Job 4:12-5:7 | ESV | STEP | Now a word was brought to me stealthily ; my ear received the whisper of it.

Job 4:12-21

12 “Now a word was brought to me stealthily;
my ear received ^athe whisper of it.
13 Amid ^bthoughts from ^cvisions of the night,
when ^ddeep sleep falls on men,
14 dread came upon me, and trembling,
which made all my bones shake.
15 A spirit glided past my face;
the hair of my flesh stood up.
16 It stood still,
but I could not discern its appearance.
^eA form was before my eyes;
there was silence, then I heard ^fa voice:
17 ^g‘Can mortal man be in the right before ^{▼▼Or more than; twice in this verse} God?
Can a man be pure before his Maker?
18 Even in his servants ⁱhe puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
19 how much more those who dwell in houses of ^jclay,
whose foundation is in ^kthe dust,
who are crushed like ^lthe moth.
20 Between ^mmorning and evening they are beaten to pieces;
they perish forever ⁿwithout anyone regarding it.
21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,
^odo they not die, and that without wisdom?’

Job 5:1-7

1 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?
To which of ^pthe holy ones will you turn?
2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
3 ^qI have seen the fool taking root,
but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.
4 His children are ^rfar from safety;
they are crushed in ^sthe gate,
and there is no one to deliver them.
5 The hungry eat his harvest,
and he takes it even out of thorns, ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain}
and the thirsty pant ^{▼▼Aquila, Symmachus, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew could be read as and the snare pants} after his ^{▼▼Hebrew their} wealth.
6 For affliction does not come from the dust,
nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
7 but man is ^wborn to trouble
as the sparks fly upward.