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Job 15
English Standard Version
Job 15
English Standard Version
Eliphaz Accuses: Job Does Not Fear God
15 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “Should (B)a wise man answer with (C)windy knowledge,
and fill his (D)belly with (E)the east wind?
3 Should he argue in unprofitable talk,
or in words with which he can do no good?
4 But you are doing away with the fear of God[a]
and hindering meditation before God.
5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
6 Your (F)own mouth condemns you, and not I;
(G)your own lips testify against you.
7 (H)“Are you the first man who was born?
Or (I)were you brought forth (J)before the hills?
8 Have you listened in (K)the council of God?
And do you limit wisdom to yourself?
9 (L)What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not clear to us?
10 (M)Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
older than your father.
11 Are the comforts of God too small for you,
or the word that deals gently with you?
12 Why does your heart carry you away,
and why do your eyes flash,
13 that you turn your (N)spirit against God
and bring such words out of your mouth?
14 (O)What is man, (P)that he can be pure?
Or he who is (Q)born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
15 Behold, God[b] (R)puts no trust in his (S)holy ones,
and the heavens are not pure in his sight;
16 (T)how much less one who is abominable and (U)corrupt,
a man who (V)drinks injustice like water!
17 “I will show you; hear me,
and what I have seen I will declare
18 (what wise men have told,
without hiding it (W)from their fathers,
19 to whom alone the land was given,
and no (X)stranger passed among them).
20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
through all the (Y)years that are laid up for (Z)the ruthless.
21 (AA)Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
in (AB)prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
and he is marked for the sword.
23 He (AC)wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
24 distress and anguish terrify him;
they (AD)prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.
25 Because he has stretched out his hand against God
and defies the Almighty,
26 (AE)running (AF)stubbornly against him
with a thickly bossed shield;
27 because he has (AG)covered his face with his fat
and gathered fat upon his waist
28 and has lived in desolate cities,
in houses that none should inhabit,
which were ready to become heaps of ruins;
29 he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure,
nor will his possessions spread over the earth;[c]
30 he will not depart from darkness;
the flame will dry up his shoots,
and by (AH)the breath of his mouth he will depart.
31 Let him not (AI)trust in emptiness, deceiving himself,
for emptiness will be his payment.
32 It will be paid in full (AJ)before his time,
and his branch will not be green.
33 He will shake off his unripe grape like the vine,
and cast off his blossom like the olive tree.
34 For (AK)the company of the godless is barren,
and (AL)fire consumes the tents of bribery.
35 They (AM)conceive trouble and give birth to evil,
and their (AN)womb prepares deceit.”
Job 15
New International Version
Job 15
New International Version
Eliphaz
15 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:
2 “Would a wise person answer with empty notions
or fill their belly with the hot east wind?(B)
3 Would they argue with useless words,
with speeches that have no value?(C)
4 But you even undermine piety
and hinder devotion to God.(D)
5 Your sin(E) prompts your mouth;(F)
you adopt the tongue of the crafty.(G)
6 Your own mouth condemns you, not mine;
your own lips testify against you.(H)
7 “Are you the first man ever born?(I)
Were you brought forth before the hills?(J)
8 Do you listen in on God’s council?(K)
Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?(L)
9 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.”
Job 15
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Job 15
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Segunda reprensión de Elifaz a Job
15 Esta es la respuesta de Elifaz el temanita:
2 «¿Responde el sabio con palabras huecas?
¿O exhala de su vientre aire caliente?
3 ¿Acaso disputa con palabras sin sustento,
o con discursos sin sentido?
4 En cambio, tú reniegas del temor de Dios;
tienes en poco la devoción en su presencia.
5 Pero tu misma maldad te condena al hablar,
pues hablas como cualquier hombre astuto.
6 Tus propias palabras te condenan, no las mías;
¡son tus labios los que hablan contra ti!
7 »¿Acaso naciste antes que Adán?
¿Fuiste formado antes que las montañas?
8 ¿Participas en el concilio de Dios?
¿Eres acaso el único sabio?
9 ¿Qué sabes tú, que nosotros no sepamos?
¿Qué entiendes tú, que nosotros ignoremos?
10 ¡Entre nosotros hay gente de gran experiencia,
con más canas y años de vida que tu padre!
11 ¿Tan poco te parece que Dios mismo te consuele,
y que te hablemos con palabras llenas de ternura?
12 ¿Por qué permites que el enojo te domine,
y te haga echar chispas por los ojos?
13 ¿Por qué te vuelves furioso contra Dios,
y no les pones freno a tus labios?
14 ¿Qué vale el hombre, nacido de mujer,
para creerse limpio y alegar ser inocente?
15 Si Dios ni en sus ángeles confía,
y a sus ojos ni los cielos están limpios,
16 ¡mucho menos confía en un ser vil y repugnante,
que apaga su sed cometiendo maldad!
17 »Ponme atención, que te voy a contar
las cosas que me ha tocado ver;
18 cosas del pasado que los sabios nos enseñan,
que aprendieron de sus padres y no las esconden.
19 A ellos solos Dios les dio la tierra,
sin la intervención de ningún extraño.
20 El violento vive lleno de tormentos y dolor,
sin que sepa ese malvado cuánto tiempo vivirá.
21 En sus oídos resuenan ruidos espantosos;
cuando goza de paz, viene el ladrón y lo asalta.
22 Sin esperanza, se hunde en las tinieblas,
y sólo espera el puñal que le quitará la vida.
23 Hambriento vaga, preguntando dónde hay pan,
sabiendo que la muerte muy pronto llegará.
24 Vive abrumado y en angustia constante,
como un rey al que están por atacar.
25 Esto le sucede por rebelarse contra Dios,
por desafiar osadamente al Todopoderoso.
26 Se lanzó contra Dios en abierto desafío,
con la sola protección de un pesado escudo.
27 Su cara es una bola de grasa;
su cintura está sobrada de carnes;
28 habita en ciudades desoladas,
en casas que nadie puede habitar
porque han quedado en ruinas.
29 Sus riquezas pronto se acabarán,
y no podrá extender sus posesiones.
30 Nada lo librará de caer en la tumba;
Será como rama consumida por el fuego,
¡como flores arrancadas por el viento!
31 »¡Que no confíe ingenuamente en el engaño,
porque acabará siendo engañado.
32 La muerte le llegará antes de tiempo,
mucho antes de llegar a tener descendientes.
33 Será como una viña sin racimos de uvas,
¡como un olivo que no llega a florecer!
34 Los malvados desaparecerán de la tierra;
la casa del que soborna será pasto de las llamas,
35 pues concibe hacer el mal y da a luz iniquidad;
¡en sus entrañas se gesta el engaño!»
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