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Job 4 : 1 - 21
Chapter 4
1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
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2 | "If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
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3 | Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands.
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4 | Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees;
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5 | But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled.
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6 | Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope?
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7 | "Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off?
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8 | Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same.
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9 | By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
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10 | The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
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11 | The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
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12 | "Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it.
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13 | In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,
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14 | Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.
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15 | Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up.
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16 | It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying:
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17 | "Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
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18 | If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error,
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19 | How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth?
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20 | They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding.
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21 | Does not their own excellence go away? They die, even without wisdom.'
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