約伯記 4
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以利法之責言
4 提幔人以利法回答說： 2 「人若想與你說話，你就厭煩嗎？但誰能忍住不說呢？ 3 你素來教導許多的人，又堅固軟弱的手。 4 你的言語曾扶助那將要跌倒的人，你又使軟弱的膝穩固。 5 但現在禍患臨到你，你就昏迷；挨近你，你便驚惶。
言神所行無不公義
6 「你的倚靠不是在你敬畏神嗎？你的盼望不是在你行事純正嗎？ 7 請你追想，無辜的人有誰滅亡？正直的人在何處剪除？ 8 按我所見，耕罪孽、種毒害的人，都照樣收割。 9 神一出氣，他們就滅亡；神一發怒，他們就消沒。 10 獅子的吼叫和猛獅的聲音，盡都止息；少壯獅子的牙齒，也都敲掉。 11 老獅子因絕食而死，母獅之子也都離散。
證世人盡屬微末
12 「我暗暗地得了默示，我耳朵也聽其細微的聲音。 13 在思念夜中異象之間，世人沉睡的時候， 14 恐懼、戰兢臨到我身，使我百骨打戰。 15 有靈從我面前經過，我身上的毫毛直立。 16 那靈停住，我卻不能辨其形狀，有影像在我眼前，我在靜默中聽見有聲音說： 17 『必死的人豈能比神公義嗎？人豈能比造他的主潔淨嗎？ 18 主不信靠他的臣僕，並且指他的使者為愚昧， 19 何況那住在土房，根基在塵土裡，被蠹蟲所毀壞的人呢？ 20 早晚之間，就被毀滅，永歸無有，無人理會。 21 他帳篷的繩索豈不從中抽出來呢？他死，且是無智慧而死。』
Job 4
EasyEnglish Bible
Job's friend Eliphaz speaks to him[a]
4 Eliphaz, who came from Teman, decided to speak. He said this to Job:
2 ‘Please be patient and listen to what I say.
Allow me to speak, because I cannot remain quiet.
3 Listen! You have taught many people.
You have helped weak people to be strong.
4 With your words, you have saved people from danger.
You have helped people who are in trouble to be brave.
5 But now you are the person who has trouble.
You yourself are not patient.
Trouble has come to you and you feel afraid.
6 But you respect God's authority,
so you should trust him.
You live in an honest way,
so you should still hope for better things.
7 Think about this:
People who are not guilty of sin do not suddenly die.
God does not destroy people who do good things.
8 I will tell you what I have seen.
Trouble comes to people who do wicked things.
They receive the punishment that they deserve.
9 God destroys them with his breath.
His anger is like a storm that blows them away.
10 Lions are strong animals that roar loudly.
But if God breaks a lion's teeth, it cannot eat.
11 Even the strongest lion will die if it has nothing to eat.
The young lions will run away from their mother to find food.[b]
12 One night I heard a quiet voice.
Someone spoke to me and told me a secret.
13 I was asleep, but my dreams woke me.
14 I was very afraid.
Even my bones were shaking.
15 A wind was blowing over my face.
The hair on my skin stood up.
16 Something stopped and it stood in front of me.
I could not recognize its shape.
Then I heard a quiet voice say:
17 “No human is righteous when he stands in front of God.
He cannot be pure in front of his Maker.
18 God knows that even his angels make mistakes.
They may do foolish things.
19 God used clay to make bodies for us who are humans.
We came from the dust of the earth.
We are as weak as moths.
20 We are alive in the morning,
and when evening comes we may be dead.
People disappear for ever.
No one even knows about it.
21 They no longer have their valuable things.
They suddenly die and they are still not wise.” ’
Footnotes
- 4:1 Now Job's friend Eliphaz tries to explain to Job why bad things have happened. He says that God is kind to good people and he punishes people who are bad. So if bad things have happened, Job must have done wrong things.
- 4:11 Eliphaz says that God will destroy wicked people, even if they are very strong.
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