is come &c. 25 1 Or, the thing For 'the thing which I fear cometh upon me, which I feared And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me. I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither 26 have I rest; 2 Or, I was not at ease... yet trouble came But trouble cometh. Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and 1 4 said, If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou 2 But who can withhold himself from speaking? And thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 3 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, 4 3 Heb. bowing. And thou hast confirmed the 'feeble knees. 4 Or, art But now it is come unto thee, and thou 'faintest ; 5 It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. grieved 6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, Or where were the upright cut off? According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, 8 5 Or, mischief And sow trouble, reap the same. by stealth. By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they con- 9 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the 10 fierce lion, prey, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken. Heb. brought Now a thing was 'secretly brought to me, II 12 13 14 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the ance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: 1 Or, a breath passed over appear There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Or, I heard 17 Shall mortal man 'be more just than God? Shall a man 'be more pure than his Maker? 18 Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly : 19 How much more them that dwell in houses of Whose foundation is in the dust, Which are crushed before the moth! 6 20 Betwixt morning and evening they are 'destroyed: 8 They perish for ever without any regarding it. a still voice 3 Or, be just before God 4 Or, be pure before his Maker 5 Or, like Or, From morning to evening 7 Heb. broken 21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? in pieces. They die, and that without wisdom. 5 I Call now; is there any that will answer thee? 8 Or, Is not their excellency which is in them removed? And to which of the 'holy ones wilt thou turn? See ch. xv. 2 For vexation killeth the foolish man, 3 And "jealousy slayeth the silly one. I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns, And "the snare gapeth for their substance. 6 For "affliction cometh not forth of the dust, 9 15. 10 Or, indignation 11 According to many ancient versions, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; the thirsty 7 But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward. 8 But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause: swallow up. 13 Heb. the sons 1 Or, can perform nothing of worth their mouth. 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields: ΙΟ So that he setteth up on high those that be low; 11 So that their hands 'cannot perform their enter- He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: They meet with darkness in the day-time, 2 Heb. out of But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, 3 Or, reproveth And iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 12 13 14 15 16 Behold, happy is the man whom God 'correcteth: 17 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole. 18 19 20 Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 22 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of 23 the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy 'fold, and shalt miss 10r, habitation nothing. 2 Or, 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be shalt not err great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season. 27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good. 6 I Then Job answered and said, 2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And my calamity laid in the balances together! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The terrors of God do set themselves in array 5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder? 6 Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in 'the white of an egg? 7 "My soul refuseth to touch them; They are as loathsome meat to me. 8 Oh that I might have my request; 3 Heb. for thyself 4 Or, the juice And that God would grant me the thing that I as my loathlong for! 9 Even that it would please God to crush me; some meat That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! Or, Though 10 Then should I yet have comfort; I shrink back 7 Or, harden myself "Yea, I would 'exult in pain that spareth not: One. 11 What is my strength, that I should wait? 8 9 Or, That 10 Or, concealed And what is mine end, that I should be patient? Or is my flesh of brass? Is it not that I have no help in me, And that 'effectual working is driven quite from me? 12 13 To him that is ready to faint kindness should be 14 Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, 15 And wherein the snow hideth itself: What time they wax warm, they vanish: 16 17 4 Or, The paths of their way are turned aside Another like thereto. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. 'The caravans that travel by the way of them 18 They go up into the waste, and perish. The companies of Sheba waited for them. reading is, are Ye see a terror, and are afraid. 19 20 21 22 Or, Offer a present for me of your substance? 23 24 6 Or, for the wind How forcible are words of uprightness! Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate 25 26 |