Job 4

1Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Eliphaz na Temanita, at nagsabi, 2Kung tikman ng isa na makipagusap sa iyo, ikababalisa mo ba? Nguni't sinong makapipigil ng pagsasalita? 3Narito, ikaw ay nagturo sa marami, at iyong pinalakas ang mahinang mga kamay. 4Ang iyong mga salita ay nagsialalay sa nangabubuwal, at iyong pinalakas ang mahinang mga tuhod. 5Nguni't ngayo'y dinaratnan ka ng kasamaan, at ikaw ay nanglulupaypay; ginagalaw ka, at ikaw ay nababagabag. 6Hindi ba ang iyong takot sa Dios ay ang iyong tiwala, at ang iyong pagasa ay ang pagtatapat ng iyong mga lakad? 7Iyong alalahanin, isinasamo ko sa iyo, kung sino ang namatay, na walang malay? O saan nangahiwalay ang mga matuwid? 8Ayon sa aking pagkakita yaong nagsisipagararo ng kasamaan, at nangaghahasik ng kabagabagan ay gayon din ang inaani. 9Sa hinga ng Dios sila'y nangamamatay, at sa bugso ng kaniyang galit sila'y nangalilipol. 10Ang ungal ng leon, at ang tinig ng mabangis na leon, at ang mga ngipin ng mga batang leon, ay nangabali. 11Ang matandang leon ay namamatay dahil sa kawalan ng huli, at ang mga batang leong babae ay nagsisipangalat. 12Ngayo'y nadalang lihim sa akin ang isang bagay, at ang aking pakinig ay nakakaulinig ng bulong niyaon. 13Sa mga pagiisip na mula sa mga pangitain sa gabi, pagka ang mahimbing na tulog ay nahuhulog sa mga tao, 14Takot ay dumating sa akin, at panginginig, na nagpapanginig ng lahat ng aking mga buto. 15Nang magkagayo'y dumaan ang isang espiritu sa aking mukha. Ang balahibo ng aking balat ay nanindig. 16Tumayong nakatigil, nguni't hindi ko mawari ang anyo niyaon; isang anyo ang nasa harap ng aking mga mata: tahimik, at ako'y nakarinig ng tinig, na nagsasabi, 17Magiging ganap pa ba ang taong may kamatayan kay sa Dios? Lilinis pa ba kaya ang tao kay sa Maylalang sa kaniya? 18Narito, siya'y hindi naglalagak ng tiwala sa kaniyang mga lingkod; at inaari niyang mga mangmang ang kaniyang mga anghel: 19Gaano pa kaya sila na nagsisitahan sa mga bahay na putik, na ang patibayan ay nasa alabok, na napipisang gaya ng paroparo! 20Sa pagitan ng umaga at hapon, ay nangagigiba; nangapaparam magpakailan man na walang pumupuna. 21Hindi ba nalalagot ang tali ng kanilang tolda sa loob nila? Sila'y nangamamatay at walang karunungan.

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, 2“If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking? 3Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands. 4Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees. 5But now it has come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled. 6Isn’t your piety your confidence? Isn’t the integrity of your ways your hope? 7“Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off? 8According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same. 9By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed. 10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11The old lion perishes for lack of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad. 12“Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it. 13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, 14fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. 15Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up. 16It stood still, but I couldn’t discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying, 17‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker? 18Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. 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 the moth! 20Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it. 21Isn’t their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.’

1Toen antwoordde Elifaz, de Themaniet, en zeide: 2Zo wij een woord opnemen tegen u, zult gij verdrietig zijn? Nochtans wie zal zich van woorden kunnen onthouden? 3Zie, gij hebt velen onderwezen, en gij hebt slappe handen gesterkt; 4Uw woorden hebben den struikelende opgericht, en de krommende knieen hebt gij vastgesteld; 5Maar nu komt het aan u, en gij zijt verdrietig; het raakt tot u, en gij wordt beroerd. 6Was niet uw vreze Gods uw hoop, en de oprechtheid uwer wegen uw verwachting? 7Gedenk toch, wie is de onschuldige, die vergaan zij; en waar zijn de oprechten verdelgd? 8Maar gelijk als ik gezien heb: die ondeugd ploegen, en moeite zaaien, maaien dezelve. 9Van den adem Gods vergaan zij, en van het geblaas van Zijn neus worden zij verdaan. 10De brulling des leeuws, en de stem des fellen leeuws, en de tanden der jonge leeuwen worden verbroken. 11De oude leeuw vergaat, omdat er geen roof is, en de jongens eens oudachtigen leeuws worden verstrooid. 12Voorts is tot mij een woord heimelijk gebracht, en mijn oor heeft een weinigje daarvan gevat; 13Onder de gedachten van de gezichten des nachts, als diepe slaap valt op de mensen; 14Kwam mij schrik en beving over, en verschrikte de veelheid mijner beenderen. 15Toen ging voorbij mijn aangezicht een geest; hij deed het haar mijns vleses te berge rijzen. 16Hij stond, doch ik kende zijn gedaante niet; een beeltenis was voor mijn ogen; er was stilte, en ik hoorde een stem, zeggende: 17Zou een mens rechtvaardiger zijn dan God? Zou een man reiner zijn dan zijn Maker? 18Zie, op Zijn knechten zou Hij niet vertrouwen; hoewel Hij in Zijn engelen klaarheid gesteld heeft. 19Hoeveel te min op degenen, die lemen huizen bewonen, welker grondslag in het stof is? Zij worden verbrijzeld voor de motten. 20Van den morgen tot den avond worden zij vermorzeld; zonder dat men er acht op slaat, vergaan zij in eeuwigheid. 21Verreist niet hun uitnemendheid met hen? Zij sterven, maar niet in wijsheid.