1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied,
2 "Job, suppose someone tries to talk to you. Will that make you uneasy? I can't keep from speaking up.
3 Look, you taught many people. You made weak hands strong.
4 Your words helped those who had fallen down. You made shaky knees strong.
5 Now trouble comes to you. And you are unhappy about it. It strikes you down. And you are afraid.
6 Shouldn't you worship God and trust in him? Shouldn't your honest life give you hope?
7 "Here's something to think about. Have blameless people ever been wiped out? Have honest people ever been completely destroyed?