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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.
Job 15
Legacy Standard Bible
Job 15
Legacy Standard Bible
Eliphaz Says Job’s Lips Answer Against Him
15 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 “Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge
(A)And fill his belly with the east wind?
3 Should he argue with a word that cannot be used,
Or with speech which is not profitable?
4 Indeed, you annul reverent fear
And cut off musing before God.
5 For (B)your iniquity teaches your mouth,
And you choose the tongue of (C)the crafty.
6 Your (D)own mouth condemns you, and not I;
And your own lips answer against you.
7 “Were you the first man to be born,
Or (E)were you brought forth before the hills?
8 Do you hear the (F)secret counsel of God,
And cut down wisdom only unto yourself?
9 (G)What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not with us?
10 Both the (H)gray-haired and the aged are among us,
Older than your father.
11 Are (I)the consolations of God too small for you,
Even the (J)word spoken gently with you?
12 Why does your (K)heart take you away?
And why do your eyes flash,
13 That you should turn your spirit against God
And allow such words to go out of your mouth?
14 What is man, that (L)he should be pure,
Or (M)he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15 Behold, He puts no faith in His (N)holy ones,
And the (O)heavens are not pure in His sight;
16 How much less one who is (P)abominable and corrupt,
Man, who (Q)drinks [a]unrighteousness like water!
17 “I will tell you, listen to me;
And what I have beheld I will also recount;
18 What wise men 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 man writhes (S)in pain all his days,
And [b]numbered are the years (T)stored up for the ruthless.
21 [c]Sounds of (U)dread are in his ears;
(V)While 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 ready at his hand.
24 Distress and anguish terrify him;
They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,
25 Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And (Z)magnifies himself against [d]the Almighty.
26 He rushes [e]headlong at Him
With [f]his massive shield.
27 For he has (AA)covered his face with his fat
And made his thighs heavy with flesh.
28 He has (AB)dwelt in desolate cities,
In houses no one would inhabit,
Which are destined to become [g]ruins.
29 He (AC)will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not stretch out over the land.
30 He will (AD)not be able to [h]depart from darkness;
The (AE)flame will wither his shoots,
And by (AF)the breath of His mouth he will depart.
31 Let him not (AG)believe in emptiness, deceiving himself;
For emptiness will be his [i]reward,
32 When (AH)his days are not yet fulfilled,
And his palm (AI)branch is not 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 [j]the corrupt.
35 They (AM)conceive [k]trouble and give birth to wickedness,
And their [l]belly prepares deception.”
Footnotes
- Job 15:16 Or injustice
- Job 15:20 Lit the number of years are
- Job 15:21 Lit A sound of dreads
- Job 15:25 Heb Shaddai
- Job 15:26 Lit with a stiff neck
- Job 15:26 Lit the thick-bossed shields
- Job 15:28 Or heaps
- Job 15:30 Lit turn aside
- Job 15:31 Lit exchange
- Job 15:34 Lit a bribe
- Job 15:35 Or pain, mischief
- Job 15:35 Or mind
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.”
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