Job 15 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

“Should a wise ^H2450 man ^H2450 answer ^H6030 with windy ^H7307 knowledge ^H1847

And fill ^H4390 his belly ^H990 with the east ^H6921 wind ^H6921?

“Should he argue ^H3198 with a word ^H1697 that cannot ^H3808 be used ^H5532,

Or with speech ^H4405 which is not profitable ^H3276?

“Indeed ^H637, you annul ^H6565 reverent fear ^H3374

And cut ^H1639 off musing ^H7881 before ^H6440 God ^H410.

“For your iniquity ^H5771 teaches ^H502 your mouth ^H6310,

And you choose ^H977 the tongue ^H3956 of the crafty ^H6175.

“Your own mouth ^H6310 condemns ^H7561 you, and not I;

And your own lips ^H8193 answer ^H6030 against you.

“Were you the first ^H7223 man ^H120 to be born ^H3205,

Or were you brought ^H2342 forth ^H2342 before ^H6440 the hills ^H1389?

“Do you hear ^H8085 the secret ^H5475 counsel ^H5475 of God ^H433,

And cut ^H1639 down wisdom ^H2451 only unto yourself?

“What ^H4100 do you know ^H3045 that we do not know ^H3045?

What do you understand ^H995 that is not with us?

“Both ^H1571 the gray-haired ^H7867 and the aged ^H3453 are among us,

Older ^H3524 H3117 than ^H4480 your father ^H1.

“Are the consolations ^H8575 of God ^H410 too ^H4480 small ^H4592 for you,

Even the word ^H1697 spoken gently ^H328 with you?

“Why ^H4100 does your heart ^H3820 take ^H3947 you away?

And why ^H4100 do your eyes ^H5869 flash ^H7335,

That you should turn ^H7725 your spirit ^H7307 against ^H413 God ^H410

And allow such words ^H4405 to go ^H3318 out ^H3318 of your mouth ^H6310?

“What ^H4100 is man ^H582, that he should be ^H2135 pure ^H2135,

Or he who is born ^H3205 of a woman ^H802, that he should be ^H6663 righteous ^H6663?

“Behold ^H2005, He puts ^H539 no ^H3808 faith ^H539 in His holy ^H6918 ones ^H6918,

And the heavens ^H8064 are not pure ^H2141 in His sight ^H5869;

How ^H637 much ^H637 H3588 less ^H637 one who is abominable ^H8581 and corrupt ^H444,

Man ^H376, who drinks ^H8354 [fn]unrighteousness ^H5766 like water ^H4325!

“I will tell ^H2331 you, listen ^H8085 to me;

And what ^H2088 I have beheld ^H2372 I will also recount ^H5608;

What ^H834 wise ^H2450 men ^H2450 have told ^H5046,

And have not concealed ^H3582 from their fathers ^H1,

To whom ^H1992 alone ^H905 the land ^H776 was given ^H5414,

And no ^H3808 stranger ^H2114 passed ^H5674 among ^H8432 them.

“The wicked ^H7563 man ^H7563 writhes ^H2342 in pain ^H2342 all ^H3605 his days ^H3117,

And [fn]numbered ^H4557 are the years ^H8141 stored ^H6845 up for the ruthless ^H6184.

“[fn]Sounds ^H6963 of dread ^H6343 are in his ears ^H241;

While at peace ^H7965 the destroyer ^H7703 comes ^H935 upon him.

“He does not believe ^H539 that he will return ^H7725 from darkness ^H2822,

And he is destined ^H6822 for the sword ^H2719.

“He wanders ^H5074 about ^H5074 for food ^H3899, saying, ‘Where ^H346 is it?’

He knows ^H3045 that a day ^H3117 of darkness ^H2822 is ready ^H3559 at his hand ^H3027.

“Distress ^H6862 and anguish ^H4691 terrify ^H1204 him;

They overpower ^H8630 him like a king ^H4428 ready ^H6264 for the attack ^H3593,

Because ^H3588 he has stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186 his hand ^H3027 against ^H413 God ^H410

And magnifies ^H1396 himself against ^H413 [fn]the Almighty ^H7706.

“He rushes ^H7323 [fn]headlong ^H6677 at Him

With [fn]his massive ^H5672 H1354 shield ^H4043.

“For he has covered ^H3680 his face ^H6440 with his fat ^H2459

And made ^H6213 his thighs ^H3689 heavy ^H6371 with flesh ^H6371.

“He has dwelt ^H7931 in ^H7931 desolate ^H3582 cities ^H5892,

In houses ^H1004 no ^H3808 one would inhabit ^H3427,

Which ^H834 are destined ^H6257 to ^H6257 become ^H6257 [fn]ruins ^H1530.

“He will not become ^H6238 rich ^H6238, nor ^H3808 will his wealth ^H2428 endure ^H6965;

And his grain ^H4512 will not stretch ^H5186 out ^H5186 over the land ^H776.

“He will not be able to [fn]depart ^H5493 from darkness ^H2822;

The flame ^H7957 will wither ^H3001 his shoots ^H3127,

And by the breath ^H7307 of His mouth ^H6310 he will depart ^H5493.

“Let him not believe ^H539 in emptiness ^H7723, deceiving ^H8582 himself;

For emptiness ^H7723 will be his [fn]reward ^H8545,

When his days ^H3117 are not ^H3808 yet fulfilled ^H4390,

And his palm ^H3712 branch ^H3712 is not green ^H7488.

“He will drop ^H2554 off ^H2554 his unripe ^H1155 grape ^H1155 like the vine ^H1612,

And will cast ^H7993 off ^H7993 his flower ^H5328 like the olive ^H2132 tree ^H2132.

“For the company ^H5712 of the godless ^H2611 is barren ^H1565,

And fire ^H784 consumes ^H398 the tents ^H168 of [fn]the corrupt ^H7810.

“They conceive ^H2029 [fn]trouble ^H5999 and give ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to wickedness ^H205,

And their [fn]belly ^H990 prepares ^H3559 deception ^H4820.”