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| 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, 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 one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved?
But who can withhold himself 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 falling,
And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.
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5 But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest;
It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
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6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence,
And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?
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7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?
Or where were the upright cut off?
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8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,
And sow trouble, reap the same.
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9 By the breath of God they perish,
And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
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10 The roaring 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 abroad.
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12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me,
And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
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13 In thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falleth on men,
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14 Fear came upon me, and trembling,
Which made all my bones to shake.
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15 Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair of my flesh stood up.
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16 It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof;
A form was before mine eyes:
There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
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17 Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
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Mortal man – The Bible distinctly declares that man is mortal. R1642:5, R254:5
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18 Behold, he putteth no trust in 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 before the moth!
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20 Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed:
They perish for ever without any regarding it.
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21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them?
They die, and that without wisdom. |
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