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Job 15
Revised Standard Version
Job 15
Revised Standard Version
Eliphaz Speaks: Job Undermines Religion
15 Then Eli′phaz the Te′manite answered:
2 “Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge,
and fill himself with 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,
and hindering meditation before God.
5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
6 Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;
your own lips testify against you.
7 “Are you the first man that was born?
Or were you brought forth before the hills?
8 Have you listened in the council of God?
And do you limit wisdom to yourself?
9 What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not clear to us?
10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
older than your father.
11 Are the consolations 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 spirit against God,
and let such words go out of your mouth?
14 What is man, that he can be clean?
Or he that is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
15 Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones,
and the heavens are not clean in his sight;
16 how much less one who is abominable and corrupt,
a man who drinks iniquity like water!
17 “I will show you, hear me;
and what I have seen I will declare
18 (what wise men have told,
and their fathers have not hidden,
19 to whom alone the land was given,
and no stranger passed among them).
20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.
21 Terrifying sounds are in his ears;
in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
and he is destined for the sword.
23 He 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 prevail against him, like a king prepared for battle.
25 Because he has stretched forth his hand against God,
and bids defiance to the Almighty,
26 running stubbornly against him
with a thick-bossed shield;
27 because he has covered his face with his fat,
and gathered fat upon his loins,
28 and has lived in desolate cities,
in houses which no man should inhabit,
which were destined to become heaps of ruins;
29 he will not be rich, and his wealth will not endure,
nor will he strike root in the earth;[a]
30 he will not escape from darkness;
the flame will dry up his shoots,
and his blossom[b] will be swept away[c] by the wind.
31 Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself;
for emptiness will be his recompense.
32 It will be paid in full 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 the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of bribery.
35 They conceive mischief and bring forth evil
and their heart 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.”
Job 15
Reina-Valera 1960
Job 15
Reina-Valera 1960
Elifaz reprende a Job
15 Respondió Elifaz temanita, y dijo:
2 ¿Proferirá el sabio vana sabiduría,
Y llenará su vientre de viento solano?
3 ¿Disputará con palabras inútiles,
Y con razones sin provecho?
4 Tú también disipas el temor,
Y menoscabas la oración delante de Dios.
5 Porque tu boca declaró tu iniquidad,
Pues has escogido el hablar de los astutos.
6 Tu boca te condenará, y no yo;
Y tus labios testificarán contra ti.
7 ¿Naciste tú primero que Adán?
¿O fuiste formado antes que los collados?
8 ¿Oíste tú el secreto de Dios,
Y está limitada a ti la sabiduría?
9 ¿Qué sabes tú que no sepamos?
¿Qué entiendes tú que no se halle en nosotros?
10 Cabezas canas y hombres muy ancianos hay entre nosotros,
Mucho más avanzados en días que tu padre.
11 ¿En tan poco tienes las consolaciones de Dios,
Y las palabras que con dulzura se te dicen?
12 ¿Por qué tu corazón te aleja,
Y por qué guiñan tus ojos,
13 Para que contra Dios vuelvas tu espíritu,
Y saques tales palabras de tu boca?
14 ¿Qué cosa es el hombre para que sea limpio,
Y para que se justifique el nacido de mujer?
15 He aquí, en sus santos no confía,
Y ni aun los cielos son limpios delante de sus ojos;
16 ¿Cuánto menos el hombre abominable y vil,
Que bebe la iniquidad como agua?
17 Escúchame; yo te mostraré,
Y te contaré lo que he visto;
18 Lo que los sabios nos contaron
De sus padres, y no lo encubrieron;
19 A quienes únicamente fue dada la tierra,
Y no pasó extraño por en medio de ellos.
20 Todos sus días, el impío es atormentado de dolor,
Y el número de sus años está escondido para el violento.
21 Estruendos espantosos hay en sus oídos;
En la prosperidad el asolador vendrá sobre él.
22 Él no cree que volverá de las tinieblas,
Y descubierto está para la espada.
23 Vaga alrededor tras el pan, diciendo: ¿En dónde está?
Sabe que le está preparado día de tinieblas.
24 Tribulación y angustia le turbarán,
Y se esforzarán contra él como un rey dispuesto para la batalla,
25 Por cuanto él extendió su mano contra Dios,
Y se portó con soberbia contra el Todopoderoso.
26 Corrió contra él con cuello erguido,
Con la espesa barrera de sus escudos.
27 Porque la gordura cubrió su rostro,
E hizo pliegues sobre sus ijares;
28 Y habitó las ciudades asoladas,
Las casas inhabitadas,
Que estaban en ruinas.
29 No prosperará, ni durarán sus riquezas,
Ni extenderá por la tierra su hermosura.
30 No escapará de las tinieblas;
La llama secará sus ramas,
Y con el aliento de su boca perecerá.
31 No confíe el iluso en la vanidad,
Porque ella será su recompensa.
32 Él será cortado antes de su tiempo,
Y sus renuevos no reverdecerán.
33 Perderá su agraz como la vid,
Y derramará su flor como el olivo.
34 Porque la congregación de los impíos será asolada,
Y fuego consumirá las tiendas de soborno.
35 Concibieron dolor, dieron a luz iniquidad,
Y en sus entrañas traman engaño.
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Reina-Valera 1960 (RVR1960) 
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