1992 aloneH905 the landH776 was givenH5414, And noH3808 strangerH2114 passedH5674 amongH8432 them.20The wickedH7563 personH7563 writhesH2342 23inH2342 painH2342 allH3605 his daysH3117, And the 24yearsH8141 25reservedH6845 for the ruthlessH6184 are numberedH4557.2126SoundsH6963 of 27terrorH6343 are in his earsH241; 28While he is 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 aboutH5074 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 reachedH5186 outH5186 with his handH3027 againstH413 GodH410, And is 33arrogantH1396 towardH413 34the AlmightyH7706.26He rushesH7323 35headlongH6677 at Him With his 36massiveH5672H1354 shieldH4043.27For he has 37coveredH3680 his faceH6440 with his fatH2459, And 38putH6213 fatH6371 on his waistH3689.28He has 39livedH7931 inH7931 desolateH3582 citiesH5892, In housesH1004 noH3808 one would inhabitH3427, WhichH834 are destinedH6257 toH6257 becomeH6257 40ruinsH1530.29He 41will not becomeH6238 richH6238, norH3808 will his wealthH2428 endureH6965; And his propertyH4512 will not stretchH5186 outH5186 on the earthH776.30He will 42not 43escapeH5493 from darknessH2822; The 44flameH7957 will dryH3001 upH3001 his shootH3127, And he will goH5493 awayH5493 by 45the breathH7307 of His mouthH6310.31Let him not 46trustH539 in emptinessH7723, deceivingH8582 himself; For his 47rewardH8545 will be emptinessH7723.32It will be accomplishedH4390 48beforeH3808 his timeH3117, And his palmH3712 49branchH3712 will not be greenH7487.33He will dropH2554 offH2554 his unripeH1155 grapeH1155 like the vineH1612, And will 50castH7993 offH7993 his flowerH5328 like the oliveH2132 treeH2132.34For the companyH5712 of 51the godlessH2611 is barrenH1565, And fireH784 consumesH398 52the tentsH168 of 53the corruptH7810.35They 54conceiveH2029 55harmH5999 and giveH3205 birthH3205 to wrongdoingH205, And their 56mindH990 preparesH3559 deceptionH4820.”