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Job 4
Segond 21
Job 4
Segond 21
Intervention n° 1 d'Eliphaz
4 Eliphaz de Théman prit la parole et dit:
2 «Si l’on tente de te dire un mot, le supporteras-tu?
Mais comment serait-il possible de garder le silence?
3 Tu as donné de nombreux avertissements,
tu as fortifié les bras qui se baissaient,
4 tes paroles ont relevé ceux qui trébuchaient,
tu as affermi les genoux qui pliaient,
5 et maintenant qu'il s'agit de toi, tu es abattu!
Maintenant que tu es atteint, tu es bouleversé!
6 Ta crainte de Dieu ne devrait-elle pas être ton soutien?
Ton espérance, n'est-ce pas l’intégrité de ta conduite?
7 »Cherche donc dans ton souvenir: quel est l'innocent qui est mort?
Où a-t-on vu disparaître les hommes droits?
8 Pour ma part, voici ce que j'ai vu: ceux qui labourent l’injustice
et qui sèment le malheur en récoltent les fruits;
9 ils sont détruits par le souffle de Dieu,
ils sont exterminés par le vent de sa colère.
10 Le lion a beau rugir, le fauve a beau gronder,
les dents des lionceaux sont brisées;
11 le lion meurt faute de proie
et les petits de la lionne se dispersent.
12 »Une parole est arrivée furtivement jusqu'à moi,
et mon oreille en a perçu les sons légers.
13 Au moment où les pensées sont agitées par les visions de la nuit,
quand un sommeil profond tombe sur les hommes,
14 j’ai été saisi de frayeur et d'épouvante
et tous mes os ont tremblé.
15 Un esprit est passé près de mon visage,
tous les poils de mon corps se sont hérissés.
16 Quelqu’un se tenait là. Je ne le reconnaissais pas.
Une silhouette était devant mes yeux.
Il y a d’abord eu un silence, puis j'ai entendu sa voix:
17 ‘L'homme pourrait-il être juste devant Dieu?
Pourrait-il être pur devant celui qui l'a fait?
18 Si Dieu ne peut faire confiance à ses serviteurs,
s'il trouve des défauts chez ses anges,
19 ce sera d’autant plus le cas pour ceux qui habitent des maisons d'argile
aux fondations posées dans la poussière
et qui peuvent être écrasés plus vite qu’une mite!
20 Il suffit d’une journée pour les briser;
ils disparaissent définitivement et personne n'y prête attention.
21 Le cordage de leur vie est-il coupé,
ils meurent sans avoir acquis la sagesse.’
Job 4
Legacy Standard Bible
Job 4
Legacy Standard Bible
Eliphaz Says the Innocent Do Not Suffer
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 “If one tries a word with you, will you become weary?
But (A)who can hold back [a]from speaking?
3 Behold, (B)you have disciplined many,
And you have strengthened limp hands.
4 Your words have [b]helped the stumbling to stand,
And you have encouraged [c]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 [d](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 wiped out?
8 According to what I have seen, (H)those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble harvest it.
9 By (I)the breath of God they perish,
And (J)by the wind 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 the multitude of my bones shake in dread.
15 Then a [e]spirit swept by my face;
The hair of my flesh bristled up.
16 It stood still, but I could not recognize its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:
17 ‘Can (Q)mankind be right [f]before God?
Can a man be pure [g]before his (R)Maker?
18 (S)He puts no trust even in His slaves;
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;
[h]Unobserved, they (W)perish forever.
21 Is not their (X)tent-cord pulled up within them?
They die, yet (Y)without wisdom.’
Job 4
New International Version
Job 4
New International Version
Eliphaz
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(A) replied:
2 “If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
But who can keep from speaking?(B)
3 Think how you have instructed many,(C)
how you have strengthened feeble hands.(D)
4 Your words have supported those who stumbled;(E)
you have strengthened faltering knees.(F)
5 But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;(G)
it strikes(H) you, and you are dismayed.(I)
6 Should not your piety be your confidence(J)
and your blameless(K) ways your hope?
7 “Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?(L)
Where were the upright ever destroyed?(M)
8 As I have observed,(N) those who plow evil(O)
and those who sow trouble reap it.(P)
9 At the breath of God(Q) they perish;
at the blast of his anger they are no more.(R)
10 The lions may roar(S) and growl,
yet the teeth of the great lions(T) are broken.(U)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(V)
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(W)
12 “A word(X) was secretly brought to me,
my ears caught a whisper(Y) of it.(Z)
13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night,
when deep sleep falls on people,(AA)
14 fear and trembling(AB) seized me
and made all my bones shake.(AC)
15 A spirit glided past my face,
and the hair on my body stood on end.(AD)
16 It stopped,
but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
and I heard a hushed voice:(AE)
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?(AF)
Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?(AG)
18 If God places no trust in his servants,(AH)
if he charges his angels with error,(AI)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,(AJ)
whose foundations(AK) are in the dust,(AL)
who are crushed(AM) more readily than a moth!(AN)
20 Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces;
unnoticed, they perish forever.(AO)
21 Are not the cords of their tent pulled up,(AP)
so that they die(AQ) without wisdom?’(AR)
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