Job 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“If one ventures ^H5254 a word ^H1697 with you, will you become ^H3811 impatient ^H3811?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Is your [fn]fear ^H3374 of God not 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 destroyed ^H3582?

“According to what ^H834 I have seen ^H7200, those who [fn]plow ^H2790 wrongdoing ^H205

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

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

And by the [fn]blast ^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 out ^H5421.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And made [fn]all ^H7230 my bones ^H6106 shake ^H6342.

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

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

“Something was standing ^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 righteous ^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 servants ^H5650;

And He accuses ^H7760 His angels ^H4397 of error ^H8417.

‘How ^H637 much ^H637 more ^H637 those who live ^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;

Unregarded ^H1097 H7760, they perish ^H6 forever ^H5331.

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

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