Job 15:1-35 LSB

[1] Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, [2] “Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge And fill his belly with the east wind? [3] “Should he argue with a word that cannot be used, Or with speech which is not profitable? [4] “Indeed, you annul reverent fear And cut off musing before God. [5] “For your iniquity teaches your mouth, And you choose the tongue of the crafty. [6] “Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips answer against you. [7] “Were you the first man to be born, Or were you brought forth before the hills? [8] “Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And cut down wisdom only unto yourself? [9] “What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not with us? [10] “Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Older than your father. [11] “Are the consolations of God too small for you, Even the word spoken gently with you? [12] “Why does your heart take you away? And why do your eyes flash, [13] That you should turn your spirit against God And allow such words to go out of your mouth? [14] “What is man, that he should be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? [15] “Behold, He puts no faith in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight; [16] How much less one who is abominable and corrupt, Man, who drinks unrighteousness like water! [17] “I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have beheld I will also recount; [18] What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers, [19] To whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them. [20] “The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless. [21] “Sounds of dread are in his ears; While at peace the destroyer comes upon him. [22] “He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword. [23] “He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand. [24] “Distress and anguish terrify him; They overpower him like a king ready for the attack, [25] Because he has stretched out his hand against God And magnifies himself against the Almighty. [26] “He rushes headlong at Him With his massive shield. [27] “For he has covered his face with his fat And made his thighs heavy with flesh. [28] “He has dwelt in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins. [29] “He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not stretch out over the land. [30] “He will not be able to depart from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will depart. [31] “Let him not believe in emptiness, deceiving himself; For emptiness will be his reward, [32] When his days are not yet fulfilled, And his palm branch is not green. [33] “He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine, And will cast off his flower like the olive tree. [34] “For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt. [35] “They conceive trouble and give birth to wickedness, And their belly prepares deception.”