1 T hen answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

2 I f one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

3 B ehold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

4 T hy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.

5 B ut now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

6 I s not thy fear of God thy confidence, And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

7 R emember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

8 A ccording as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

9 B y the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

10 T he roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

11 T he old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

12 N ow a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

13 I n thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,

14 F ear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.

15 T hen a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

16 I t stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

17 S hall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

18 B ehold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:

19 H ow much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

20 B etwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.

21 I s not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.