KJV

1  Then Eliphaz⁴⁶⁴ the Temanite⁸⁴⁸⁹ answered⁶⁰³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹

2  If we attempt to commune^{5254 1697} with⁴¹³ thee, wilt thou be grieved?³⁸¹¹ but who⁴³¹⁰ can³²⁰¹ withhold⁶¹¹³ himself from speaking?⁴⁴⁰⁵

3  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thou hast instructed³²⁵⁶ many,⁷²²⁷ and thou hast strengthened²³⁸⁸ the weak⁷⁵⁰⁴ hands.³⁰²⁷

4  Thy words⁴⁴⁰⁵ have upheld⁶⁹⁶⁵ him that was falling,³⁷⁸² and thou hast strengthened⁵⁵³ the feeble³⁷⁶⁶ knees.¹²⁹⁰

5  But³⁵⁸⁸ now⁶²⁵⁸ it is come⁹³⁵ upon⁴¹³ thee, and thou faintest;³⁸¹¹ it toucheth^{5060 5704} thee, and thou art troubled.⁹²⁶

6  Is not³⁸⁰⁸ this thy fear,³³⁷⁴ thy confidence,³⁶⁹⁰ thy hope,⁸⁶¹⁵ and the uprightness⁸⁵³⁷ of thy ways?¹⁸⁷⁰

7  Remember,²¹⁴² I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ who⁴³¹⁰ ever perished,⁶ being innocent?⁵³⁵⁵ or where³⁷⁵ were the righteous³⁴⁷⁷ cut off?³⁵⁸²

8  Even as⁸³⁴ I have seen,⁷²⁰⁰ they that plow²⁷⁹⁰ iniquity,²⁰⁵ and sow²²³² wickedness,⁵⁹⁹⁹ reap⁷¹¹⁴ the same.

9  By the blast^{4480 5397} of God⁴³³ they perish,⁶ and by the breath^{4480 7307} of his nostrils⁶³⁹ are they consumed.³⁶¹⁵

10  The roaring⁷⁵⁸¹ of the lion,⁷³⁸ and the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of the fierce lion,⁷⁸²⁶ and the teeth⁸¹²⁷ of the young lions,³⁷¹⁵ are broken.⁵⁴²¹

11  The old lion³⁹¹⁸ perisheth⁶ for lack^{4480 1097} of prey,²⁹⁶⁴ and the stout lion's³⁸³³ whelps¹¹²¹ are scattered abroad.⁶⁵⁰⁴

12  Now a thing¹⁶⁹⁷ was secretly brought¹⁵⁸⁹ to⁴¹³ me, and mine ear²⁴¹ received³⁹⁴⁷ a little⁸¹⁰² thereof.⁴⁴⁸⁰

13  In thoughts⁵⁵⁸⁷ from the visions^{4480 2384} of the night,³⁹¹⁵ when deep sleep⁸⁶³⁹ falleth⁵³⁰⁷ on⁵⁹²¹ men,³⁷⁶

14  Fear⁶³⁴³ came upon⁷¹²² me, and trembling,⁷⁴⁶⁰ which made all⁷²³⁰ my bones⁶¹⁰⁶ to shake.⁶³⁴²

15  Then a spirit⁷³⁰⁷ passed²⁴⁹⁸ before⁵⁹²¹ my face;⁶⁴⁴⁰ the hair⁸¹⁸⁵ of my flesh¹³²⁰ stood up:⁵⁵⁶⁸

16  It stood still,⁵⁹⁷⁵ but I could not³⁸⁰⁸ discern⁵²³⁴ the form⁴⁷⁵⁸ thereof: an image⁸⁵⁴⁴ was before⁵⁰⁴⁸ mine eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ there was silence,¹⁸²⁷ and I heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ a voice,⁶⁹⁶³ saying,

17  Shall mortal man⁵⁸² be more just than God?^{6663 4480 433} shall a man¹³⁹⁷ be more pure²⁸⁹¹ than his maker?^{4480 6213}

18  Behold,²⁰⁰⁵ he put no trust^{539 3808} in his servants;⁵⁶⁵⁰ and his angels⁴³⁹⁷ he charged⁷⁷⁶⁰ with folly:⁸⁴¹⁷

19  How much less⁶³⁷ in them that dwell in⁷⁹³¹ houses¹⁰⁰⁴ of clay,²⁵⁶³ whose⁸³⁴ foundation³²⁴⁷ is in the dust,⁶⁰⁸³ which are crushed¹⁷⁹² before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the moth?⁶²¹¹

20  They are destroyed³⁸⁰⁷ from morning^{4480 1242} to evening:⁶¹⁵³ they perish⁶ forever⁵³³¹ without any^{4480 1097} regarding⁷⁷⁶⁰ it.

21  Doth not³⁸⁰⁸ their excellency³⁴⁹⁹ which is in them go away?⁵²⁶⁵ they die,⁴¹⁹¹ even without³⁸⁰⁸ wisdom.²⁴⁵¹

Sep

1 ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιφας ὁ Θαιμανίτης λέγει

2 μὴ πολλάκις σοι λελάληται ἐν κόπῳ ἰσχὺν δὲ ῥημάτων σου τίς ὑποίσει

3 εἰ γὰρ σὺ ἐνουθέτησας πολλοὺς καὶ χεῖρας ἀσθενοῦς παρεκάλεσας

4 ἀσθενοῦντάς τε ἐξανέστησας ῥήμασιν γόνασίν τε ἀδυνατοῦσιν θάρσος περιέθηκας

5 νῦν δὲ ἥκει ἐπὶ σὲ πόνος καὶ ἥψατό σου σὺ δὲ ἐσπούδασας

6 πότερον οὐχ ὁ φόβος σού ἐστιν ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ καὶ ἡ ἐλπίς σου καὶ ἡ ἀκακία τῆς ὁδοῦ σου

7 μνήσθητι οὖν τίς καθαρὸς ὢν ἀπώλετο ἢ πότε ἀληθινοὶ ὁλόρριζοι ἀπώλοντο

8 καθ᾽ ὃν τρόπον εἶδον τοὺς ἀροτριῶντας τὰ ἄτοπα οἱ δὲ σπείροντες αὐτὰ ὀδύνας θεριοῦσιν ἑαυτοῖς

9 ἀπὸ προστάγματος κυρίου ἀπολοῦνται ἀπὸ δὲ πνεύματος ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ ἀφανισθήσονται

10 σθένος λέοντος φωνὴ δὲ λεαίνης γαυρίαμα δὲ δρακόντων ἐσβέσθη

11 μυρμηκολέων ὤλετο παρὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βοράν σκύμνοι δὲ λεόντων ἔλιπον ἀλλήλους

12 εἰ δέ τι ῥῆμα ἀληθινὸν ἐγεγόνει ἐν λόγοις σου οὐθὲν ἄν σοι τούτων κακὸν ἀπήντησεν πότερον οὐ δέξεταί μου τὸ οὖς ἐξαίσια παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ

13 φόβοι δὲ καὶ ἠχὼ νυκτερινή ἐπιπίπτων φόβος ἐπ᾽ ἀνθρώπους

14 φρίκη δέ μοι συνήντησεν καὶ τρόμος καὶ μεγάλως μου τὰ ὀστᾶ συνέσεισεν

15 καὶ πνεῦμα ἐπὶ πρόσωπόν μου ἐπῆλθεν ἔφριξαν δέ μου τρίχες καὶ σάρκες

16 ἀνέστην καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνων εἶδον καὶ οὐκ ἦν μορφὴ πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου ἀλλ᾽ ἢ αὔραν καὶ φωνὴν ἤκουον

17 τί γάρ μὴ καθαρὸς ἔσται βροτὸς ἐναντίον κυρίου ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ ἄμεμπτος ἀνήρ

18 εἰ κατὰ παίδων αὐτοῦ οὐ πιστεύει κατὰ δὲ ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ σκολιόν τι ἐπενόησεν

19 τοὺς δὲ κατοικοῦντας οἰκίας πηλίνας ἐξ ὧν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ πηλοῦ ἐσμεν ἔπαισεν αὐτοὺς σητὸς τρόπον

20 καὶ ἀπὸ πρωίθεν ἕως ἑσπέρας οὐκέτι εἰσίν παρὰ τὸ μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς βοηθῆσαι ἀπώλοντο

21 ἐνεφύσησεν γὰρ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐξηράνθησαν ἀπώλοντο παρὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν αὐτοὺς σοφίαν

Tan

‎1 ‏וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

‎2 ‏הֲנִסָּ֬ה דָבָ֣ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ תִּלְאֶ֑ה וַעְצֹ֥ר בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין מִ֣י יוּכָֽל׃

‎3 ‏הִ֭נֵּה יִסַּ֣רְתָּ רַבִּ֑ים וְיָדַ֖יִם רָפ֣וֹת תְּחַזֵּֽק׃

‎4 ‏כּ֖וֹשֵׁל יְקִימ֣וּן מִלֶּ֑יךָ וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם כֹּרְע֣וֹת תְּאַמֵּֽץ׃

‎5 ‏כִּ֤י עַתָּ֨ה׀ תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ וַתִּבָּהֵֽל׃

‎6 ‏הֲלֹ֣א יִ֭רְאָתְךָ כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ וְתֹ֣ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃

‎7 ‏זְכָר־נָ֗א מִ֤י ה֣וּא נָקִ֣י אָבָ֑ד וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה יְשָׁרִ֥ים נִכְחָֽדוּ׃

‎8 ‏כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֭אִיתִי חֹ֣רְשֵׁי אָ֑וֶן וְזֹרְעֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃

‎9 ‏מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וּמֵר֖וּחַ אַפּ֣וֹ יִכְלֽוּ׃

‎10 ‏שַׁאֲגַ֣ת אַ֭רְיֵה וְק֣וֹל שָׁ֑חַל וְשִׁנֵּ֖י כְפִירִ֣ים נִתָּֽעוּ׃

‎11 ‏לַ֭יִשׁ אֹבֵ֣ד מִבְּלִי־טָ֑רֶף וּבְנֵ֥י לָ֝בִ֗יא יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃

‎12 ‏וְ֭אֵלַי דָּבָ֣ר יְגֻנָּ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֥ח אָ֝זְנִ֗י שֵׁ֣מֶץ מֶֽנְהֽוּ׃

‎13 ‏בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת לָ֑יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֥ל תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה עַל־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃

‎14 ‏פַּ֣חַד קְ֭רָאַנִי וּרְעָדָ֑ה וְרֹ֖ב עַצְמוֹתַ֣י הִפְחִֽיד׃

‎15 ‏וְ֭רוּחַ עַל־פָּנַ֣י יַחֲלֹ֑ף תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר שַֽׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּשָׂרִֽי׃

‎16 ‏יַעֲמֹ֤ד׀ וְֽלֹא־אַכִּ֬יר מַרְאֵ֗הוּ תְּ֭מוּנָה לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י דְּמָמָ֖ה וָק֣וֹל אֶשְׁמָֽע׃

‎17 ‏הַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁ מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ יִצְדָּ֑ק אִ֥ם³ מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ יִטְהַר־גָּֽבֶר׃

‎18 ‏הֵ֣ן בַּ֭עֲבָדָיו לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ין וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו יָשִׂ֥ים תָּהֳלָֽה׃

‎19 ‏אַ֤ף׀ שֹׁכְנֵ֬י בָֽתֵּי־חֹ֗מֶר אֲשֶׁר־בֶּעָפָ֥ר יְסוֹדָ֑ם יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם לִפְנֵי־עָֽשׁ׃

‎20 ‏מִבֹּ֣קֶר לָעֶ֣רֶב יֻכַּ֑תּוּ מִבְּלִ֥י מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים לָנֶ֥צַח יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃

‎21 ‏הֲלֹא־נִסַּ֣ע יִתְרָ֣ם בָּ֑ם יָ֝מ֗וּתוּ וְלֹ֣א בְחָכְמָֽה׃

Vul

1 Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit:

2 [Si cœperimus loqui tibi, forsitan moleste accipies;
sed conceptum sermonem tenere quis poterit?

3 Ecce docuisti multos,
et manus lassas roborasti;

4 vacillantes confirmaverunt sermones tui,
et genua trementia confortasti.

5 Nunc autem venit super te plaga, et defecisti;
tetigit te, et conturbatus es.

6 Ubi est timor tuus, fortitudo tua,
patientia tua, et perfectio viarum tuarum?

7 Recordare, obsecro te, quis umquam innocens periit?
aut quando recti deleti sunt?

8 Quin potius vidi eos qui operantur iniquitatem,
et seminant dolores, et metunt eos,

9 flante Deo perisse,
et spiritu iræ ejus esse consumptos.

10 Rugitus leonis, et vox leænæ,
et dentes catulorum leonum contriti sunt.

11 Tigris periit, eo quod non haberet prædam,
et catuli leonis dissipati sunt.

12 Porro ad me dictum est verbum absconditum,
et quasi furtive suscepit auris mea venas susurri ejus.

13 In horrore visionis nocturnæ,
quando solet sopor occupare homines,

14 pavor tenuit me, et tremor,
et omnia ossa mea perterrita sunt;

15 et cum spiritus, me præsente, transiret,
inhorruerunt pili carnis meæ.

16 Stetit quidam, cujus non agnoscebam vultum,
imago coram oculis meis,
et vocem quasi auræ lenis audivi.

17 Numquid homo, Dei comparatione, justificabitur?
aut factore suo purior erit vir?

18 Ecce qui serviunt ei, non sunt stabiles,
et in angelis suis reperit pravitatem;

19 quanto magis hi qui habitant domos luteas,
qui terrenum habent fundamentum,
consumentur velut a tinea?

20 De mane usque ad vesperam succidentur;
et quia nullus intelligit, in æternum peribunt.

21 Qui autem reliqui fuerint, auferentur ex eis;
morientur, et non in sapientia.]