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Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Toe het Elifas die Temaniet geantwoord, en gesê,
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Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Moet ‚'n wyse man ydele kennis antwoord, en sy buik met die oostewind vul?
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Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Moet hy redeneer met onprofytelike praat, of met toesprake waarmee hy niks kan doen nie?
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Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Ja, jy verwerp die vrees, en weerhou die gebed voor God.
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For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Want jou mond verklaar jou ongeregtigheid, en jy kies die tong van die listiges.
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Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Jou eie mond veroordeel jou, en nie ek nie: ja, jou eie lippe getuig teen jou.
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[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Is jy die eerste mens wat gebore is? of is jy voor die heuwels voortgebring?
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Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Het jy die geheime raad van God gehoor? en beperk jy wysheid tot jouself?
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What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
Wat weet jy, wat ons nie weet nie? wat verstaan jy, wat nie by ons is nie?
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With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
By ons is beide die gryshaar en baie bejaarde, baie ouer as jou vader.
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[Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
Is die vertroostinge van God te klein vir jou? is daar enige geheim by jou?
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Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Waarom neem jou hart jou weg? en wat beteken jou oë, dat hulle knipoog,
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That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?
Dat jy jou gees teen God keer, en sulke woorde uit jou mond laat uitgaan?
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What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Wat is die mens, dat hy rein sou wees? en hy wat van ‚'n vrou gebore is, dat hy regverdig sou wees?
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Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Kyk, Hy stel geen vertroue in sy heiliges nie; ja, die hemele is nie rein in sy oë nie.
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How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
Hoeveel te meer afskuwelik en verdorwe is die mens, wat ongeregtigheid indrink soos water?
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I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;
Ek sal jou toon, hoor my; en dit wat ek gesien het sal ek vertel;
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Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]:
Wat wyse manne van hulle vaders vertel het, en nie verberg het nie:
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Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
Aan wie alleen die aarde gegee is, en geen vreemdeling onder hulle deurgegaan het nie.
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The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
Die goddelose mens beroer homself al die dae, en die getal van jare is vir die verdrukker verborge.
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A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
‚'n Vreeslike geluid is in sy ore: in voorspoed sal die verwoester op hom kom.
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He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
Hy glo nie dat hy uit die duisternis sal terugkeer nie, en hy is gewag vir die swaard.
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He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where [is it]? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Hy swerwe rond vir brood, sê, Waar is dit? hy weet dat die dag van duisternis gereed is by sy hand.
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Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
Benoudheid en angs sal hom verskrik; hulle sal hom oorweldig soos ‚'n koning gereed tot die geveg.
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For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
Want hy strek sy hand uit teen God, en versterk homself teen die Almagtige.
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He runneth upon him, [even] on [his] neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
Hy hardloop op Hom, selfs op sy nek, op die dik bossies van sy skilde:
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Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on [his] flanks.
Omdat hy sy aangesig met sy vet bedek het, en ribbes van vet op sy lendene gemaak het.
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And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
En hy woon in verwoeste stede, en in huise wat geen man bewoon nie, wat gereed is om hope te word.
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He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
Hy sal nie ryk wees nie, en sy goed sal nie bly nie, en hulle besitting sal nie op die aarde uitgebrei word nie.
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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.
Hy sal nie uit die duisternis uitgaan nie; die vlam sal sy takke verdroog, en deur die asem van sy mond sal hy weggaan.
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Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Laat nie hom wat bedrieg is, op ydelheid vertrou nie: want ydelheid sal sy beloning wees.
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It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
Dit sal voor sy tyd volbring word, en sy tak sal nie groen wees nie.
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He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
Hy sal sy onryp druiwe afskud soos die wingerd, en sy blom afwerp soos die olyfboom.
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For the congregation of hypocrites [shall be] desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
Want die vergadering van skynheiliges sal verwoes wees, en vuur sal die tente van omkoop verteer.
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They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Hulle word swanger met moeite, en baar ongeregtigheid, en hulle buik berei bedrog.