Job 21:1–22:30
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Job 21:1–22:30 · Psalm 95 (MT: 96) · Proverbs 23:6–8 · Romans 14:1–23
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1But Job answered and said,
1Then Job answered,
2Hear ye, hear ye my words, that I may not have this consolation from you.
2“Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation.
3Raise me, and I will speak; then ye shall not laugh me to scorn.
3Allow me, and I also will speak. After I have spoken, mock on.
4What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry?
4As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
5Look upon me, and wonder, laying your hand upon your cheek.
5Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.
6For even when I remember, I am alarmed, and pains seize my flesh.
6When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh.
7Wherefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?
7“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?
8Their seed is according to [their] desire, and their children are in [their] sight.
8Their child is established with them in their sight, their offspring before their eyes.
9Their houses are prosperous, neither [have they] any where [cause for] fear, neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.
9Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
10Their cow does not cast her calf, and their [beast] with young is safe, and does not miscarry.
10Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don’t miscarry.
11And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before [them], taking up the psaltery and harp;
11They send out their little ones like a flock. Their children dance.
12and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
12They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
13And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave.
13They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol.
14Yet [such a man] says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know thy ways.
14They tell God, ‘Depart from us, for we don’t want to know about your ways.
15What is the Mighty One, that we should serve him? and what profit is there that we should approach him?
15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’
16For their good things were in [their] hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.
16Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, and destruction shall come upon them, and pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
17“How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?
18And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
18How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?
19Let his substance fail [to supply] his children: [God] shall recompense him , and he shall know it.
19You say, ‘God lays up his iniquity for his children.’ Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.
20Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.
20Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21For his desire is in his house with him, and the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
21For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
22Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?
22“Shall any teach God knowledge, since he judges those who are high?
23One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;
23One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
24and his inwards are full of fat, and his marrow is diffused [throughout him].
24His pails are full of milk. The marrow of his bones is moistened.
25And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
25Another dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good.
26But they lie down in the earth together, and corruption covers them.
26They lie down alike in the dust. The worm covers them.
27So I know you, that ye presumptuously attack me:
27“Behold, I know your thoughts, the plans with which you would wrong me.
28so that ye will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?
28For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’
29Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
29Haven’t you asked wayfaring men? Don’t you know their evidences,
30For the wicked hastens to the day of destruction: they shall be led away for the day of his vengeance.
30that the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, that they are led out to the day of wrath?
31Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done [it]? who shall recompense him?
31Who will declare his way to his face? Who will repay him what he has done?
32And he has been led away to the tombs, and he has watched over the heaps.
32Yet he will be borne to the grave. Men will keep watch over the tomb.
33The stones of the valley have been sweet to him, and every man shall depart after him, and [there are] innumerable [ones] before him.
33The clods of the valley will be sweet to him. All men will draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
34How then do ye comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
34So how can you comfort me with nonsense, because in your answers there remains only falsehood?”
1Then Eliphaz the Thæmanite answered and said,
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
2Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
2“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
3For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in [thy] works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?
3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?
4Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?
4Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?
5Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?
5Isn’t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
6And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked .
6For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
7You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those [that were already settled] on the earth.
8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
9But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.
9You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.
10Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
11The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
11or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.
12Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
12“Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
13And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?
13You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
15Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?
15Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
16who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.
16who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
17Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
17who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from him.
18Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them].
19The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
20Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].
20saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed their remnant.’
21Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
21“Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
22And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
22Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
23And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
23If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
24Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.
24Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
25The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
26Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
26For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.
27And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows.
27You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You will pay your vows.
28And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
28You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.
29Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.
29When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.
30He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.
30He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”