Eliphaz contendeth that God is not pleased with a just man's afflictions. 5. falsely imputeth enormous crimes to holy Job, 12. and gross errors. 21. Wisheth him therefore to repent, that so he may prosper.Eliphaz contendeth that God is not pleased with a iust mans afflictions. 5. falsly imputeth enormious crimes to holie Iob, 12. and grosse errors. 21. Wisheth him therfore to repent, that so he may prosper.✦
But Eliphaz the Themanite answering, said:BVt Eliphaz the Themanite answering, sayd:Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit :
2Can man be compared with God, yea though he be of perfect knowledge.Can man be compared with God, yea though he be of perfect knowlege.✦Numquid Deo potest comparari homo, etiam cum perfectæ fuerit scientiæ ?
3What doth it profit God if thou be just? or what doest thou advantage him if thy way be unspotted.What doth it profite God if thou be iust? or what doest thou aduantage him if thy way be vnspotted.Quid prodest Deo, si justus fueris ? aut quid ei confers, si immaculata fuerit via tua ?
4Shall he be afraid to reprove thee, and come with thee into judgment:Shal he be afrayde to reproue thee, and come with thee into iudgement:✦Numquid timens arguet te, et veniet tecum in judicium,
5And not for thy very great malice, and thine infinite iniquities?And not for thy very great malice, and thine infinite iniquities?✦et non propter malitiam tuam plurimam, et infinitas iniquitates tuas ?
6For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and the naked thou hast spoiled of clothes.For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and the naked thou hast spoyled of clothes.Abstulisti enim pignus fratrum tuorum sine causa, et nudos spoliasti vestibus.
7Water to the weary thou hast not given, and from the hungry thou hast withdrawn bread.Water to the wearie thou hast not geuen, and from the hungrie thou hast withdrawen bread.Aquam lasso non dedisti, et esurienti subtraxisti panem.
8In the strength of thine arm thou didst possess the earth, and being the mightiest thou didst obtain it.In the strength of thine arme thou didst possesse the earth, and being the mightiest thou didst obteyne it.In fortitudine brachii tui possidebas terram, et potentissimus obtinebas eam.
9Widows thou hast sent away empty, and the arms of pupillorum: schoolchildren; orphans, fatherless wards thou hast broken in pieces.Widowes thou hast sent away emptie, and the armes of pupilles thou hast broken in peeces.Viduas dimisisti vacuas, et lacertos pupillorum comminuisti.
10Therefore art thou compassed with snares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.Therfore art thou compassed with snares, and soden feare trubleth thee.✦Propterea circumdatus es laqueis, et conturbat te formido subita.
11And thoughtest thou that thou shouldest not see darkness, and that thou shouldest not be oppressed with the violence of overflowing waters?And thoughtest thou that thou shouldest not see darkenes, and that thou shouldest not be oppressed with the violence of ouerflowing waters?✦Et putabas te tenebras non visurum, et impetu aquarum inundantium non oppressum iri ?
12Doest thou not think that God is higher than heaven, and is exalted above the top of the stars?Doest thou not thinke that God is higher then heauen, & is exalted aboue the toppe of the starres?an non cogitas quod Deus excelsior cælo sit, et super stellarum verticem sublimetur ?
13And thou sayest: For what knoweth God? and he judgeth as it were by a mist.And thou sayest: For what knoweth God? and he iudgeth as it were by a mist.Et dicis : Quid enim novit Deus ? et quasi per caliginem judicat.
14The clouds are his latibulum: hiding place, concealment, neither doth he consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heavenThe cloudes are his couert, neither doth he consider our thinges, and he walketh about the poles of heauenNubes latibulum ejus, nec nostra considerat, et circa cardines cæli perambulat.
15Doest thou covet to keep the path of worlds, which wicked men have trodden?Doest thou couet to keepe the path of worldes, which wicked men haue troden?✦Numquid semitam sæculorum custodire cupis, quam calcaverunt viri iniqui,
16Who were taken away before their time, and a flood hath overthrown their foundation:Who were taken away before their time, and a floud hath ouerthrowen their foundation:✦qui sublati sunt ante tempus suum, et fluvius subvertit fundamentum eorum ?
17Who said to God: Depart from us: and as though the Omnipotent could do nothing, they esteemed him:Who sayd to God: Depart from vs: and as though the Omnipotent could do nothing, they esteemed him:✦Qui dicebant Deo : Recede a nobis : et quasi nihil posset facere Omnipotens, æstimabant eum,
18Whereas he had filled their houses with good things, whose sentence be far from me.Whereas he had filled their houses with good things, whose sentence be far from me.✦cum ille implesset domos eorum bonis : quorum sententia procul sit a me.
19The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent man shall scorn themThe iust shal see, and shal reioyse, and the innocent man shal skorne them✦Videbunt justi, et lætabuntur, et innocens subsannabit eos :
20Is not their exaltation cut down, and hath not fire devoured the remnants of them?Is not their exaltation cut downe, and hath not fire deuoured the remnantes of them?✦nonne succisa est erectio eorum ? et reliquias eorum devoravit ignis ?
21Agree thou therefore to him, and have peace: and by these things thou shalt have the best fruits.Agree thou therfore to him, and haue peace: and by these thinges thou shalt haue the best fruites.✦Acquiesce igitur ei, et habeto pacem, et per hæc habebis fructus optimos.
22Receive the law of his mouth, and put his words in thy heart.Receiue the law of his mouth, and put his wordes in thy hart.Suscipe ex ore illius legem, et pone sermones ejus in corde tuo.
23If thou wilt return to the Omnipotent, thou shalt be builded up, and shalt make iniquity far from thy tabernacle.If thou wilt returne to the Omnipotent, thou shalt be builded vp, and shalt make iniquitie far from thy tabernacle.✦Si reversus fueris ad Omnipotentem, ædificaberis, et longe facies iniquitatem a tabernaculo tuo.
24He shall give for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold.He shal geue for earth flint, and for flint torrentes of gold.✦Dabit pro terra silicem, et pro silice torrentes aureos.
25And the Omnipotent shall be against thine enemies, and silver shall be heaped together unto thee.And the Omnipotent shal be agaynst thine enemies, & siluer shal be heaped together vnto thee.✦Eritque Omnipotens contra hostes tuos, et argentum coacervabitur tibi.
26Then shalt thou abound in delights upon the Omnipotent, and shalt lift up thy face to God.Then shalt thou abound in delightes vpon the Omnipoten, and shalt lift vp thy face to God.✦Tunc super Omnipotentem deliciis afflues, et elevabis ad Deum faciem tuam.
27Thou shalt ask him, and he will hear thee, and thou shall pay thy vows.Thou shalt aske him, and he wil heare thee, and thou shal pay thy vowes.✦Rogabis eum, et exaudiet te, et vota tua reddes.
28Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways.Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shal come to thee, and light shal shine in thy waies.✦Decernes rem, et veniet tibi, et in viis tuis splendebit lumen.
29For who will be humbled, shall be in glory: and he that will bow down his eyes, he shall be saved.For who wil be humbled, shal be in glorie: and he that wil bow downe his eies, he shal be saued.✦Qui enim humiliatus fuerit, erit in gloria, et qui inclinaverit oculos, ipse salvabitur.
30The innocent shall be saved, but he shall be saved in the cleanness of his hands.The innocent shal be saued, but he shal be saued in the cleannesse of his handes.✦Salvabitur innocens : salvabitur autem in munditia manuum suarum.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.