1 Eliphaz continued, "Call out if you want to, Job. But who will answer you? Which one of the holy angels will you turn to?
2 Anger kills foolish people. Jealousy destroys those who are childish.
3 I saw that foolish people were having success. But suddenly a curse came down on their houses.
4 Their children aren't safe at all. They lose their case in court. No one speaks up for them.
5 Hungry people eat up the crops of those who are foolish. They even take the food that grows among thorns. Thirsty people long for the wealth of the foolish.
6 Hard times don't just grow out of the soil. Trouble doesn't jump out of the ground.
7 People are born to have trouble. And that's just as sure as sparks fly up.