Job 4:13-21 ▼

13 “Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,

14 Dread and trembling came upon me, Which made all my bones shake.

15 “Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my skin stood on end!

16 “The spirit stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying:

17 ‘Can [mortal] man be just before God or be more righteous than He? Can a man be pure before his Maker or be more cleansed than He?

18 ‘God puts no trust or confidence, even in His [heavenly] servants, And He charges His angels with error.

19 ‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay, Whose foundations are in the dust, Who are crushed like a moth.

20 ‘Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces and destroyed; Unobserved and unnoticed, they perish forever.

21 ‘Is not their tent-cord drawn up within them [so that the tent collapses]? Do they not die, and yet without [acquiring] wisdom?’