Job 4 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

“If one tries ^H5254 a word ^H1697 with you, will you become ^H3811 weary ^H3811?

But who ^H4310 can ^H3201 hold ^H6113 back ^H6113 [fn]from speaking ^H4405?

“Behold ^H2009, you have disciplined ^H3256 many ^H7227,

And you have strengthened ^H2388 limp ^H7504 hands ^H3027.

“Your words ^H4405 have [fn]helped the stumbling ^H3782 to stand ^H6965,

And you have encouraged ^H553 [fn]feeble ^H3766 knees ^H1290.

“But now ^H6258 it has come ^H935 to you, and you are ^H3811 impatient ^H3811;

It touches ^H5060 you, and you are dismayed ^H926.

“Is not your [fn]fear ^H3374 of God your confidence ^H3690,

And the integrity ^H8537 of your ways ^H1870 your hope ^H8615?

“Remember ^H2142 now ^H4994, who ^H4310 ever perished ^H6 being innocent ^H5355?

Or where ^H375 were the upright ^H3477 wiped ^H3582 out ^H3582?

“According to what ^H834 I have seen ^H7200, those who plow ^H2790 wickedness ^H205

And those who sow ^H2232 trouble ^H5999 harvest ^H7114 it.

“By the breath ^H5397 of God ^H433 they perish ^H6,

And by the wind ^H7307 of His anger ^H639 they come ^H3615 to ^H3615 an ^H3615 end ^H3615.

“The roaring ^H7581 of the lion ^H738 and the voice ^H6963 of the fierce lion ^H7826,

And the teeth ^H8127 of the young ^H3715 lions ^H3715 are broken ^H5421.

“The lion ^H3918 perishes ^H6 for lack ^H1097 of prey ^H2964,

And the whelps ^H1121 of the lioness ^H3833 are scattered ^H6504.

“Now a word ^H1697 was brought ^H1589 to me stealthily ^H1589,

And my ear ^H241 received ^H3947 a whisper ^H8102 of it.

“Amid disquieting ^H5587 thoughts ^H5587 from the visions ^H2384 of the night ^H3915,

When deep ^H8639 sleep ^H8639 falls ^H5307 on men ^H376,

Dread ^H6343 came ^H7122 upon ^H7122 me, and trembling ^H7461,

And made the multitude ^H7230 of my bones ^H6106 shake ^H6342 in ^H6342 dread ^H6342.

“Then a [fn]spirit ^H7307 swept ^H2498 by my face ^H6440;

The hair ^H8185 of my flesh ^H1320 bristled ^H5568 up.

“It stood ^H5975 still ^H5975, but I could not recognize ^H5234 its appearance ^H4758;

A form ^H8544 was before ^H5048 my eyes ^H5869;

There was silence ^H1827, then I heard ^H8085 a voice ^H6963:

‘Can mankind ^H582 be ^H6663 right ^H6663 [fn]before ^H4480 God ^H433?

Can a man ^H1397 be ^H2891 pure ^H2891 [fn]before ^H4480 his Maker ^H6213?

‘He puts ^H539 no ^H3808 trust ^H539 even ^H2005 in His slaves ^H5650;

And against His angels ^H4397 He charges ^H7760 error ^H8417.

‘How ^H637 much ^H637 more ^H637 those who dwell ^H7931 in ^H7931 houses ^H1004 of clay ^H2563,

Whose ^H834 foundation ^H3247 is in the dust ^H6083,

Who are crushed ^H1792 before ^H6440 the moth ^H6211!

‘Between ^H4480 morning ^H1242 and evening ^H6153 they are broken ^H3807 in ^H3807 pieces ^H3807;

[fn]Unobserved ^H1097 H7760, they perish ^H6 forever ^H5331.

‘Is not their tent-cord ^H3499 pulled ^H5265 up ^H5265 within them?

They die ^H4191, yet without ^H3808 wisdom ^H2451.’