What Eliphaz Has Seen of Life — Job 15:17-35, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Job, Chapter 15, verses 17-35

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“I will tell you, listen to me;
And what I have seen I will also declare;

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What wise men have told,
And have not concealed from their fathers,

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To whom alone the land was given,
And no alien passed among them.

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“The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,
And^enumbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.

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“^fSounds of terror are in his ears;
While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.

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“He does not believe that he will return from darkness,
And he is destined for the sword.

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“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that a day of darkness is^gat hand.

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“Distress and anguish terrify him,
They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,

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Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And conducts himself arrogantly against^hthe Almighty.

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“He rushesⁱheadlong at Him
With^jhis massive shield.

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“For he has covered his face with his fat
And made his thighs heavy with flesh.

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“He has lived in desolate cities,
In houses no one would inhabit,
Which are destined to become^kruins.

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“He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend down to the ground.

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“He will not^lescape from darkness;
The flame will wither his shoots,
And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.

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“Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself;
For emptiness will be his^mreward.

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“It will be accomplished before his time,
And his palm branch will not be green.

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“He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine,
And will cast off his flower like the olive tree.

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“For the company of the godless is barren,
And fire consumes the tents ofⁿthe corrupt.

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“They conceive^omischief and bring forth iniquity,
And their^pmind prepares deception.”


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