Then Eliphaz the Temanite
1answered
,
"If one ventures a word
with you, will you become
impatient
? But awho
can
refrain
1from speaking
?
"Behold ayou have admonished
many
, And you have strengthened
weak
hands
.
"Your words have 1helped the tottering
to stand
, And you have strengthened
2feeble
knees
.
"But now it has come
to you, and you aare impatient
; It btouches
you, and you are dismayed
.
"Is not your 1 afear of God byour confidence
, And the integrity
of your ways
your hope
?
"Remember now
, awho
ever perished
being innocent
? Or where
were the upright
destroyed
?
"According to what I have seen
, athose who plow
iniquity
And those who sow
trouble
harvest
it.
"By athe breath of God
they perish
, And bby the 1blast
of His anger
they come
to an end
.
"The aroaring of the lion
and the voice
of the fierce lion
, And the teeth
of the young
lions
are broken
.
"The alion perishes
for lack
of prey
, And the bwhelps
of the lioness
are scattered
.
"Now a word awas brought
to me stealthily
, And my ear
received
a bwhisper
of it.
"Amid disquieting athoughts
from the visions
of the night
, When deep
sleep
falls
on men
,
Dread came
upon me, and trembling
, And made 1all
my bones
shake
.
"Then a 1spirit passed
by my face
; The hair
of my flesh
bristled
up.
"It stood still
, but I could not discern
its appearance
; A form
was before
my eyes
; There was silence
, then I heard
a voice
:
`Can amankind be just
1before
God
? Can a man
be pure
1before
his bMaker
?
` aHe puts no
trust
even
in His servants
; And against His angels
He charges
error
.
`How much
more
those who dwell
in ahouses
of clay
, Whose
bfoundation
is in the dust
, Who are crushed
before
the moth
!
` aBetween morning
and evening
they are broken
in pieces
; Unobserved
, they bperish
forever
.
`Is not their atent-cord plucked
up within them? They die
, yet bwithout
wisdom
.'