Job 4:12-21

New International Version

¹² “A word^(A) was secretly brought to me,
    my ears caught a whisper^(B) of it.^(C)
13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night,
    when deep sleep falls on people,^(D)
14 fear and trembling^(E) seized me
    and made all my bones shake.^(F)
15 A spirit glided past my face,
    and the hair on my body stood on end.^(G)
16 It stopped,
    but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
    and I heard a hushed voice:^(H)
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?^(I)
    Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?^(J)
18 If God places no trust in his servants,^(K)
    if he charges his angels with error,^(L)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,^(M)
    whose foundations^(N) are in the dust,^(O)
    who are crushed^(P) more readily than a moth!^(Q)
20 Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces;
    unnoticed, they perish forever.^(R)
21 Are not the cords of their tent pulled up,^(S)
    so that they die^(T) without wisdom?’^(U)