Job 4:8–21

⁸As I have seen, those who ^eplow iniquity

and sow trouble reap the same.

⁹By ^fthe breath of God they perish,

and by ^gthe blast of his anger they are consumed.

¹⁰The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,

^hthe teeth of the young lions are broken.

¹¹The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,

and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

¹²“Now a word was brought to me stealthily;

my ear received ⁱthe whisper of it.

¹³Amid ^jthoughts from ^kvisions of the night,

when ^kdeep sleep falls on men,

¹⁴dread came upon me, and trembling,

which made all my bones shake.

¹⁵A spirit glided past my face;

the hair of my flesh stood up.

¹⁶It stood still,

but I could not discern its appearance.

^lA form was before my eyes;

there was silence, then I heard ^ma voice:

¹⁷ⁿ‘Can mortal man be in the right before² God?

Can a man be pure before his Maker?

¹⁸Even in his servants ^ohe puts no trust,

and his angels he charges with error;

¹⁹how much more those who dwell in houses of ^pclay,

whose foundation is in ^qthe dust,

who are crushed like^{3 r}the moth.

²⁰Between ^smorning and evening they are beaten to pieces;

they perish forever ^twithout anyone regarding it.

²¹Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,

^udo they not die, and that without wisdom?’