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4:1  Eliphaz, who came from Teman, decided to speak. He said this to Job:
4:2  ‘Please be patient and listen to what I say. Allow me to speak, because I cannot remain quiet.
4:3  Listen! You have taught many people. You have helped weak people to be strong.
4:4  With your words, you have saved people from danger. You have helped people who are in trouble to be brave.
4:5  But now you are the person who has trouble. You yourself are not patient. Trouble has come to you and you feel afraid.
4:6  But you respect God's authority, so you should trust him. You live in an honest way, so you should still hope for better things.
4:7  Think about this: People who are not guilty of sin do not suddenly die. God does not destroy people who do good things.
4:8  I will tell you what I have seen. Trouble comes to people who do wicked things. They receive the punishment that they deserve.
4:9  God destroys them with his breath. His anger is like a storm that blows them away.
4:10  Lions are strong animals that roar loudly. But if God breaks a lion's teeth, it cannot eat.
4:11  Even the strongest lion will die if it has nothing to eat. The young lions will run away from their mother to find food.
4:12  One night I heard a quiet voice. Someone spoke to me and told me a secret.
4:13  I was asleep, but my dreams woke me.
4:14  I was very afraid. Even my bones were shaking.
4:15  A wind was blowing over my face. The hair on my skin stood up.
4:16  Something stopped and it stood in front of me. I could not recognize its shape. Then I heard a quiet voice say:
4:17  “No human is righteous when he stands in front of God. He cannot be pure in front of his Maker.
4:18  God knows that even his angels make mistakes. They may do foolish things.
4:19  God used clay to make bodies for us who are humans. We came from the dust of the earth. We are as weak as moths.
4:20  We are alive in the morning, and when evening comes we may be dead. People disappear for ever. No one even knows about it.
4:21  They no longer have their valuable things. They suddenly die and they are still not wise.” ’