Job 15:1-13
21st Century King James Version
15 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite and said:
2 “Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7 “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?
8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? And dost thou withhold wisdom for thyself?
9 What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? Is there any secret thing with thee?
12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away, and what do thine eyes wink at,
13 that thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
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Job 15:1-13
American Standard Version
15 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2 Should a wise man make answer with [a]vain knowledge,
And fill himself with the east wind?
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk,
Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4 Yea, thou doest away with fear,
And [b]hinderest [c]devotion before God.
5 For [d]thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth,
And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I;
Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7 Art thou the first man that was born?
Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?
8 [e]Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God?
And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
9 What knowest thou, that we know not?
What understandest thou, which is not in us?
10 With us are both the grayheaded and the very aged men,
Much elder than thy father.
11 Are the consolations of God too small for thee,
[f]Even the word that is gentle toward thee?
12 Why doth thy heart carry thee away?
And why do thine eyes flash,
13 That against God thou turnest thy spirit,
And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
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