4:2 "If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient? But who can keep from talking?
4:3 Certainly, you have instructed many people: When hands were weak, you made them strong.
4:4 When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words. When knees were weak, you gave them strength.
4:5 But trouble comes to you, and you're impatient. It touches you, and you panic.
4:6 Doesn't your fear of God give you confidence and your lifetime of integrity give you hope?
4:7 "Now think about this: Which innocent person [ever] died [an untimely death]? Find me a decent person who has been destroyed.
4:8 Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, they gathered its harvest.
4:9 God destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger.
4:10 Though the roar of the lion and the growl of the ferocious lion [is loud], the young lions have had their teeth knocked out.
4:11 The old lions die without any prey [to eat], and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
4:12 "I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear.
4:13 With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,
4:14 fear and trembling came over me, and all my bones shook.
4:15 A spirit passed in front of me. It made my hair stand on end.
4:16 Something stood there. I couldn't tell what it was. A vague image was in front of my eyes. I heard a soft voice:
4:17 'Can [any] mortal be righteous to God? Can [any] human being be pure to his maker?'
4:18 "You see, God doesn't trust his own servants, and he accuses his angels of making mistakes.
4:19 How much more will he accuse those who live in clay houses that have their foundation in the dust. Those houses can be crushed quicker than a moth!
4:20 From morning to evening, they are shattered. They will disappear forever without anyone paying attention.
4:21 Haven't the ropes of their tent been loosened? Won't they die without wisdom?
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