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Job 4
Reina-Valera 1960
Job 4
Reina-Valera 1960
Elifaz reprende a Job
4 Entonces respondió Elifaz temanita, y dijo:
2 Si probáremos a hablarte, te será molesto;
Pero ¿quién podrá detener las palabras?
3 He aquí, tú enseñabas a muchos,
Y fortalecías las manos débiles;
4 Al que tropezaba enderezaban tus palabras,
Y esforzabas las rodillas que decaían.
5 Mas ahora que el mal ha venido sobre ti, te desalientas;
Y cuando ha llegado hasta ti, te turbas.
6 ¿No es tu temor a Dios tu confianza?
¿No es tu esperanza la integridad de tus caminos?
7 Recapacita ahora; ¿qué inocente se ha perdido?
Y ¿en dónde han sido destruidos los rectos?
8 Como yo he visto, los que aran iniquidad
Y siembran injuria, la siegan.
9 Perecen por el aliento de Dios,
Y por el soplo de su ira son consumidos.
10 Los rugidos del león, y los bramidos del rugiente,
Y los dientes de los leoncillos son quebrantados.
11 El león viejo perece por falta de presa,
Y los hijos de la leona se dispersan.
12 El asunto también me era a mí oculto;
Mas mi oído ha percibido algo de ello.
13 En imaginaciones de visiones nocturnas,
Cuando el sueño cae sobre los hombres,
14 Me sobrevino un espanto y un temblor,
Que estremeció todos mis huesos;
15 Y al pasar un espíritu por delante de mí,
Hizo que se erizara el pelo de mi cuerpo.
16 Paróse delante de mis ojos un fantasma,
Cuyo rostro yo no conocí,
Y quedo, oí que decía:
17 ¿Será el hombre más justo que Dios?
¿Será el varón más limpio que el que lo hizo?
18 He aquí, en sus siervos no confía,
Y notó necedad en sus ángeles;
19 ¡Cuánto más en los que habitan en casas de barro,
Cuyos cimientos están en el polvo,
Y que serán quebrantados por la polilla!
20 De la mañana a la tarde son destruidos,
Y se pierden para siempre, sin haber quien repare en ello.
21 Su hermosura, ¿no se pierde con ellos mismos?
Y mueren sin haber adquirido sabiduría.
Job 4
King James Version
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
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 4
New American Standard Bible 1995
Eliphaz: Innocent Do Not Suffer
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite [a]answered,
2 “If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient?
But (A)who can refrain [b]from speaking?
3 “Behold (B)you have admonished many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.
4 “Your words have [c]helped the tottering to stand,
And you have strengthened [d]feeble knees.
5 “But now it has come to you, and you (C)are impatient;
It (D)touches you, and you are dismayed.
6 “Is not your [e](E)fear of God (F)your confidence,
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
7 “Remember now, (G)who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright destroyed?
8 “According to what I have seen, (H)those who plow iniquity
And those who sow trouble harvest it.
9 “By (I)the breath of God they perish,
And (J)by the [f]blast of His anger they come to an end.
10 “The (K)roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 “The (L)lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the (M)whelps of the lioness are scattered.
12 “Now a word (N)was brought to me stealthily,
And my ear received a (O)whisper of it.
13 “Amid disquieting (P)thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
14 Dread came upon me, and trembling,
And made [g]all my bones shake.
15 “Then a [h]spirit passed by my face;
The hair of my flesh bristled up.
16 “It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:
17 ‘Can (Q)mankind be just [i]before God?
Can a man be pure [j]before his (R)Maker?
18 ‘(S)He puts no trust even in His servants;
And against His angels He charges error.
19 ‘How much more those who dwell in (T)houses of clay,
Whose (U)foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!
20 ‘(V)Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces;
Unobserved, they (W)perish forever.
21 ‘Is not their (X)tent-cord plucked up within them?
They die, yet (Y)without wisdom.’
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