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,
1But Job answered and said,
2Hear ye, hear ye my words, that I may not have this consolation from you.
2Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
3Raise me, and I will speak; then ye shall not laugh me to scorn.
3Suffer me that I may speak; and after that 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? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
5Look upon me, and wonder, laying your hand upon your cheek.
5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6For even when I remember, I am alarmed, and pains seize my flesh.
6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
7Wherefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?
7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
8Their seed is according to [their] desire, and their children are in [their] sight.
8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and 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 bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before [them], taking up the psaltery and harp;
11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
12They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave.
13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
14Yet [such a man] says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know thy ways.
14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy 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? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16For their good things were in [their] hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.
16Lo, their good 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.
17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
19Let his substance fail [to supply] his children: [God] shall recompense him, and he shall know it.
19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
20Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.
20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall 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 pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
22Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?
22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
23One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;
23One dieth 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 breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
26But they lie down in the earth together, and corruption covers them.
26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
27So I know you, that ye presumptuously attack me:
27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against 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 ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
29Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
30For the wicked hastens to the day of destruction: they shall be led away for the day of his vengeance.
30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done [it]? who shall recompense him ?
31Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
32And he has been led away to the tombs, and he has watched over the heaps.
32Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in 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 shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
34How then do ye comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
34How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
1Then Eliphaz the Thæmanite answered and said,
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto 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 thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee ?
4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?
5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
6And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked .
6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, 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.
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden 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; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.
9Thou hast 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 round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
11The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
12Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold 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 ?
13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
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, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
15Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?
15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.
16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
17Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
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: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].
20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
21Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.
24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as 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.
25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy 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 men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.
30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.