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4:1
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提幔人以利法回答说：
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Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
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4:2
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人若想与你说话，你就厌烦吗？但谁能忍住不说呢？
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If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
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4:3
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你素来教导许多的人，又坚固软弱的手。
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Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
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4:4
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你的言语曾扶助那将要跌倒的人；你又使软弱的膝稳固。
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Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.
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4:5
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但现在祸患临到你，你就昏迷，挨近你，你便惊惶。
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But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
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4:6
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你的倚靠不是在你敬畏神吗？你的盼望不是在你行事纯正吗？
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Is not thy fear [of God] thy confidence, [And] the integrity of thy ways thy hope?
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4:7
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请你追想：无辜的人有谁灭亡？正直的人在何处剪除？
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Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
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4:8
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按我所见，耕罪孽、种毒害的人都照样收割。
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According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.
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4:9
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神一出气，他们就灭亡；神一发怒，他们就消没。
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By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
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4:10
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狮子的吼叫和猛狮的声音尽都止息；少壮狮子的牙齿也都敲掉。
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The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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4:11
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老狮子因绝食而死；母狮之子也都离散。
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The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
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4:12
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我暗暗的得了默示；我耳朵也听其细微的声音。
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Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
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4:13
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在思念夜中、异象之间，世人沉睡的时候，
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In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,
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4:14
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恐惧、战兢临到我身，使我百骨打战。
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Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
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4:15
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有灵从我面前经过，我身上的毫毛直立。
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Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
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4:16
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那灵停住，我却不能辨其形状；有影像在我眼前。我在静默中听见有声音说：
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It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
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4:17
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必死的人岂能比神公义吗？人岂能比造他的主洁净吗？
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Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
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4:18
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主不信靠他的臣仆，并且指他的使者为愚昧；
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Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:
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4:19
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何况那住在土房、根基在尘土里、被蠹虫所毁坏的人呢？
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How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
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4:20
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早晚之间，就被毁灭，永归无有，无人理会。
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Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.
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4:21
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他帐棚的绳索岂不从中抽出来呢？他死，且是无智慧而死。
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Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.
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