The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 1 , Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
15:2 'You are supposed to be a wise man, and yet you give us all this foolish talk. You are nothing but a windbag.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 2 , 'You are supposed to be a wise man, and yet you give us all this foolish talk. You are nothing but a windbag.
15:3 It isn't right to speak so foolishly. What good do such words do?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 3 , It isn't right to speak so foolishly. What good do such words do?
15:4 Have you no fear of God, no reverence for him?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 4 , Have you no fear of God, no reverence for him?
15:5 Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. Your words are based on clever deception.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 5 , Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. Your words are based on clever deception.
15:6 But why should I condemn you? Your own mouth does!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 6 , But why should I condemn you? Your own mouth does!
15:7 'Were you the first person ever born? Were you born before the hills were made?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 7 , 'Were you the first person ever born? Were you born before the hills were made?
15:8 Were you listening at God's secret council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 8 , Were you listening at God's secret council? Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?
15:9 What do you know that we don't? What do you understand that we don't?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 9 , What do you know that we don't? What do you understand that we don't?
15:10 On our side are aged, gray-haired men much older than your father!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 10 , On our side are aged, gray-haired men much older than your father!
15:11 'Is God's comfort too little for you? Is his gentle word not enough?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 11 , 'Is God's comfort too little for you? Is his gentle word not enough?
15:12 What has captured your reason? What has weakened your vision,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 12 , What has captured your reason? What has weakened your vision,
15:13 that you turn against God and say all these evil things?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 13 , that you turn against God and say all these evil things?
15:14 Can a mortal be pure? Can a human be just?
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 14 , Can a mortal be pure? Can a human be just?
15:15 Why, God doesn't even trust the angels! Even the heavens cannot be absolutely pure in his sight.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 15 , Why, God doesn't even trust the angels! Even the heavens cannot be absolutely pure in his sight.
15:16 How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person with a thirst for wickedness!
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 16 , How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person with a thirst for wickedness!
15:17 'If you will listen, I will answer you from my own experience.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 17 , 'If you will listen, I will answer you from my own experience.
15:18 And it is confirmed by the experience of wise men who have heard the same thing from their fathers,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 18 , And it is confirmed by the experience of wise men who have heard the same thing from their fathers,
15:19 those to whom the land was given long before any foreigners arrived.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 19 , those to whom the land was given long before any foreigners arrived.
15:20 'Wicked people are in pain throughout their lives.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 20 , 'Wicked people are in pain throughout their lives.
15:21 They are surrounded by terrors, and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 21 , They are surrounded by terrors, and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.
15:22 They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 22 , They dare not go out into the darkness for fear they will be murdered.
15:23 They wander abroad for bread, saying, `Where is it?' They know their ruin is certain.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 23 , They wander abroad for bread, saying, `Where is it?' They know their ruin is certain.
15:24 That dark day terrifies them. They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for an attack.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 24 , That dark day terrifies them. They live in distress and anguish, like a king preparing for an attack.
15:25 For they have clenched their fists against God, defying the Almighty.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 25 , For they have clenched their fists against God, defying the Almighty.
15:26 Holding their strong shields, they defiantly charge against him.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 26 , Holding their strong shields, they defiantly charge against him.
15:27 'These wicked people are fat and rich,
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 27 , 'These wicked people are fat and rich,
15:28 but their cities will be ruined. They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 28 , but their cities will be ruined. They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down.
15:29 They will not continue to be rich. Their wealth will not endure, and their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 29 , They will not continue to be rich. Their wealth will not endure, and their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.
15:30 'They will not escape the darkness. The flame will burn them up, and the breath of God will destroy everything they have.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 30 , 'They will not escape the darkness. The flame will burn them up, and the breath of God will destroy everything they have.
15:31 Let them no longer trust in empty riches. They are only fooling themselves, for emptiness will be their only reward.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 31 , Let them no longer trust in empty riches. They are only fooling themselves, for emptiness will be their only reward.
15:32 They will be cut down in the prime of life, and all they counted on will disappear.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 32 , They will be cut down in the prime of life, and all they counted on will disappear.
15:33 They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested before they are ripe, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms so the fruit cannot form.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 33 , They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested before they are ripe, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms so the fruit cannot form.
15:34 For the godless are barren. Their homes, enriched through bribery, will be consumed by fire.
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 34 , For the godless are barren. Their homes, enriched through bribery, will be consumed by fire.
15:35 They conceive trouble and evil, and their hearts give birth only to deceit.'
The NLT Book of Job , Chapter 15 , Verse 35 , They conceive trouble and evil, and their hearts give birth only to deceit.'
