15Job 15

Eliphaz's Second Speech / If You Had Any Sense

1Eliphaz from Teman said: *Select Job 15:1

2Job, if you had any sense,Select Job 15:2

3you would stop spreading all of this hot air.Select Job 15:3

4Your words are enough to make others turn from God and lead them to doubt.Select Job 15:4

5And your sinful, scheming mind is the source of all you say.Select Job 15:5

6I am not here as your judge; your own words are witnesses against you.Select Job 15:6

7Were you the first human? Are you older than the hills?Select Job 15:7

8Have you ever been present when God's council meets? Do you alone have wisdom?Select Job 15:8

9Do you know and understand something we don't?Select Job 15:9

10We have the benefit of wisdom older than your father.Select Job 15:10

11And you have been offered comforting words from God. Isn't this enough?Select Job 15:11

12Your emotions are out of control, making you look fierce;Select Job 15:12

13that's why you attack God with everything you say.Select Job 15:13

14No human is pure and innocent,Select Job 15:14

15and neither are angels— not in the sight of God. If God doesn't trust his angels,Select Job 15:15

16what chance do humans have? We are so terribly evil that we thirst for sin.Select Job 15:16

Just Listen to What I Know

17Just listen to what I know, and you will learnSelect Job 15:17

18wisdom known by others since ancient times.Select Job 15:18

19Those who gained such insights also gained the land, and they were not influenced by foreign teachings.Select Job 15:19

20But suffering is in store each day for those who sin.Select Job 15:20

21Even in times of success, they constantly hear the threat of doom.Select Job 15:21

22Darkness, despair, and death are their destiny.Select Job 15:22

23They scrounge around for food, all the while dreading the approaching darkness.Select Job 15:23

24They are overcome with despair, like frightened soldiers facing a fearsome king in battle.Select Job 15:24

25This is because they rebelled against God All-PowerfulSelect Job 15:25

26and have attacked him with their weapons.Select Job 15:26

27They may be rich and fat,Select Job 15:27

28but they will live in the ruins of deserted towns.Select Job 15:28

29Their property and wealth will shrink and disappear.Select Job 15:29

30They won't escape the darkness, and the blazing breath of God will set their future aflame. *Select Job 15:30

31They have put their trust in something worthless; now they will become worthlessSelect Job 15:31

32like a date palm tree without a leaf.Select Job 15:32

33Or like vineyards or orchards whose blossoms and unripe fruit drop to the ground.Select Job 15:33

34Yes, the godless and the greedy will have nothing but flames feasting on their homes,Select Job 15:34

35because they are the parents of trouble and vicious lies.Select Job 15:35