Job 15

KJVThen answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

GIGAKJVThen Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and said,

KJVShould a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

GIGAKJVShould a wise man speak vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

KJVShould he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

GIGAKJVShould he reason with unprofitable talk? Or with speeches with which he can do no good?

KJVYea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

GIGAKJVYes, you cast off fear, and restrain prayer before God.

KJVFor thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

GIGAKJVFor your mouth speaks your wrongdoing, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

KJVThine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

GIGAKJVYour own mouth condemns you, and not I: yes, your own lips testify against you.

KJVArt thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

GIGAKJVAre you the first man that was born? Or were you made before the hills?

KJVHast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

GIGAKJVHave you heard the secret of God? And do you restrain wisdom to yourself?

KJVWhat knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

GIGAKJVWhat do you know, that we do not know? What do you understand, which is not in us?

KJVWith us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

GIGAKJVWith us are both the gray-headed and very aged men, much older than your father.

KJVAre the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

GIGAKJVAre the consolations of God small with you? Is there any secret thing with you?

KJVWhy doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

GIGAKJVWhy does your heart carry you away? And what do your eyes wink at,

KJVThat thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

GIGAKJVThat you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

KJVWhat is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

GIGAKJVWhat is man, that he should be clean? And he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

KJVBehold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

GIGAKJVHe puts no trust in his saints. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

KJVHow much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

GIGAKJVHow much more disgusting and filthy is man, who drinks wrongdoing like water?

KJVI will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

GIGAKJVI will show you, hear me, and that which I have seen I will declare,

KJVWhich wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:

GIGAKJVWhich wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hidden it,

KJVUnto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

GIGAKJVTo them alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

KJVThe wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

GIGAKJVThe wicked man is in torment all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

KJVA dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

GIGAKJVA dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come on him.

KJVHe believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

GIGAKJVHe does not believe that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

KJVHe wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

GIGAKJVHe wanders abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

KJVTrouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

GIGAKJVTrouble and anguish shall make him afraid. They shall overcome him, as a king ready to the battle.

KJVFor he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

GIGAKJVFor he stretches out his hand against God, and strengthens himself against the Almighty.

KJVHe runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

GIGAKJVHe runs on him, even on his neck, on the thick bosses of his shields:

KJVBecause he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

GIGAKJVBecause his face is covered with fat, and makes folds of fat of fat on his flanks.

KJVAnd he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

GIGAKJVAnd he lives in ruined cities, and in houses which no man inhabits, which are ready to become heaps.

KJVHe shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

GIGAKJVHe shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong its perfection on the earth.

KJVHe shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

GIGAKJVHe shall not leave darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

KJVLet not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

GIGAKJVDo not let him who is deceived trust in emptiness. For emptiness shall be his repayment.

KJVFor the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

GIGAKJVFor the congregation of hypocrites shall be ruined, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

KJVThey conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

GIGAKJVThey conceive harm, and give birth to emptiness, and their belly prepares deceit.