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Job 4: 1, 5: 6-27

Eliphaz Speaks: Job Has Sinned

4Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
6 For misery does not come from the earth,
   nor does trouble sprout from the ground;
7 but human beings are born to trouble
   just as sparks* fly upward.


8 ‘As for me, I would seek God,
   and to God I would commit my cause.
9 He does great things and unsearchable,
   marvellous things without number.
10 He gives rain on the earth
   and sends waters on the fields;
11 he sets on high those who are lowly,
   and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
   so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness;
   and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,
   and grope at noonday as in the night.
15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth,
   from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor have hope,
   and injustice shuts its mouth.


17 ‘How happy is the one whom God reproves;
   therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.*
18 For he wounds, but he binds up;
   he strikes, but his hands heal.
19 He will deliver you from six troubles;
   in seven no harm shall touch you.
20 In famine he will redeem you from death,
   and in war from the power of the sword.
21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
   and shall not fear destruction when it comes.
22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh,
   and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
   and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.
24 You shall know that your tent is safe,
   you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
25 You shall know that your descendants will be many,
   and your offspring like the grass of the earth.
26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
   as a shock of grain comes up to the threshing-floor in its season.
27 See, we have searched this out; it is true.
   Hear, and know it for yourself.’

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Sirach 4: 11-31

The Rewards of Wisdom


11 Wisdom teaches* her children
   and gives help to those who seek her.
12 Whoever loves her loves life,
   and those who seek her from early morning are filled with joy.
13 Whoever holds her fast inherits glory,
   and the Lord blesses the place she* enters.
14 Those who serve her minister to the Holy One;
   the Lord loves those who love her.
15 Those who obey her will judge the nations,
   and all who listen to her will live secure.
16 If they remain faithful, they will inherit her;
   their descendants will also obtain her.
17 For at first she will walk with them on tortuous paths;
   she will bring fear and dread upon them,
and will torment them by her discipline
   until she trusts them,*
and she will test them with her ordinances.
18 Then she will come straight back to them again and gladden them,
   and will reveal her secrets to them.
19 If they go astray she will forsake them,
   and hand them over to their ruin.


20 Watch for the opportune time, and beware of evil,
   and do not be ashamed to be yourself.
21 For there is a shame that leads to sin,
   and there is a shame that is glory and favour.
22 Do not show partiality, to your own harm,
   or deference, to your downfall.
23 Do not refrain from speaking at the proper moment,*
   and do not hide your wisdom.*
24 For wisdom becomes known through speech,
   and education through the words of the tongue.
25 Never speak against the truth,
   but be ashamed of your ignorance.
26 Do not be ashamed to confess your sins,
   and do not try to stop the current of a river.
27 Do not subject yourself to a fool,
   or show partiality to a ruler.
28 Fight to the death for truth,
   and the Lord God will fight for you.


29 Do not be reckless in your speech,
   or sluggish and remiss in your deeds.
30 Do not be like a lion in your home,
   or suspicious of your servants.
31 Do not let your hand be stretched out to receive
   and closed when it is time to give.

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