Job 4

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

1And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

2If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking?

3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands;

4Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

4Thy words have upholden him that was stumbling, and thou hast braced up the bending knees:

5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

5But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

6Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

6Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?

7Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

7Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off?

8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

8Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.

9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

9By the breath ofGod they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.

10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

10The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken;

11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.

11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.

12Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

12Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

13In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: —

14Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

14Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake;

15Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

15And a spirit passed before my face — the hair of my flesh stood up —

16It 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,

16It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:

17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

17Shall [mortal] man be more just thanGod? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?

18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

18Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly:

19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

19How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!

20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

20From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever.

21Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

21Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom.