| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: | 1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: |
| 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 impatient? Yet who can keep from speaking? |
| 3Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands. | 3Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands. |
| 4Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees; | 4Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees. |
| 5But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled. | 5But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed. |
| 6Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope? | 6Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope? |
| 7“Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off? | 7“Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? |
| 8Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same. | 8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and 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 roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, 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 strong 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. | 12“Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. |
| 13In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, | 13Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, |
| 14Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake. | 14dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. |
| 15Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up. | 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 saying: | 16It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: |
| 17‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker? | 17‘Can mortal man be in the right before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? |
| 18If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error, | 18Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges 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 foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like the moth. |
| 20They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding. | 20Between morning and evening they are beaten to pieces; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. |
| 21Does not their own excellence go away? They die, even without wisdom.’ | 21Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, do they not die, and that without wisdom?’ |
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