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4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
4:2 {If} we essay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can refrain from speaking?
4:2 {If} we try to speak with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can restrain from speaking?
4:3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4:3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4:4 Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
4:4 Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
4:5 But now it hath come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
4:5 But now it hath come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
4:6 {Is} not {this} thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
4:6 {Is} not {this} thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
4:7 Remember, I pray thee, who {ever} perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off;
4:7 Remember, I pray thee, who {ever} perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
4:9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
4:9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
4:10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
4:10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
4:11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
4:11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
4:12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a small sound of it.
4:12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men.
4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
4:14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
4:14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
4:15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
4:15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
4:16 It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image {was} before my eyes, {there was} silence, and I heard a voice, {saying},
4:16 It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image {was} before my eyes, {there was} silence, and I heard a voice, {saying},
4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
4:19 How much less {in} them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation {is} in the dust, {who} are crushed before the moth?
4:19 How much less {in} them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation {is} in the dust, {who} are crushed before the moth?
4:20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding {it}.
4:20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding {it}.
4:21 Doth not their excellence {which is} in them depart? they die, even without wisdom.
4:21 Doth not their excellency {which is} in them depart? they die, even without wisdom.
4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
4:2 {If} we essay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can refrain from speaking?
4:2 {If} we try to speak with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can restrain from speaking?
4:3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4:3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4:4 Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
4:4 Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
4:5 But now it hath come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
4:5 But now it hath come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
4:6 {Is} not {this} thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
4:6 {Is} not {this} thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
4:7 Remember, I pray thee, who {ever} perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off;
4:7 Remember, I pray thee, who {ever} perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
4:9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
4:9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
4:10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
4:10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
4:11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
4:11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
4:12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a small sound of it.
4:12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men.
4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
4:14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
4:14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
4:15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
4:15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
4:16 It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image {was} before my eyes, {there was} silence, and I heard a voice, {saying},
4:16 It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image {was} before my eyes, {there was} silence, and I heard a voice, {saying},
4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
4:19 How much less {in} them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation {is} in the dust, {who} are crushed before the moth?
4:19 How much less {in} them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation {is} in the dust, {who} are crushed before the moth?
4:20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding {it}.
4:20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding {it}.
4:21 Doth not their excellence {which is} in them depart? they die, even without wisdom.
4:21 Doth not their excellency {which is} in them depart? they die, even without wisdom.