1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2. “If someone tried to speak with you, would you be upset?I cannot keep from speaking.
3. Think about the many people you have taughtand the weak hands you have made strong.
4. Your words have comforted those who fell,and you have strengthened those who could not stand.
5. But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;trouble hits you, and you are terrified.
6. You should have confidence because you respect God;you should have hope because you are innocent.
7. “Remember that the innocent will not die;honest people will never be destroyed.