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| 1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, |
Eliphaz the Temanite – The false reasonings of Job's friends many improperly quote as inspired. R1506:1
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| 2 If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking? |
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| 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands; |
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| 4 Thy words have upholden him that was stumbling, and thou hast braced up the bending knees: |
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| 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. |
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| 6 Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope? |
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| 7 Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off? |
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| 8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same. |
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| 9 By the breath of +God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed. |
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| 10 The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken; |
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| 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered. |
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| 12 Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof. |
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| 13 In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: -- |
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| 14 Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake; |
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| 15 And a spirit passed before my face--the hair of my flesh stood up-- |
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| 16 It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice: |
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| 17 Shall mortal man be more just than +God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker? |
Mortal man – The Bible distinctly declares that man is mortal. R1642:5, R254:5
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| 18 Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly: |
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| 19 How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth! |
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| 20 From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever. |
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| 21 Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom. |
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