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以利法复责约伯妄言己义

15 提幔以利法回答说: “智慧人岂可用虚空的知识回答,用东风充满肚腹呢? 他岂可用无益的话和无济于事的言语理论呢? 你是废弃敬畏的意,在神面前阻止敬虔的心。 你的罪孽指教你的口,你选用诡诈人的舌头。 你自己的口定你有罪,并非是我,你自己的嘴见证你的不是。

“你岂是头一个被生的人吗?你受造在诸山之先吗? 你曾听见神的密旨吗?你还将智慧独自得尽吗? 你知道什么是我们不知道的呢?你明白什么是我们不明白的呢? 10 我们这里有白发的和年纪老迈的,比你父亲还老。 11 神用温和的话安慰你,你以为太小吗? 12 你的心为何将你逼去,你的眼为何冒出火星, 13 使你的灵反对神,也任你的口发这言语? 14 人是什么,竟算为洁净呢?妇人所生的是什么,竟算为义呢? 15 神不信靠他的众圣者,在他眼前天也不洁净, 16 何况那污秽可憎、喝罪孽如水的世人呢?

恶人处世不离惊惶

17 “我指示你,你要听。我要述说所看见的, 18 就是智慧人从列祖所受、传说而不隐瞒的。 19 (这地唯独赐给他们,并没有外人从他们中间经过。) 20 恶人一生之日劬劳痛苦,强暴人一生的年数也是如此。 21 惊吓的声音常在他耳中,在平安时,抢夺的必临到他那里。 22 他不信自己能从黑暗中转回,他被刀剑等候。 23 他漂流在外求食,说:‘哪里有食物呢?’他知道黑暗的日子在他手边预备好了。 24 急难困苦叫他害怕,而且胜了他,好像君王预备上阵一样。 25 他伸手攻击神,以骄傲攻击全能者, 26 挺着颈项,用盾牌的厚凸面向全能者直闯, 27 是因他的脸蒙上脂油,腰积成肥肉。 28 他曾住在荒凉城邑,无人居住、将成乱堆的房屋。 29 他不得富足,财物不得常存,产业在地上也不加增。 30 他不得出离黑暗,火焰要将他的枝子烧干。因神口中的气,他要灭亡[a] 31 他不用倚靠虚假欺哄自己,因虚假必成为他的报应。 32 他的日期未到之先这事必成就,他的枝子不得青绿。 33 他必像葡萄树的葡萄未熟而落,又像橄榄树的花一开而谢。 34 原来不敬虔之辈必无生育,受贿赂之人的帐篷必被火烧。 35 他们所怀的是毒害,所生的是罪孽,心里所预备的是诡诈。”

Footnotes

  1. 约伯记 15:30 “灭亡”原文作“走去”。

Eliphaz Accuses Job of Folly

15 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

“Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge,
And fill [a]himself with the east wind?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk,
Or by speeches with which he can do no good?
Yes, you cast off fear,
And restrain [b]prayer before God.
For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
And you choose the tongue of the crafty.
(B)Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;
Yes, your own lips testify against you.

Are you the first man who was born?
(C)Or were you made before the hills?
(D)Have you heard the counsel of God?
Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
(E)What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not in us?
10 (F)Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
Much older than your father.
11 Are the consolations of God too small for you,
And the word spoken [c]gently with you?
12 Why does your heart carry you away,
And [d]what do your eyes wink at,
13 That you turn your spirit against God,
And let such words go out of your mouth?

14 “What(G) is man, that he could be pure?
And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous?
15 (H)If God puts no trust in His saints,
And the heavens are not pure in His sight,
16 (I)How much less man, who is abominable and filthy,
(J)Who drinks iniquity like water!

17 “I will tell you, hear me;
What I have seen I will declare,
18 What wise men have told,
Not hiding anything received (K)from their fathers,
19 To whom alone the [e]land was given,
And (L)no alien passed among them:
20 The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
(M)And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.
21 [f]Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
(N)In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will (O)return from darkness,
For a sword is waiting for him.
23 He (P)wanders about for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?
He knows (Q)that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish make him afraid;
They overpower him, like a king ready for [g]battle.
25 For he stretches out his hand against God,
And acts defiantly against the Almighty,
26 Running stubbornly against Him
With his strong, embossed shield.

27 “Though(R) he has covered his face with his fatness,
And made his waist heavy with fat,
28 He dwells in desolate cities,
In houses which no one inhabits,
Which are destined to become ruins.
29 He will not be rich,
Nor will his wealth (S)continue,
Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.
30 He will not depart from darkness;
The flame will dry out his branches,
And (T)by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
31 Let him not (U)trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.
32 It will be accomplished (V)before his time,
And his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine,
And cast off his blossom like an olive tree.
34 For the company of hypocrites will be barren,
And fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35 (W)They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;
Their womb prepares deceit.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 15:2 Lit. his belly
  2. Job 15:4 meditation or complaint
  3. Job 15:11 Or a secret thing
  4. Job 15:12 Or why do your eyes flash
  5. Job 15:19 Or earth
  6. Job 15:21 Terrifying
  7. Job 15:24 attack

Eliphaz

15 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:

“Would a wise person answer with empty notions
    or fill their belly with the hot east wind?(B)
Would they argue with useless words,
    with speeches that have no value?(C)
But you even undermine piety
    and hinder devotion to God.(D)
Your sin(E) prompts your mouth;(F)
    you adopt the tongue of the crafty.(G)
Your own mouth condemns you, not mine;
    your own lips testify against you.(H)

“Are you the first man ever born?(I)
    Were you brought forth before the hills?(J)
Do you listen in on God’s council?(K)
    Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?(L)
What do you know that we do not know?
    What insights do you have that we do not have?(M)
10 The gray-haired and the aged(N) are on our side,
    men even older than your father.(O)
11 Are God’s consolations(P) not enough for you,
    words(Q) spoken gently to you?(R)
12 Why has your heart(S) carried you away,
    and why do your eyes flash,
13 so that you vent your rage(T) against God
    and pour out such words(U) from your mouth?(V)

14 “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,(W) that they could be righteous?(X)
15 If God places no trust in his holy ones,(Y)
    if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,(Z)
16 how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt,(AA)
    who drink up evil(AB) like water!(AC)

17 “Listen to me and I will explain to you;
    let me tell you what I have seen,(AD)
18 what the wise have declared,
    hiding nothing received from their ancestors(AE)
19 (to whom alone the land(AF) was given
    when no foreigners moved among them):
20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment,(AG)
    the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.(AH)
21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(AI)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(AJ)
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;(AK)
    he is marked for the sword.(AL)
23 He wanders about(AM) for food like a vulture;(AN)
    he knows the day of darkness(AO) is at hand.(AP)
24 Distress and anguish(AQ) fill him with terror;(AR)
    troubles overwhelm him, like a king(AS) poised to attack,
25 because he shakes his fist(AT) at God
    and vaunts himself against the Almighty,(AU)
26 defiantly charging against him
    with a thick, strong shield.(AV)

27 “Though his face is covered with fat
    and his waist bulges with flesh,(AW)
28 he will inhabit ruined towns
    and houses where no one lives,(AX)
    houses crumbling to rubble.(AY)
29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,(AZ)
    nor will his possessions spread over the land.(BA)
30 He will not escape the darkness;(BB)
    a flame(BC) will wither his shoots,(BD)
    and the breath of God’s mouth(BE) will carry him away.(BF)
31 Let him not deceive(BG) himself by trusting what is worthless,(BH)
    for he will get nothing in return.(BI)
32 Before his time(BJ) he will wither,(BK)
    and his branches will not flourish.(BL)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,(BM)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.(BN)
34 For the company of the godless(BO) will be barren,
    and fire will consume(BP) the tents of those who love bribes.(BQ)
35 They conceive trouble(BR) and give birth to evil;(BS)
    their womb fashions deceit.”