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Nagsalita si Elifaz

15 Sumagot si Elifaz na taga-Teman, Job, ang taong marunong ay hindi nagsasalita ng walang kabuluhan. Hindi siya nakikipagtalo sa mga salitang walang saysay. Pero ang mga sinasabi moʼy magtutulak sa tao upang mawalan ng paggalang sa Dios at magiging hadlang sa paglilingkod sa kanya. Ang sinasabi mo ay bunga ng iyong kasamaan. At dinadaya mo ang iba sa pamamagitan ng iyong mga sinasabi. Hindi na kailangang hatulan pa kita, dahil ang iyong mga sinasabi mismo ang nagpapatunay laban sa iyo. Akala mo baʼy ikaw ang unang isinilang? Ipinanganak ka na ba bago nilikha ang mga bundok? Narinig mo na ba ang mga plano ng Dios? Ikaw lang ba ang marunong? Ano bang alam mo na hindi namin alam? At ano ang naunawaan mo na hindi namin naunawaan? 10 Natuto kami sa matatanda na mas matanda pa kaysa sa iyong ama. 11 Sinabi namin sa iyo ang mga salitang mula sa Dios na makapagbibigay ng lakas at aliw sa iyo. Hindi pa ba sapat iyon? 12 Bakit nagpapadala ka sa iyong damdamin? Nabubulagan ka na ba sa katotohanan 13 para magalit ka sa Dios at magsalita ng masama laban sa kanya? 14 Kaya ba ng isang tao na mamuhay ng malinis at matuwid sa paningin ng Dios? 15 Ni hindi nga lubusang nagtitiwala ang Dios sa mga anghel niya. Kung ang mga nilalang niyang ito na nasa langit ay hindi lubusang malinis sa kanyang paningin, 16 ang tao pa kaya na ipinanganak na masama at makasalanan, at uhaw sa paggawa ng masama?

17 Job, pakinggan mo ako. Sasabihin ko sa iyo at ipapaliwanag ang mga naranasan ko. 18 May masasabi rin tungkol dito ang mga marurunong na tao na natuto sa kanilang mga ninuno. 19 Sila lang ang nagmamay-ari ng kanilang lupain, at walang dayuhang sumakop sa kanila.

20 “Ang taong masama ay maghihirap habang buhay. 21 Palagi siyang kinakabahan kahit na walang panganib, dahil iniisip niya na baka salakayin siya ng mga tulisan. 22 Takot din siyang pumunta sa dilim dahil baka may pumatay sa kanya. 23 Kung saan-saan siya naghahanap ng pagkain. Alam niyang malapit nang dumating ang kapahamakan.[a] 24 Kaya labis ang kanyang pagkatakot, katulad ng hari na naghahanda sa pagsalakay sa kanyang mga kaaway. 25 Nangyayari ito sa kanya dahil nagrerebelde at sumusuway siya sa Makapangyarihang Dios. 26 Para siyang nakahawak sa matibay na kalasag at handang kalabanin ang Dios. 27 Kahit mataba at mayaman siya ngayon, 28 titira siya sa mga gibang bayan, sa mga bahay na walang nakatira at malapit nang gumuho. 29 Hindi na dadami ang kanyang kayamanan, at ang mga natitira niyang yaman at ari-arian ay hindi na magtatagal. 30 Hindi siya makakatakas sa kapahamakan.[b] Magiging tulad siya ng puno na ang mga sangaʼy masusunog. Lahat ng ari-arian niya ay mawawala sa isang ihip lamang ng Dios. 31 Huwag sana niyang dayain ang sarili niya sa pamamagitan ng pagtitiwala sa mga bagay na walang kabuluhan, dahil wala siyang makukuha sa mga iyon. 32 Maagang darating sa kanya ang kanyang parusa at hindi na siya uunlad pa.[c] 33 At magiging tulad siya ng ubas na nalalagas ang mga hilaw na bunga o katulad ng olibo na nalalagas ang mga bulaklak. 34 Sapagkat mamamatay ng walang lahi ang mga taong walang takot sa Dios. At ang mga bahay na itinayo nila mula sa mga suhol ay masusunog. 35 Ang lagi nilang iniisip ay ang manggulo, gumawa ng masama, at mandaya.”

Footnotes

  1. 15:23 malapit nang dumating ang kapahamakan: sa literal, malapit na ang araw ng kadiliman.
  2. 15:30 kapahamakan: sa literal, kadiliman.
  3. 15:32 hindi na siya uunlad pa: sa literal, ang kanyang mga sanga ay hindi na tutubuan ng mga dahon.

Eliphaz Says Job Presumes Much

15 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge,
(A)And fill [a]himself with the east wind?
Should he argue with useless talk,
Or with words which do not benefit?
Indeed, you do away with [b]reverence,
And hinder meditation before God.
For (B)your wrongdoing teaches your mouth,
And you choose the language of (C)the cunning.
Your (D)own mouth condemns you, and not I;
And your own lips testify against you.

“Were you the first person to be born,
Or (E)were you brought forth before the hills?
Do you hear the (F)secret discussion of God,
And limit wisdom to yourself?
(G)What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that [c]we do not?
10 Both the (H)gray-haired and the aged are among us,
Older than your father.
11 Are (I)the consolations of God too little for you,
Or the (J)word spoken gently to you?
12 Why does your (K)heart take you away?
And why do your eyes wink,
13 That you can turn your spirit against God
And produce such words from your mouth?
14 What is man, that (L)he would be pure,
Or (M)he who is born of a woman, that he would be righteous?
15 Behold, He has no trust in His (N)holy ones,
And the (O)heavens are not pure in His sight;
16 How much less one who is (P)detestable and corrupt:
A person who (Q)drinks [d]malice like water!

What Eliphaz Has Seen of Life

17 “I will tell you, listen to me;
And what I have seen I will also declare;
18 What wise people have told,
And have not concealed from (R)their fathers,
19 To whom alone the land was given,
And no stranger passed among them.
20 The wicked person writhes (S)in pain all his days,
And the [e]years (T)reserved for the ruthless are numbered.
21 [f]Sounds of (U)terror are in his ears;
(V)While he is at peace the destroyer comes upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will (W)return from darkness,
And he is destined for (X)the sword.
23 He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of (Y)darkness is [g]at hand.
24 Distress and anguish terrify him,
They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,
25 Because he has reached out with his hand against God,
And is (Z)arrogant toward [h]the Almighty.
26 He rushes [i]headlong at Him
With his [j]massive shield.
27 For he has (AA)covered his face with his fat,
And [k]put fat on his waist.
28 He has (AB)lived in desolate cities,
In houses no one would inhabit,
Which are destined to become [l]ruins.
29 He (AC)will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his property will not stretch out on the earth.
30 He will (AD)not [m]escape from darkness;
The (AE)flame will dry up his shoot,
And he will go away by (AF)the breath of His mouth.
31 Let him not (AG)trust in emptiness, deceiving himself;
For his [n]reward will be emptiness.
32 It will be accomplished (AH)before his time,
And his palm (AI)branch will not be green.
33 He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine,
And will (AJ)cast off his flower like the olive tree.
34 For the company of (AK)the godless is barren,
And fire consumes (AL)the tents of [o]the corrupt.
35 They (AM)conceive [p]harm and give birth to wrongdoing,
And their [q]mind prepares deception.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 15:2 Lit his belly
  2. Job 15:4 Lit fear
  3. Job 15:9 Lit is not within us?
  4. Job 15:16 Or injustice
  5. Job 15:20 Lit number of years are reserved for
  6. Job 15:21 Lit A sound of terrors is
  7. Job 15:23 Lit ready at his hand
  8. Job 15:25 Heb Shaddai
  9. Job 15:26 Lit with a stiff neck
  10. Job 15:26 Lit thick-bossed shields
  11. Job 15:27 Lit made
  12. Job 15:28 Or heaps
  13. Job 15:30 Lit turn aside
  14. Job 15:31 Lit exchange
  15. Job 15:34 Lit a bribe
  16. Job 15:35 Or pain
  17. Job 15:35 Lit belly

15 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

17 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:

19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

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