| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, | 1In reply, Eliphaz from Teman answered: |
| 2"If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient? But who can refrain from speaking? | 2"Will you get offended if somebody tries to talk to you? Who can keep from speaking at a time like this? |
| 3"Behold you have admonished many, And you have strengthened weak hands. | 3Look! You've admonished many people, and you've strengthened feeble hands. |
| 4"Your words have helped the tottering to stand, And you have strengthened feeble knees. | 4A word from you has supported those who have stumbled, and has strengthened faltering knees. |
| 5"But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; It touches you, and you are dismayed. | 5"But now it's your turn, and you're the one who is worn out! Now it's striking you, and you're dismayed! |
| 6"Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope? | 6"Your fear of God has been your confidence, hasn't it? The integrity of your life has been your hope, hasn't it? |
| 7"Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed? | 7Now please think: Who has ever perished when they're innocent? Where have the upright been destroyed? |
| 8"According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity And those who sow trouble harvest it. | 8It's been my experience that those who plow the soil of iniquity and those who sow the seed of trouble will reap their harvest! |
| 9"By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they come to an end. | 9They perish by the breath of God; they are consumed by the storm that is his anger. |
| 10"The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken. | 10"The lioness may roar, and the lion cub may growl; but even the ivory teeth of the full grown lion are broken. |
| 11"The lion perishes for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered. | 11Full grown lions die when they cannot find prey; that's when the lion cubs are scattered. |
| 12"Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it. | 12"A message was confided to me; my ear caught a whisper of it. |
| 13"Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, | 13Disquieting thoughts from dreams at night; when deep sleep falls on everyone. |
| 14Dread came upon me, and trembling, And made all my bones shake. | 14A fear fell upon me, along with trembling that caused all my bones to shake in terror. |
| 15"Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristled up. | 15A spirit glided past me and made the hair on my skin to bristle. |
| 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: | 16It remained standing, but I couldn't recognize its appearance. A form appeared before my eyes; At first there was silence, and then this voice: |
| 17'Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? | 17Can a mortal person be more righteous than God? Or can the purity of the valiant exceed that of his maker?' |
| 18'He puts no trust even in His servants; And against His angels He charges error. | 18"Indeed, since he doesn't trust his servants, since he charges his angels with error, |
| 19'How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth! | 19how much less confidence does he have in those who dwell in houses of clay; who were formed from a foundation in dust and can perish like a moth? |
| 20'Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces; Unobserved, they perish forever. | 20They are defeated between morning and evening; they perish forever—and no one notices! |
| 21'Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, yet without wisdom.' | 21Their wealth perishes with them, doesn't it? They die, and do so without having wisdom, don't they?" |
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