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King James Bible |
Websters 1833 Bible |
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| 15:1 | Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, | Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, |
| 15:2 | Should a wise man utter |
Should a wise men utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? |
| 15:3 | Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? | Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches with which he can do no good? |
| 15:4 | Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest |
Yes, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. |
| 15:5 | For thy mouth |
For thy mouth uttereth thy iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. |
| 15:6 | Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. | Thy own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yes, thy own lips testify against thee. |
| 15:7 | Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? | Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? |
| 15:8 | Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? | Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? |
| 15:9 | What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? | What knowest thou that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? |
| 15:10 | With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. | With us are both the gray headed and very aged men, much older than thy father. |
| 15:11 | Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? | Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? |
| 15:12 | Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, | Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, |
| 15:13 | That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth? | That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth? |
| 15:14 | What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? | What is man, that he should be clean? and he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? |
| 15:15 | Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. | Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight. |
| 15:16 | How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? | How much more abominable and filthy is man, who drinketh iniquity like water? |
| 15:17 | I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; | I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen, I will declare; |
| 15:18 | Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: | Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: |
| 15:19 | Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. | To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. |
| 15:20 | The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. | The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. |
| 15:21 | A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. | |
| 15:22 | He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. | He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword. |
| 15:23 | He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. | He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. |
| 15:24 | Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle. | Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle. |
| 15:25 | For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. | For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. |
| 15:26 | He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: | He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: |
| 15:27 | Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks. | Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks. |
| 15:28 | And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. | And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. |
| 15:29 | He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. | He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth. |
| 15:30 | He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. | He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. |
| 15:31 | Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence. | Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompense. |
| 15:32 | It shall be |
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green. |
| 15:33 | He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive. | He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive. |
| 15:34 | For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. | For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. |
| 15:35 | They conceive mischief, and bring forth |
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit. |