Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

Should a wise man utter empty knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

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

Should he argue with unprofitable talk, or with speeches that do no good?

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

Yes, you cast off fear, and restrain prayer before God.

Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

For your mouth declares your iniquity, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Your own mouth condemns you, not I; yes, your own lips testify against you.

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

Are you the first man that was born? Or were you made before the hills?

Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

Have you heard the secret counsel of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?

Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

What do you know that we don't know? What do you understand that is not in us?

What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

With us are both the gray-headed and very aged men, much older than your father.

With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

Are the consolations of God small with you? Is there any secret thing with you?

Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

Why does your heart carry you away, and what do your eyes wink at,

Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,

That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?

What is man, that he should be clean? And he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Behold, He puts no trust in His saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in His sight.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

How much more abominable and filthy is man, who drinks iniquity like water?

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

I will show you, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare:

I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

What wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hidden it:

Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:

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

Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.

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

A dreadful sound is in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

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

He does not believe that he shall return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.

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

He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

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

Trouble and anguish make him afraid; they prevail against him, as a king ready for battle.

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

For he stretches out his hand against God, and strengthens himself against the Almighty.

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

He runs upon Him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his shields.

He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

Because he covers his face with his fatness, and makes collops of fat on his flanks.

Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

And he dwells in desolate cities, and in houses which no one inhabits, which are ready to become heaps.

And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

He shall not be rich, nor shall his wealth continue, nor shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

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

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.

Let not him who is deceived trust in vanity, for emptiness shall be his recompense.

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

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

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

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

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

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepares deceit.

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.