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？’"

1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: --2 Hath one tried a word with thee? -- Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?3 Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.4 The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.5 But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.6 Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope -- the perfection of thy ways?7 Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?8 As I have seen -- ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!9 From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.10 The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.11 An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.12 And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.13 In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,14 Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.15 And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;16 It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude [is] over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:17 `Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?18 Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.`19 Also -- the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)20 From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, for ever they perish.21 Hath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!