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Job 15
Nueva Versión Internacional
Job 15
Nueva Versión Internacional
Segundo discurso de Elifaz
15 Replicó entonces Elifaz de Temán:
2 «El sabio no responde con vana sabiduría
ni da respuestas en el aire.[a]
3 Tampoco discute con argumentos vanos
ni con palabras huecas.
4 Tú, en cambio, restas valor al temor a Dios
y tomas a la ligera la devoción que él merece.
5 Tu maldad pone en acción tu boca;
hablas igual que la gente astuta.
6 Tu propia boca te condena, no la mía;
tus propios labios atestiguan contra ti.
7 »¿Eres acaso el primer hombre que ha nacido?
¿Naciste acaso antes que los montes?
8 ¿Tienes parte en el consejo de Dios?
¿Acaso eres tú el único sabio?
9 ¿Qué sabes tú que nosotros no sepamos?
¿Qué has percibido que nosotros ignoremos?
10 Las canas y la edad están de nuestra parte;
tenemos más experiencia que tu padre.
11 ¿No te basta que Dios mismo te consuele
y que se te hable con cariño?
12 ¿Por qué te dejas llevar por el enojo?
¿Por qué te relampaguean los ojos?
13 ¿Por qué desatas tu enojo contra Dios
y das rienda suelta a tu lengua?
14 »¿Qué es el hombre para creerse puro
y el nacido de mujer para alegar inocencia?
15 Si Dios no confía ni en sus santos
y ni siquiera considera puros a los cielos,
16 ¡cuánto menos confiará en el hombre,
que es vil y corrupto y tiene sed del mal![b]
17 »Escúchame y te lo explicaré;
déjame decirte lo que he visto.
18 Es lo que han declarado los sabios
sin ocultar nada de lo aprendido de sus antepasados.
19 Solo a ellos se les dio la tierra
y ningún extraño pasó entre ellos.
20 El impío se ve atormentado toda la vida;
el violento tiene sus años contados.
21 Sus oídos perciben sonidos espantosos;
cuando está en paz, los salteadores lo atacan.
22 No espera escapar de las tinieblas;
condenado está a morir a filo de espada.
23 Vaga sin rumbo; es comida de los buitres;[c]
sabe que el día de las tinieblas le ha llegado.
24 La desgracia y la angustia lo llenan de terror;
lo abruman como si un rey fuera a atacarlo
25 y todo por levantar el puño contra Dios
y atreverse a desafiar al Todopoderoso.
26 Contra Dios se lanzó desafiante,
blandiendo grueso y resistente escudo.
27 »Aunque su rostro esté hinchado de grasa
y le sobre carne en la cintura,
28 habitará en lugares desolados,
en casas deshabitadas,
en casas a punto de derrumbarse.
29 Dejará de ser rico; no durarán sus riquezas
ni se extenderán sus posesiones en la tierra.
30 No podrá escapar de las tinieblas;
una llama de fuego marchitará sus renuevos
y el aliento de Dios lo arrebatará.
31 Que no se engañe ni confíe en cosas vanas,
porque nada obtendrá a cambio de ellas.
32 Antes de que muera recibirá su merecido
y sus ramas no reverdecerán.
33 Quedará como vid que pierde sus uvas agrias,
como olivo que no llega a florecer.
34 La compañía de los impíos no es de provecho;
¡las moradas de los que aman el soborno serán consumidas por el fuego!
35 Conciben iniquidad y dan a luz maldad;
en su vientre se genera el engaño».
Job 15
New King James Version
Job 15
New King James Version
Eliphaz Accuses Job of Folly
15 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “Should a wise man answer with empty knowledge,
And fill [a]himself with the east wind?
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk,
Or by speeches with which he can do no good?
4 Yes, you cast off fear,
And restrain [b]prayer before God.
5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
And you choose the tongue of the crafty.
6 (B)Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;
Yes, your own lips testify against you.
7 “Are you the first man who was born?
(C)Or were you made before the hills?
8 (D)Have you heard the counsel of God?
Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
9 (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.”
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.”
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