{"book":"Job","slug":"job","ch":15,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Job","prev":"job/14","next":"job/16","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:","f":[],"h":"Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Does a wise man answer with empty counsel"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or fill his belly with the hot east wind?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Should he argue with useless words"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or speeches that serve no purpose?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"But you even undermine the fear [of God] and hinder meditation before Him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"But you even undermine the fear [of God]"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and hinder meditation before Him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For your iniquity instructs your mouth,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and you choose the language of the crafty."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"your own lips testify against you."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Were you the first man ever born?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Were you brought forth before the hills?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":8,"t":"Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do you listen in on the council of God"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or limit wisdom to yourself?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"What do you know that we do not?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"What do you understand that is not clear to us?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side — men much older than your father.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"men much older than your father."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words [spoken] gently to you?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Are the consolations of God not enough for you,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"even words [spoken] gently to you?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,","f":["Or blink"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Why has your heart carried you away,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and why do your eyes flash,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"so that you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"so that you turn your spirit against God"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and pour such words from your mouth?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"What is man, that he should be pure,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":15,"t":"If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"If God puts no trust in His holy ones,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"how much less man, who is vile and corrupt,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who drinks injustice like water?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Listen to me and I will inform you."},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will describe what I have seen,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"what was declared by wise men"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and was not concealed from their fathers,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"to whom alone the land was given"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when no foreigner passed among them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"A wicked man writhes in pain all his days;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"only a few years are reserved for the ruthless."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":21,"t":"Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Sounds of terror fill his ears;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He despairs of his return from darkness;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he is marked for the sword."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He wanders about as food for vultures;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he knows the day of darkness is at hand."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Distress and anguish terrify him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"overwhelming him like a king poised to attack."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For he has stretched out his hand against God"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"rushing headlong at Him"},{"style":"indent2","t":"with a thick, studded shield."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Though his face is covered with fat"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his waistline bulges with flesh,"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":28,"t":"he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"he will dwell in ruined cities,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in abandoned houses destined to become rubble."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure."},{"style":"indent2","t":"His possessions will not overspread the land."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He will not escape from the darkness;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the flame will wither his shoots,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and the breath of God’s mouth"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will carry him away."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for emptiness will be his reward."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":32,"t":"It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It will be paid in full before his time,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his branch will not flourish."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":33,"t":"He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":34,"t":"For the company of the godless [will be] barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For the company of the godless [will be] barren,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and fire will consume the tents of bribery."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":35,"t":"They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They conceive trouble and give birth to evil;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"their womb is pregnant with deceit.”"}],"style":"indent1"}]}