| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: | 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: |
| 2“If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking? | 2“If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking? |
| 3Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands. | 3Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. |
| 4Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees; | 4Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling. |
| 5But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled. | 5But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed. |
| 6Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope? | 6Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope? |
| 7“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off? | 7Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed? |
| 8Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same. | 8As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same. |
| 9By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed. | 9By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed. |
| 10The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken. | 10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken. |
| 11The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered. | 11The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. |
| 12“Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it. | 12Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it. |
| 13In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, | 13In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men, |
| 14Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake. | 14fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder. |
| 15Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up. | 15Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled. |
| 16It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying: | 16It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice: |
| 17‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker? | 17‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker? |
| 18If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error, | 18If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error, |
| 19How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth? | 19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth! |
| 20They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding. | 20They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever. |
| 21Does not their own excellence go away? They die, even without wisdom.’ | 21Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’ |
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