1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:2“If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? Yet who can keep from speaking?3Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands. (Isa 35:3; Heb 12:12)4Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees. (Job 4:3)5But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed.6Is not your fear of God[1] your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? (Job 1:1; Job 31:24; Pr 3:26)7“Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? (Ps 37:25)8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. (Ps 7:14; Pr 22:8; Ho 10:13; Ga 6:7)9By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed. (Ex 15:8; Job 15:30; Ps 18:15; Isa 11:4; Isa 30:33; 2Th 2:8)10The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions are broken. (Job 29:17; Ps 3:7; Ps 58:6)11The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.12“Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. (Job 26:14)13Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, (Ge 2:21; Ge 15:12; 1Sa 26:12; Job 20:2; Job 33:15; Isa 29:10)14dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.15A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.16It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: (Nu 12:8; 1Ki 19:12)17‘Can mortal man be in the right before[2] God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? (Job 9:2; Job 10:4; Job 25:4; Job 32:2)18Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error; (Job 15:15)19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like[3] the moth. (Ge 2:7; Ge 3:19; Ge 18:27; Job 10:9; Job 13:12; Job 13:28; Job 33:6; Isa 64:8; 2Co 4:7; 2Co 5:1)20Between morning and evening they are beaten to pieces; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. (Ps 90:5; Isa 38:12; Isa 42:25; Isa 57:1)21Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, do they not die, and that without wisdom?’ (Job 36:12; Pr 5:23; Pr 10:21; Ho 4:6)
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:2‘If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking?3Think how you have instructed many, how you have strengthened feeble hands.4Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees.5But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are dismayed.6Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope?7‘Consider now: who, being innocent, has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed?8As I have observed, those who plough evil and those who sow trouble reap it.9At the breath of God they perish; at the blast of his anger they are no more.10The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken.11The lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.12‘A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it.13Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,14fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake.15A spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body stood on end.16It stopped, but I could not tell what it was. A form stood before my eyes, and I heard a hushed voice:17“Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?18If God places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels with error,19how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!20Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces; unnoticed, they perish for ever.21Are not the cords of their tent pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?”
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied,2‘Job, suppose someone tries to talk to you. Will that make you uneasy? I can’t keep from speaking up.3Look, you taught many people. You made weak hands strong.4Your words helped those who had fallen down. You made shaky knees strong.5Now trouble comes to you. And you are unhappy about it. It strikes you down. And you are afraid.6Shouldn’t you worship God and trust in him? Shouldn’t your honest life give you hope?7‘Here’s something to think about. Have people who aren’t guilty ever been wiped out? Have honest people ever been completely destroyed?8Here’s what I’ve observed. People gather a crop from what they plant. If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.9The breath of God destroys them. The blast of his anger wipes them out.10Powerful lions might roar and growl. But their teeth are broken.11Lions die because they don’t have any food. Then their cubs are scattered.12‘A message came to me in secret. It was as quiet as a whisper.13I had a scary dream one night. I was sound asleep.14Fear and trembling seized me. That made every bone in my body shake.15A spirit glided past my face. The hair on my body stood on end.16Then the spirit stopped. But I couldn’t tell what it was. Something stood there in front of me. I heard a soft voice.17It said, “Can a human being be more right than God? Can even a strong man be more pure than the God who made him?18God doesn’t trust those who serve him. He even brings charges against his angels.19So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are made out of dust. They can be crushed more easily than a moth.20Between sunrise and sunset they are broken to pieces. Nobody even notices. They disappear for ever.21Like a tent that falls down, they get weak. They die because they didn’t follow God’s wisdom.” ’
Job 4
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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,2If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.4Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.6Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?7Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion' whelps are scattered abroad.12Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,14Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.15Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:16It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying ,17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it .21Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
1Da antwortete Elifas von Teman und sprach:2Versucht man ein Wort an dich, ist es dir lästig? / Doch die Rede aufzuhalten, wer vermag es?3Siehe, viele hast du unterwiesen / und erschlaffte Hände stark gemacht.4Dem Strauchelnden halfen deine Worte auf, / wankenden Knien gabst du Halt.5Nun kommt es über dich, da gibst du auf, / nun fasst es dich an, da bist du verstört. (Mt 27:42)6Ist deine Gottesfurcht nicht deine Zuversicht, / dein lauterer Lebensweg nicht deine Hoffnung?7Bedenk doch! Wer geht ohne Schuld zugrunde? / Wo werden Redliche im Stich gelassen? (Pr 10:2; Pr 12:3; Pr 12:21)8Wohin ich schaue: Wer Unrecht pflügt, / wer Unheil sät, der erntet es auch.9Durch Gottes Atem gehen sie zugrunde, / sie schwinden hin vor dem Hauch seines Zornes.10Des Löwen Brüllen, des Leuen Knurren, / der Junglöwen Zähne werden enttäuscht. (Pr 28:15)11Der Löwe verendet aus Mangel an Beute, / die Jungen der Löwin zerstreuen sich.
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12Zu mir hat sich ein Wort gestohlen, / mein Ohr vernahm davon ein Flüstern.13Im Grübeln und bei Nachtgesichten, / wenn tiefer Schlaf die Menschen überfällt, (Ge 2:21; Ge 15:12; Job 33:15)14kam Furcht und Zittern über mich / und ließ erschaudern alle meine Glieder.15Ein Geist schwebt an meinem Gesicht vorüber, / die Haare meines Leibes sträuben sich.16Er steht, ich kann sein Aussehen nicht erkennen, / eine Gestalt nur vor meinen Augen, / ich höre eine Stimme flüstern: (1Ki 19:12)17Ist wohl ein Mensch vor Gott gerecht, / ein Mann vor seinem Schöpfer rein? (Ge 8:21; 1Ki 8:46; Job 9:2; Job 14:4; Job 15:14; Job 25:4; Job 40:8; Ps 51:7; Ps 143:2; Pr 20:9)18Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. (Job 15:15)19Wie erst jene, die in Lehmhäusern wohnen, / die auf den Staub gegründet sind; / leichter als eine Motte zerdrückt man sie. (Ge 2:7; Ge 3:19)20Vom Morgen bis zum Abend werden sie zerschlagen, / für immer gehen sie zugrunde, unbeachtet.21Wird nicht das Zelt über ihnen abgebrochen, / sodass sie sterben ohne Weisheit? (Isa 38:12)