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4:1  Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
4:2  “If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
4:3  Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands.
4:4  Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees;
4:5  But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled.
4:6  Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope?
4:7  “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off?
4:8  Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same.
4:9  By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
4:10  The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
4:11  The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
4:12  “Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it.
4:13  In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,
4:14  Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.
4:15  Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up.
4:16  It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying:
4:17  ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
4:18  If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error,
4:19  How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth?
4:20  They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding.
4:21  Does not their own excellence go away? They die, even without wisdom.’