Job 15:1-35 NASB95

[1] Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded, [2] "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge And fill himself with the east wind? [3] "Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which are not profitable? [4] "Indeed, you do away with reverence And hinder meditation before God. [5] "For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty. [6] "Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips testify 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 limit wisdom to yourself? [9] "What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that we do not? [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 carry 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 trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight; [16] How much less one who is detestable and corrupt, Man, who drinks iniquity like water! [17] "I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare; [18] What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers, [19] To whom alone the land was given, And no alien 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 terror 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 at 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 conducts himself arrogantly 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 lived 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 bend down to the ground. [30] "He will not escape from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away. [31] "Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; For emptiness will be his reward. [32] "It will be accomplished before his time, And his palm branch will not be 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 mischief and bring forth iniquity, And their mind prepares deception."