1 And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,
2 If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?
3 Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;
4 He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.
5 But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.
6 Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?
7 Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?
8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.
9 By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.
10 Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.
12 A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.
13 In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,
14 Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble;
15 And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:
16 Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:
17 May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?
18 Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;
19 How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;
20 Between morning and evening they are completely broken; they come to an end for ever, and no one takes note.
21 If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?
1 提幔人以利法回答说：
2 "人若对你说一句话， 你就厌烦吗？但谁又忍得住不说话呢？
3 你曾经教过许多人， 又坚固了无力的手；
4 你的话扶起了绊倒的人， 你使弯曲乏力的膝坚挺。
5 但现在祸患临到你， 你就灰心， 灾祸遇上你， 你就惊惶沮丧。
6 你所自恃的， 不是敬畏 神吗？你所盼望的， 不是行为完全吗？
7 请想一想， 无辜的人有谁灭亡？哪有正直的人被剪除呢？
8 据我所见， 耕耘罪孽的， 必收割罪孽； 种植毒害的， 必收割毒害。
9 他们因 神的气息而灭亡， 因他的怒气而消灭。
10 狮子的咆哮， 猛狮的吼声， 尽都止息， 壮狮的牙齿也都断掉。
11 公狮因缺乏猎物而死亡， 母狮之子也被分散。
12 有话偷偷传给我， 我的耳朵听到细语；
13 在夜间因异象而烦扰的心思中， 世上都在沉睡的时候，
14 恐惧战栗临到我， 以致我全身发抖。
15 有灵拂过我面前， 使我毛骨悚然。
16 那灵站住， 我辨不出他的形状， 只见有一形象在我眼前， 然后我听见低微的声音， 说：
17 ‘人能在 神面前算为公义吗？人能在他的创造主面前算为洁净吗？
18 他的仆役他还不信任， 他的天使他也指责过错，
19 何况那些住在土屋里， 根基在尘土中， 比蠹虫还容易被压碎的人呢？
20 在早晚之间就被毁灭， 永归沉沦， 无人怀念。
21 他们帐棚的绳索不是从他们中间抽出来吗？他们死去， 不是无智慧而死吗？’"