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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />what the wise have declared, hiding nothing received from their ancestors<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men who have heard the same thing from their fathers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />(what wise men have told, without hiding it from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid <i>it</i>:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />What wise men have told, Not hiding <i>anything received</i> from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />What wise people have told, And have not concealed from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />What wise men have told, And have not concealed from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />What wise men have [freely] told, And have not hidden [anything passed on to them] from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />what the wise have declared and not concealed, that came from their ancestors,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />what was declared by wise men and was not suppressed by their ancestors, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />wisdom known by others since ancient times. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />(Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I'll tell you what wise people have declared and what was not kept secret from their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who are wise have taught me truths which they learned from their ancestors, and they kept no secrets hidden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />which is what wise men have explained, who didn't withhold anything from their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />what wise men declare, hiding nothing, from the tradition of their ancestors, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />(Which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />(which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Which the wise declare—And have not hid—from their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Which the wise declare -- And have not hid -- from their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Which the wise ones will announce, and he hid it not from their fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wise men confess and hide not their fathers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The wise acknowledge, and they do not leave behind, their fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What the wise relate and have not contradicted since the days of their ancestors, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />what sages have told, and their ancestors have not hidden,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That which wise men have declared, and did not hide from their fathers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />What the wise have shown and have not hidden from their fathers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />things wise men say, and their fathers have not hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2345" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: yag·gî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">was declared</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450: ḥă·ḵā·mîm (Adj-mp) -- Wise. From chakam; wise.">by wise men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and was not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: ḵi·ḥă·ḏū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">concealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">from their fathers,</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Job 8:8-10</a></span><br />Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers. / For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow. / Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-12.htm">Job 12:12</a></span><br />Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/32-7.htm">Job 32:7</a></span><br />I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-27.htm">Job 5:27</a></span><br />Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Job 8:8</a></span><br />Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-17.htm">Job 42:17</a></span><br />And so Job died, old and full of years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Deuteronomy 32:7</a></span><br />Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Psalm 44:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-3.htm">Psalm 78:3-4</a></span><br />that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. / We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19</a></span><br />The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Hebrews 1:1</a></span><br />On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-21.htm">2 Peter 1:21</a></span><br />For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:</p><p class="hdg">from their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-10.htm">Job 15:10</a></b></br> With us <i>are</i> both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-8.htm">Job 8:8</a></b></br> For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Psalm 71:18</a></b></br> Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto <i>this</i> generation, <i>and</i> thy power to every one <i>that</i> is to come.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/10-13.htm">Concealed</a> <a href="/job/15-17.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/job/13-20.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-12.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/job/10-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/job/4-12.htm">Received</a> <a href="/job/15-11.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/15-2.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/24-15.htm">Concealed</a> <a href="/job/21-31.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/job/17-4.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/job/15-20.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/job/17-4.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Received</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/job/17-10.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Job 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-17.htm">He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The wisdom literature, including books like Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, often reflects the teachings and sayings of these wise individuals. In the context of Job, Eliphaz is appealing to the authority of traditional wisdom, suggesting that the truths he speaks are grounded in the collective understanding of the wise. This reflects a cultural emphasis on the value of wisdom passed down through generations, which was seen as divinely inspired and authoritative.<p><b>and was not concealed from their fathers</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the transmission of wisdom across generations. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, oral tradition was a primary means of preserving and conveying knowledge. The phrase suggests that the wisdom being referenced was openly shared and not hidden, indicating its importance and reliability. This also implies a continuity of understanding from one generation to the next, reinforcing the idea that the teachings have been tested and proven over time. The reference to "fathers" highlights the patriarchal structure of society, where elders and ancestors were revered as custodians of knowledge and tradition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, offering his perspective on Job's suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man known for his righteousness and suffering. Job is enduring severe trials and is seeking understanding and vindication.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wise_men.htm">Wise Men</a></b><br>Refers to the sages or elders of ancient times who were considered to have deep understanding and insight into life and God's ways.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fathers.htm">Fathers</a></b><br>The ancestors or previous generations who passed down wisdom and teachings, emphasizing the continuity and reliability of their insights.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men, which adds weight to Eliphaz's claim of speaking from a tradition of wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_tradition_and_wisdom.htm">The Value of Tradition and Wisdom</a></b><br>Eliphaz appeals to the wisdom of the past, reminding us of the value of learning from those who have gone before us. In our lives, we should seek to understand and apply the lessons from previous generations, while also discerning their alignment with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Limitations of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>While Eliphaz speaks from a tradition of wisdom, the Book of Job ultimately challenges the sufficiency of human understanding in comprehending God's ways. We must recognize the limitations of human wisdom and seek divine insight through prayer and Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_counsel_in_times_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Counsel in Times of Suffering</a></b><br>Eliphaz's approach highlights the importance of offering counsel to those who suffer. However, it also serves as a cautionary tale about the need for sensitivity and humility when providing advice, ensuring it aligns with God's character and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_truth.htm">The Continuity of God's Truth</a></b><br>The reference to wisdom not concealed from the fathers underscores the continuity and reliability of God's truth throughout generations. We are called to uphold and pass on biblical truths to future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_abraham_and_sarah_have_isaac.htm">What does 'miserable comforters' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_personal_responsibility.htm">What does the Bible say about personal responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_brimstone_align_with_historical_records.htm">Job 18:15: Does the image of brimstone on a dwelling align with any archaeological or historical records of sulfur-based punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Which wise men have told from their fathers.</span>--Here he adopts the language of Bildad (<a href="/job/8-8.htm" title="For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers:">Job 8:8</a>), appealing both to his own experience and that of universal tradition in an age prior to civil commotion and foreign disturbance.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it</span> (comp. <a href="/job/8-8.htm">Job 8:8-10</a>). Whether the words are his own or not, the sentiments, at any rate, Eliphaz declares to have come down to him from remote times. The "wise men" to whom he refers may have been men of the Beni Kedem (<a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a>). who were noted for their wisdom (<a href="/1_kings/4-30.htm">1 Kings 4:30</a>), or possibly Egyptians or Babylonians. Books containing moral aphorisms and instructions were certainly composed both in Egypt and in Babyhmia at a very ancient date (see 'Records of the Past,' vol. 2. pp. 11-16; vol. 3. p. 135; vol. 7. pp. 119-122). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was declared</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגִּ֑ידוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yag·gî·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by wise men</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲכָמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḵā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2450.htm">Strong's 2450: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and was not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concealed</span><br /><span class="heb">כִֽ֝חֲד֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵi·ḥă·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-18.htm">Job 15:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:18 Which wise men have told by their (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>