15:1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
15:1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

15:2 Should a wise men utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
15:2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

15:3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches with which he can do no good?
15:3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches which he can do no good?

15:4 Yes, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
15:4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

15:5 For thy mouth uttereth thy iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
15:5 For thy mouth uttereth thy iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

15:6 Thy own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yes, thy own lips testify against thee.
15:6 Thy own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thy own lips testify against thee.

15:7 {Art} thou the first man {that} was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
15:7 {Art} thou the first man {that} was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

15:8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
15:8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?

15:9 What knowest thou that we know not? {what} understandest thou, which {is} not in us?
15:9 What knowest thou, that we know not? {what} understandest thou, which {is} not in us?

15:10 With us {are} both the gray headed and very aged men, much older than thy father.
15:10 With us {are} both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

15:11 {Are} the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
15:11 {Are} the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

15:12 Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
15:12 Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

15:13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest {such} words go out of thy mouth?
15:13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest {such} words go out of thy mouth?

15:14 What {is} man, that he should be clean? and {he who is} born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15:14 What {is} man, that he should be clean? and {he who is} born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

15:15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
15:15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

15:16 How much more abominable and filthy {is} man, who drinketh iniquity like water?
15:16 How much more abominable and filthy {is} man, who drinketh iniquity like water?

15:17 I will show thee, hear me; and that {which} I have seen, I will declare;
15:17 I will show thee, hear me; and that {which} I have seen I will declare;

15:18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid {it}:
15:18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid {it}:

15:19 To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
15:19 To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

15:20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all {his} days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
15:20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all {his} days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

15:21 A dreadful sound {is} in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
15:21 A dreadful sound {is} in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

15:22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.
15:22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.

15:23 He wandereth abroad for bread, {saying}, Where {is it}? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
15:23 He wandereth abroad for bread, {saying}, Where {is it}? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

15:24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
15:24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

15:25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
15:25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

15:26 He runneth upon him, {even} on {his} neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
15:26 He runneth upon him, {even} on {his} neck, upon his thick strong shield:

15:27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on {his} flanks.
15:27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh {his} flanks heavy with fat.

15:28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, {and} in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
15:28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, {and} in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

15:29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.
15:29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

15:30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
15:30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

15:31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompense.
15:31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

15:32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
15:32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

15:33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
15:33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

15:34 For the congregation of hypocrites {shall be} desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
15:34 For the congregation of hypocrites {shall be} desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

15:35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
15:35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their heart prepareth deceit.