Eliphaz replied to Job

4 Then Eliphaz, from Teman, replied to Job. He said,

2 “Will you please let me say something to you?

I am not [RHQ] able to remain silent any longer.

3 In the past, you have instructed/taught many people,

and you have encouraged those who were weak.

4 By what you said, you have helped those who ◄needed spiritual help/almost quit trusting in God► [MET],

and you have enabled them to become spiritually strong again [MET].

5 But now, when you experience disasters, you become discouraged.

The disasters hit you, and you are stunned.

6 You revere God; ◄does that not cause you to trust in him?/that should cause you to trust in him.► [RHQ]

If you were guiltless, you would [RHQ] be confident that God would not have allowed these disasters to happen to you!

7 Think about this: Do innocent people die while they are still young [RHQ]?

Does God get rid of godly people [RHQ]? No!

8 What I have experienced is this: Just as [MET] farmers who plant bad seeds do not harvest good crops,

just as those who start trouble for others, later bring trouble on themselves.

9 They die when God angrily blows his breath on them,

when he is very angry with them.

10 Even though wicked people may be very powerful like young lions,

God will get rid of them [MET].

11 They will die like fierce lions that starve to death when there are no animals that they can kill and eat,

and their children will be separated from each other like young lions separate from each other to find food.”