Catholic Public Domain Version

Job 4:12-20 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

12. Furthermore, a word was spoken to me in secret, and, as if by theft, my ears received the pulse of its whisper.

13. In the horror of a vision by night, when men are accustomed to be overtaken by a deep sleep,

14. fear and trembling seized me and all my bones were terrified.

15. And when a spirit passed before me, the hair on my body stood up.

16. There appeared an image before my eyes, someone whose face I did not recognize, and I heard a voice like a gentle breeze.

17. Should man be justified in relation to God, or will a man be more pure than his Maker?

18. Behold, those who serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he finds imperfection.

19. How much more will those who live in houses of clay, which have an earthly foundation, be consumed like the moth?

20. From morning all the way to evening, they will be cut down, and because no one understands, they will be destroyed without ceasing.