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