1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
1Lalu berbicaralah Elifas, katanya: "Ayub, kesalkah engkau bila aku bicara? Tak sanggup aku berdiam diri lebih lama.
2“If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
2(4:1)
3Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.
3Banyak orang telah kauberi pelajaran, dan mereka yang lemah telah kaukuatkan.
4Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees.
4Kata-katamu yang memberi semangat, membangunkan orang yang tersandung, lemas dan penat.
5But now it has come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.
5Tetapi kini engkau sendiri ditimpa duka; kau terkejut, dan menjadi putus asa.
6Isn’t your piety your confidence? Isn’t the integrity of your ways your hope?
6Bukankah engkau setia kepada Allah; bukankah hidupmu tiada cela? Jika begitu, sepantasnyalah engkau yakin dan tak putus asa.
7“Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
7Pikirlah, pernahkah orang yang tak bersalah ditimpa celaka dan musibah?
8According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
8Aku tahu dari pengamatan bahwa orang yang membajak ladang kejahatan, dan menabur benih bencana bagai biji tanaman, akan menuai celaka dan kesusahan!
9By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.
9Bagai badai, begitulah murka Allah membinasakan mereka hingga punah!
10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
10Orang jahat mengaum dan meraung, bagaikan singa mereka menggerung. Tetapi Allah membungkam mereka serta mematahkan gigi-giginya.
11The old lion perishes for lack of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad.
11Mereka mati seperti singa kekurangan makanan, sehingga anak-anaknya bercerai-berai tak keruan.
12“Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
12Pernah suatu wahyu sampai kepadaku, bagaikan bisikan halus dalam telingaku.
13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
13Tidurku terganggu dan terusik olehnya, seperti mendapat mimpi yang buruk di malam buta.
14fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
14Aku pun terkejut dan menggigil gentar; seluruh tubuhku bergundang, gemetar.
15Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.
15Angin sepoi menyentuh wajahku, maka tegaklah bulu romaku.
16It stood still, but I couldn’t discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,
16Suatu sosok berdiri di hadapanku; kutatap, tetapi ia asing bagiku. Lalu kudengar bunyi suara memecah heningnya suasana,
17‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
17'Mungkinkah manusia tanpa salah di hadapan Allah? Mungkinkah ia tidak bercela di mata Penciptanya?
18Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.
18Bahkan hamba-hamba Allah di surga, tak dapat dipercayai oleh-Nya. Bahkan pada malaikat-malaikat-Nya didapati-Nya kesalahan dan cela.
19How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
19Apalagi makhluk dari tanah liat makhluk debu yang dapat dipencet seperti ngengat!
20Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.
20Makhluk itu hidup di waktu pagi, lalu mati terlantar di senja hari, dan untuk selamanya ia tak diingat lagi.
21Isn’t their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.’
21Maka hilanglah segala yang dimiliki; ia pun mati tanpa beroleh akal budi.'