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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?

2"Would a wise person answer with empty notions or fill their belly with the hot east wind?

3Should he argue with useless talk or with words that serve no good purpose?

3Would they argue with useless words, with speeches that have no value?

4But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.

4But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God.

5Your iniquity teaches you what to say, and you choose the language of the crafty.

5Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty.

6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

6Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you.

7Were you the first person ever born, or were you brought forth before the hills?

7"Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?

8Do you listen in on the council of God, or have a monopoly on wisdom?

8Do you listen in on God's council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?

9What do you know that we don't? What do you understand that is not clear to us?

9What do you know that we do not know? What insights do you have that we do not have?

10Both the gray-haired and the elderly are with us, men older than your father.

10The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.

11Are God's consolations not enough for you, even the words that deal gently with you?

11Are God's consolations not enough for you, words spoken gently to you?

12Why has your heart misled you, and why do your eyes flash

12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

13as you turn your anger against God and allow such words to leave your mouth?

13so that you vent your rage against God and pour out such words from your mouth?

14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

14"What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous?

15If God puts no trust in His holy ones and the heavens are not pure in His sight,

15If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

16how much less one who is revolting and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

16how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water!

17Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,

17"Listen to me and I will explain to you; let me tell you what I have seen,

18what was declared by wise men and was not suppressed by their ancestors,

18what the wise have declared, hiding nothing received from their ancestors

19the land was given to them alone when no foreigner passed among them.

19(to whom alone the land was given when no foreigners moved among them):

20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

20All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.

21Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.

21Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.

22He doesn't believe he will return from darkness; he is destined for the sword.

22He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness; he is marked for the sword.

23He wanders about for food, saying, "Where is it?" He knows the day of darkness is at hand.

23He wanders about for food like a vulture; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

24Trouble and distress terrify him, overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.

24Distress and anguish fill him with terror; troubles overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,

25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.

25because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

26He rushes headlong at Him with his thick, studded shields.

26defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield.

27Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with it,

27"Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,

28he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.

28he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble.

29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not increase in the land.

29He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

30He will not escape from the darkness; flames will wither his shoots, and by the breath of God's mouth, he will depart.

30He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.

31Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray, for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

31Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.

32It will be accomplished before his time, and his branch will not flourish.

32Before his time he will wither, and his branches will not flourish.

33He will be like a vine that drops its unripe grapes and like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.

33He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.

34For the company of the godless will have no children, and fire will consume the tents of those who offer bribes.

34For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.

35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb prepares deception.

35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit."

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