Job 4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
4 Then Eliphaz the Themanite answered, and said:
2 If we begin to speak to thee, perhaps thou wilt take it ill, but who can withhold the words he hath conceived?
3 Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands:
4 Thy words have confirmed them that were staggering, and thou hast strengthened the trembling knees:
5 But now the scourge is come upon thee, and thou faintest: it hath touched thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Where is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy patience, and the perfection of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished being innocent? or when were the just destroyed?
8 On the contrary I have seen those who work iniquity, and sow sorrows, and reap them,
9 Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the whelps of lions are broken:
11 The tiger hath perished for want of prey, and the young lions are scattered abroad.
12 Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth as it were received the veins of its whisper.
13 In the horror of a vision by night, when deep sleep is wont to hold men,
14 Fear seized upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were affrighted:
15 And when a spirit passed before me, the hair of my flesh stood up.
16 There stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice as it were of a gentle wind:
17 Shall man be justified in comparison of God, or shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18 Behold they that serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he found wickedness:
19 How much more shall they that dwell in houses of clay, who have an earthly foundation, be consumed as with the moth?
20 From morning till evening they shall be cut down: and because no one understandeth, they shall perish for ever.
21 And they that shall be left, shall be taken away from them: they shall die, and not in wisdom.
Job 4
King James Version
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Job 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nagsalita si Elifaz
4 Nagsalita si Elifaz na taga-Teman. Sinabi niya, 2 “Magagalit ka ba kung magsasalita ako? Hindi ko na kayang manahimik. 3 Noon, pinapayuhan mo ang maraming tao na magtiwala sa Dios, at pinalalakas ang mahihina at nanlulupaypay. 4 Ang mga salita moʼy nagpalakas sa kanila at umalalay sa mga nanghihina. 5 Pero ngayong ikaw na ang dumaranas ng kahirapan, tila ikaw ang nanghihina at naguguluhan. 6 Hindi baʼt kapag may takot ka sa Dios at namumuhay ka ng matuwid, magdudulot ito sa iyo ng tiwalaʼt pag-asa?
7 “Ngayon, isipin mong mabuti. May tao bang matuwid at walang kasalanan na napahamak? 8 Ayon sa aking nakitaʼt nalaman, ang mga taong gumagawa ng kasamaan at kaguluhan, kasamaan at kaguluhan din ang kanilang kahahantungan. 9 Sa isang bugso lamang ng galit ng Dios, mapapahamak sila. 10 Kahit na silaʼy tulad ng malakas at mabangis na leon, tatanggalin pa rin ang kanilang mga ngipin. 11 Mamamatay sila dahil sa gutom at ang mga anak nila ay mangangalat.
12 “May sinabi sa akin nang palihim. Ibinulong ito sa akin 13 sa pamamagitan ng panaginip. Gabi iyon habang ang mga taoʼy mahimbing na natutulog. 14 Natakot ako at nanginig ang buo kong katawan. 15 May espiritu na dumaan sa aking harap[a] at tumayo ang mga balahibo ko at kinilabutan ako. 16 Huminto ito, pero hindi ko gaanong maaninag. At may narinig akong mahinang tinig na nagsasabi, 17 ‘Mayroon bang taong matuwid o malinis sa paningin ng Dios na kanyang Manlilikha? 18 Kung mismong sa mga anghel na lingkod niya ay hindi siya lubusang nagtitiwala, at nakakakita siya ng kamalian nila, 19 di lalo na sa taong nilikha lamang mula sa lupa, na madaling pisain katulad ng gamo-gamo! 20 Ang taoʼy maaaring buhay pa sa umaga pero kinagabihaʼy patay na at hindi na makikita magpakailanman. 21 Para silang mga toldang bumagsak. Namatay sila nang kulang sa karunungan.’
Footnotes
- 4:15 May espiritu na dumaan sa aking harap: o, Umihip ang hangin sa mukha ko.
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