The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 1 , Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
15:2 'Would a wise man answer with empty notions or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 2 , 'Would a wise man answer with empty notions or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
15:3 Would he argue with useless words, with speeches that have no value?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 3 , Would he argue with useless words, with speeches that have no value?
15:4 But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 4 , But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God.
15:5 Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 5 , Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty.
15:6 Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 6 , Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you.
15:7 'Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 7 , 'Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
15:8 Do you listen in on God's council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 8 , Do you listen in on God's council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
15:9 What do you know that we do not know? What insights do you have that we do not have?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 9 , What do you know that we do not know? What insights do you have that we do not have?
15:10 The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 10 , The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father.
15:11 Are God's consolations not enough for you, words spoken gently to you?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 11 , Are God's consolations not enough for you, words spoken gently to you?
15:12 Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 12 , Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
15:13 so that you vent your rage against God and pour out such words from your mouth?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 13 , so that you vent your rage against God and pour out such words from your mouth?
15:14 'What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous?
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 14 , 'What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous?
15:15 If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 15 , If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,
15:16 how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water!
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 16 , how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water!
15:17 'Listen to me and I will explain to you; let me tell you what I have seen,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 17 , 'Listen to me and I will explain to you; let me tell you what I have seen,
15:18 what wise men have declared, hiding nothing received from their fathers
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 18 , what wise men have declared, hiding nothing received from their fathers
15:19 (to whom alone the land was given when no alien passed among them):
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 19 , (to whom alone the land was given when no alien passed among them):
15:20 All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless through all the years stored up for him.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 20 , All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless through all the years stored up for him.
15:21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 21 , Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.
15:22 He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 22 , He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword.
15:23 He wanders about--food for vultures ; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 23 , He wanders about--food for vultures ; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
15:24 Distress and anguish fill him with terror; they overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 24 , Distress and anguish fill him with terror; they overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,
15:25 because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 25 , because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty,
15:26 defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 26 , defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield.
15:27 'Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 27 , 'Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,
15:28 he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 28 , he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble.
15:29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 29 , He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
15:30 He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 30 , He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.
15:31 Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 31 , Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.
15:32 Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 32 , Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish.
15:33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 33 , He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.
15:34 For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 34 , For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.'
The NIV Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 35 , They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.'
