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…and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.

Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?

They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?

But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!

…if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,

Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!

I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.

But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.

But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.

But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.

Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.

Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.

Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?

The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?

Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?

Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.

If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.

True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.

He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.

He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.

He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.

He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.

He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.

Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.

Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?

For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.

You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.

Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

…at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.

As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,

…so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.

When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.

You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.

…as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

…as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.

For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?

Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?

Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?

Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?

If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,

…to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.

He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.

For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.

God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.

I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;

His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.

I have sewn sackcloth over my skin; I have buried my horn in the dust.

For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.

“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.

Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.

The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.

The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.

The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.