Job 15

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¹Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and saide,

²Shal a wise man speake words of ye winde, and fill his bellie with the East winde?

³Shall he dispute with wordes not comely? or with talke that is not profitable?

⁴Surely thou hast cast off feare, and restrainest prayer before God.

⁵For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen ye tongue of the crafty.

⁶Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I, and thy lippes testifie against thee.

⁷Art thou the first man, that was borne? and wast thou made before the hils?

⁸Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee?

⁹What knowest thou that we knowe not? and vnderstandest that is not in vs?

¹⁰With vs are both auncient and very aged men, farre older then thy father.

¹¹Seeme the consolations of God small vnto thee? is this thing strange vnto thee?

¹²Why doeth thine heart take thee away, and what doe thine eyes meane,

¹³That thou answerest to God at thy pleasure, and bringest such wordes out of thy mouth?

¹⁴What is man, that he should be cleane? and he that is borne of woman, that he shoulde be iust?

¹⁵Beholde, he founde no stedfastnesse in his Saintes: yea, the heauens are not cleane in his sight.

¹⁶How much more is man abominable, and filthie, which drinketh iniquitie like water?

¹⁷I will tell thee: heare me, and I will declare that which I haue seene:

¹⁸Which wise men haue tolde, as they haue heard of their fathers, and haue not kept it secret:

¹⁹To whome alone the land was giuen and no stranger passed through them.

²⁰The wicked man is continually as one that traueileth of childe, and the nomber of yeeres is hid from the tyrant.

²¹A sounde of feare is in his eares, and in his prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him.

²²He beleeueth not to returne out of darknesse: for he seeth the sworde before him.

²³He wandreth to and from for bread where he may: he knoweth that the day of darkenesse is prepared at hande.

²⁴Affliction and anguish shall make him afraide: they shall preuaile against him as a King readie to the battell.

²⁵For he hath stretched out his hand against GOD, and made him selfe strong against the Almightie.

²⁶Therefore God shall runne vpon him, euen vpon his necke, and against the most thicke part of his shielde.

²⁷Because he hath couered his face with his fatnesse, and hath colloppes in his flancke.

²⁸Though he dwell in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes,

²⁹He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof in the earth.

³⁰He shall neuer depart out of darkenesse: the flame shall drie vp his branches, and he shall goe away with the breath of his mouth.

³¹He beleeueth not that he erreth in vanitie: therefore vanitie shalbe his change.

³²His branch shall not be greene, but shall be cut off before his day.

³³God shall destroy him as the vine her sower grape, and shall cast him off, as the oliue doeth her flowre.

³⁴For the congregation of the hypocrite shalbe desolate, and fire shall deuoure the houses of bribes.

³⁵For they conceiue mischiefe and bring foorth vanitie, and their bellie hath prepared deceite.

Job 15

¹Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

²Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

³Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

⁴Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

⁵For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

⁶Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

⁷Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

⁸Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

⁹What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

¹⁰With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

¹¹Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

¹²Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

¹³That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

¹⁴What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

¹⁵Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

¹⁶How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

¹⁷I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

¹⁸Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:

¹⁹Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

²⁰The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

²¹A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

²²He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

²³He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

²⁴Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

²⁵For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

²⁶He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

²⁷Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

²⁸And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

²⁹He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

³⁰He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

³¹Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

³²It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

³³He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

³⁴For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

³⁵They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.