1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel…
3Should he argue with useless words or speeches…
4But you even undermine the fear of God…
5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you…
6Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your…
7Were you the first man ever born? Were…
8Do you listen in on the council of…
9What do you know that we do not?…
10Both the gray-haired and the aged are on…
11Are the consolations of God not enough for…
12Why has your heart carried you away, and…
13so that you turn your spirit against God…
14What is man, that he should be pure,…
15If God puts no trust in His holy…
16how much less man, who is vile and…
17Listen to me and I will inform you.…
18what was declared by wise men and was…
19to whom alone the land was given when…
20A wicked man writhes in pain all his…
21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his…
22He despairs of his return from darkness; he…
23He wanders about as food for vultures; he…
24Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like…
25For he has stretched out his hand against…
26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded…
27Though his face is covered with fat and…
28he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned…
29He will no longer be rich; his wealth…
30He will not escape from the darkness; the…
31Let him not deceive himself with trust in…
32It will be paid in full before his…
33He will be like a vine stripped of…
34For the company of the godless will be…
35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil;…
