4:1   Eliphaz from Teman said:

4:2   Please be patient and listen to what I have to say.

4:3   Remember how your words

4:4   have guided and encouraged many in need.

4:5   But now you feel discouraged when struck by trouble.

4:6   You respect God and live right, so don't lose hope!

4:7   No truly innocent person has ever died young.

4:8   In my experience, only those who plant seeds of evil harvest trouble,

4:9   and then they are swept away by the angry breath of God.

4:10   They may roar and growl like powerful lions. But when God breaks their teeth,

4:11   they starve, and their children are scattered.

4:12   A secret was told to me in a faint whisper--

4:13   I was overcome by sleep, but disturbed by dreams;

4:14   I trembled with fear,

4:15   and my hair stood on end, as a wind blew past my face.

4:16   It stopped and stood still. Then a form appeared-- a shapeless form. And from the silence, I heard a voice say,

4:17   "No humans are innocent in the eyes of God their Creator.

4:18   He finds fault with his servants and even with his angels.

4:19   Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?

4:20   Born after daybreak, you die before nightfall and disappear forever.

4:21   Your tent pegs are pulled up, and you leave this life, having gained no wisdom."