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