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15 : 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
15 : 2 Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge And fill himself with the east wind?
15 : 3 Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which are not profitable?
15 : 4 Indeed, you do away with reverence And hinder meditation before God.
15 : 5 For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty.
15 : 6 Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips testify against you.
15 : 7 Were you the first man to be born, Or were you brought forth before the hills?
15 : 8 Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?
15 : 9 What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that we do not?
15 : 10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Older than your father.
15 : 11 Are the consolations of God too small for you, Even the word spoken gently with you?
15 : 12 Why does your heart carry you away? And why do your eyes flash,
15 : 13 That you should turn your spirit against God And allow such words to go out of your mouth?
15 : 14 What is man, that he should be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15 : 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;
15 : 16 How much less one who is detestable and corrupt, Man, who drinks iniquity like water!
15 : 17 I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
15 : 18 What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers,
15 : 19 To whom alone the land was given, And no alien passed among them.
15 : 20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.
15 : 21 Sounds of terror are in his ears; While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.
15 : 22 He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.
15 : 23 He wanders about for food, saying, `Where is it?` He knows that a day of darkness is at hand.
15 : 24 Distress and anguish terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,
15 : 25 Because he has stretched out his hand against God And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.
15 : 26 He rushes headlong at Him With his massive shield.
15 : 27 For he has covered his face with his fat And made his thighs heavy with flesh.
15 : 28 He has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.
15 : 29 He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend down to the ground.
15 : 30 He will not escape from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
15 : 31 Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; For emptiness will be his reward.
15 : 32 It will be accomplished before his time, And his palm branch will not be green.
15 : 33 He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine, And will cast off his flower like the olive tree.
15 : 34 For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt.
15 : 35 They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity, And their mind prepares deception.