GodsWord - Job - 4

4:1  Then Eliphaz from Teman replied to Job,

4:2  "If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient? But who can keep from talking?

4:3  Certainly, you have instructed many people: When hands were weak, you made them strong.

4:4  When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words. When knees were weak, you gave them strength.

4:5  But trouble comes to you, and you're impatient. It touches you, and you panic.

4:6  Doesn't your fear of God give you confidence and your lifetime of integrity give you hope?

4:7  "Now think about this: Which innocent person ever died an untimely death? Find me a decent person who has been destroyed.

4:8  Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, they gathered its harvest.

4:9  God destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger.

4:10  Though the roar of the lion and the growl of the ferocious lion is loud, the young lions have had their teeth knocked out.

4:11  The old lions die without any prey to eat, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

4:12  "I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear.

4:13  With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,

4:14  fear and trembling came over me, and all my bones shook.

4:15  A spirit passed in front of me. It made my hair stand on end.

4:16  Something stood there. I couldn't tell what it was. A vague image was in front of my eyes. I heard a soft voice:

4:17  'Can any mortal be righteous to God? Can any human being be pure to his maker?'

4:18  "You see, God doesn't trust his own servants, and he accuses his angels of making mistakes.

4:19  How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!

4:20  From morning to evening, they are shattered. They will disappear forever without anyone paying attention.

4:21  Haven't the ropes of their tent been loosened? Won't they die without wisdom?