Job

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1:3	His possessions also were 7,000seven thousand sheep, 3,000three thousand camels, 500five hundred yoke of oxen, 500five hundred female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
1:4	His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send word and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
1:5	When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send word to them and consecrate them, risinggetting up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did so continually.
1:7	The Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”
1:10	Have You not made a hedgefence aboutaround him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
1:11	But putreach forthout with Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surelycertainly curse You to Your face.”
1:12	Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power,; only do not reach out and put forth your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
1:14	a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys feeding beside them,
1:15	and the Sabeans attacked and took them. They also slewkilled the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
1:16	While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
1:17	While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bandsunits and made a raid on the camels and took them, and slewkilled the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
1:20	Then Job arosegot andup, tore his robe, and shaved his head,; andthen he fell to the ground and worshiped.
1:22	ThroughDespite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he blame God.
2:1	Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
2:3	The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fastfirm to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
2:4	Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life.
2:5	However, putreach forthout with Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.”!”
2:7	Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smotestruck Job with soresevere boils from the sole of his foot to the crowntop of his head.
2:8	And heJob took a potsherdpiece of pottery to scrape himself while he was sitting amongin the ashes.
2:9	Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fastfirm your integrity? Curse God and die!”
2:10	But he said to her, “You speakare speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeedactually accept good from God andbut not accept adversity?” InDespite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
2:11	Now when Job’s three friends heard ofabout all this adversity that had come upon him, they came, each one from his own place, —Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him.
2:12	When they liftedlooked upfrom their eyes at a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe, and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.
2:13	Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
3:3	“LetMay the day perish on which I was to be born perish, AndAs well as the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
3:4	May that day be darkness; LetMay not God above not care for it, Nor light shine on it.
3:5	LetMay darkness and black gloom claim it; LetMay a cloud settle on it; LetMay the blackness of the day terrify it.
3:6	As for that night, letmay darkness seize it; LetMay it not rejoice among the days of the year; LetMay it not come into the number of the months.
3:7	Behold, letmay that night be barren; LetMay no joyful shout enter it.
3:8	LetMay those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rousedisturb Leviathan.
3:9	LetMay the stars of its twilight be darkened; LetMay it wait for light but have none, And letmay it not see the breaking dawn;
3:11	“Why did I not die at birth, Come forthout fromof the womb and expirepass away?
3:12	Why didwere the knees receivethere in front of me, And why the breasts, that I shouldwould sucknurse?
3:14	With kings and with counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves;
3:15	Or with princesrulers who had gold, Who were filling their houses with silver.
3:16	Or like a miscarriage which is discardedhidden, I would not beexist, As infants that never saw light.
3:20	“Why is light given to himone whoburdened sufferswith grief, And life to the bitter of soul,
3:21	Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,;
3:22	Who rejoiceare greatlyfilled with jubilation, And exultrejoice when they find the grave?
3:23	Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedgedshut inoff?
3:25	For what I fear comes upon me, And what I dread befallsencounters me.
4:1	Then Eliphaz the Temanite answeredresponded,
4:3	Behold, you have admonishedtaught many, And you have strengthened weak hands.
4:4	Your words have helped the totteringstumbling to stand, And you have strengthened feeble knees.
4:5	But now it hascomes come to you, and you are impatient; It touches you, and you are dismayedhorrified.
4:6	Is not your fear of God not your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope?
4:8	According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquitywrongdoing And those who sow trouble harvest it.
4:10	The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken out.
4:11	The lion perishes for lack of prey, And the whelpscubs of the lioness are scattered.
4:12	“Now a word was brought to me stealthilysecretly, And my ear received a whisper of it.
4:13	Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on menpeople,
4:15	Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristledstood up.
4:16	It stoodSomething was standing still, but I could not discernrecognize its appearance; A form was before my eyes; There was silence, then I heard a voice:
4:17	‘Can mankind be justrighteous before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?
4:18	He puts no trust even in His servants; And againstHe accuses His angels Heof charges error.
4:19	How much more those who dwelllive in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
4:20	Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces; UnobservedUnregarded, they perish forever.
4:21	Is not their tent-cord pluckednot uppulled out within them? They die, yet without wisdom.’
5:2	For angerirritation slayskills the foolish manfool, And jealousy killsbrings death to the simple.
5:3	I have seen the foolishfool taking root, And I cursed his abodehome immediately.
5:4	His sons are far from safety, They are evenalso oppressed inat the gate, And there is no delivererone to save them.
5:5	His harvestThe the hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
5:6	For afflictiondisaster does not come from the dust, Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
5:8	“But as for me, I would seek God, And I would placemake my causeplea before God;,
5:10	He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields,
5:12	He frustrates the plottingschemes of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
5:13	He captures the wise by their own shrewdnesscleverness, And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
5:15	But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the mightystrong.
5:16	So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousnessinjustice musthas shut its mouth.
5:17	“Behold, how happy is the manperson whom God reprovesdisciplines, So do not despisereject the discipline of the Almighty.
5:18	For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, andbut His hands also heal.
5:19	FromIn six troubles He will deliversave you,; Even in seven, evil will not touch you.
5:20	In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war, from the power of the sword.
5:22	You will laugh at violence and faminehunger, And you will not be afraid of wild beastsanimals.
5:23	For you will be in league with the stones of the field, And the beastsanimals of the field will be at peace with you.
5:24	You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your abodehome and fearhave nonothing lossmissing.
5:25	You will also know also that your descendants will be many, And your offspring as the grass of the earth.
5:26	You will come to the grave inat fulla vigorripe age, Like the stacking of grain in its season.
6:1	Then Job answeredresponded,
6:2	“Oh thatif only my grief were actually weighed And laid in the balances together with my calamitydisaster!
6:3	For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; ThereforeFor that reason my words have been rash.
6:4	For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, TheirMy poisonspirit mydrinks spirittheir drinkspoison; The terrors of God areline arrayedup against me.
6:5	Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his fodderfeed?
6:6	Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the whitejuice of an eggalkanet plant?
6:8	“Oh, that my request might come to pass, And that God would grant my longinghope!
6:9	Would Oh, that God werewould willingdecide to crush me, That He would let loose His hand and cut me off!
6:10	But it is still my consolationcomfort, And I rejoice in unsparing pain, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
6:13	Is it that my help is not within me, And that deliverancea good outcome is driven away from me?
6:14	“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not forsakeabandon the fear of the Almighty.
6:15	My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanishdrain away,
6:16	Which are turbiddarkened because of ice, And into which the snow melts.
6:17	When they becomedry waterlessup, they arevanish; silent, When it is hot, they vanishdisappear from their place.
6:18	The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothingwasteland and perish.
6:20	They were disappointedput to shame, for they had trusted, They came there and were confoundedhumiliated.
6:21	Indeed, you have now become such, You see aterrors terror and are afraid.
6:23	Or, ‘DeliverSave me from the hand of the adversaryenemy,’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?
6:24	“Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erreddone wrong.
6:26	Do you intend to reproverebuke my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?
6:27	You would even cast lots for the orphans, And barter over your friend.
6:28	Now please look at me, And see if I lieam lying to your face.
6:29	DesistPlease nowturn away, let there be no injustice; EvenTurn desistaway, my righteousness is yetstill in it.
6:30	Is there injustice on my tongue? CannotDoes my palate not discern calamitiesdisasters?
7:1	“Is a person not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days not like the days of a hired manworker?
7:2	As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired manworker who eagerly waits for his wages,
7:3	So I am I allotted worthless months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointedapportioned to me.
7:4	When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.
7:5	My flesh is clothed with wormsmaggots and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runsoozes.
7:6	My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, And they come to an end without hope.
7:7	“Remember that my life is buta mere breath; My eye will not again see goodgoodness again.
7:8	The eye of him who sees me will beholdno melonger nolook longerat me; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not beexist.
7:9	When a cloud vanishes, it is gone,; SoIn hethe same way one who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
7:10	He will not return again to his house again, Nor will his place know about him anymore.
7:13	If I say, ‘My bedcouch will comfort me, My couchbed will ease my complaint,’
7:14	Then You frighten me with dreams, And terrify me by visions;,
7:16	I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are butonly a breath.
7:17	What is man that You magnifyexalt him, And that You are concerned about him,
7:18	That You examine him every morning And tryput him to the test every moment?
7:19	Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor letleave me alone until I swallow my spittle?
7:20	Have I sinned? What have I done to You, OWatcher watcher of menmankind? Why have You setmade me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
7:21	Why then do You not pardonforgive my transgressionwrongdoing And take away my iniquityguilt? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seeksearch for me, but I will notno belonger exist.”
8:1	Then Bildad the Shuhite answeredresponded,
8:4	If your sons sinned against Him, Then He deliveredturned them intoover to the power of their transgressionwrongdoing.
8:5	If you wouldwill seeksearch for God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
8:6	If you are pure and upright, Surely now He wouldwill rousestir Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
8:11	“Can the papyrus grow uptall without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?
8:14	WhoseHis confidence is fragile, And whosehis trust is a spider’s web.
8:15	He trustsdepends inon his house, but it does not stand; He holds faston to it, but it does not endure.
8:16	He thrivesflourishes before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.
8:20	LoBehold, God will not reject a manperson of integrity, Nor will He supporthelp the evildoers.
8:21	He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, And your lips with joyful shouting.
8:22	Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer exist.”
9:1	Then Job answeredresponded,
9:2	“In truth I know that this is so; But how can a manperson be in the right beforewith God?
9:5	It is God who removes the mountains, and they knowdo not know how, When He overturns them in His anger;.
9:6	Who It is He who shakes the earth outfrom of its place, And its pillars tremble;
9:7	Who commands the sun not to shine, And setsputs a seal uponon the stars;
9:8	Who alone stretches out the heavens, And tramples down the waves of the sea;
9:9	Who makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambersconstellations of the south;.
9:10	Who It is He who does great things, the unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
9:11	WereIf He were to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
9:12	WereIf He were to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
9:13	“God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab cower.
9:15	For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judgeJudge.
9:17	For He bruises me with a tempeststorm And multiplies my wounds without cause.
9:18	He will not allow me to get my breath, But He saturates me with bitterness.
9:21	I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despisereject my life.
9:23	If the scourgewhip kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
9:24	The earth is givenhanded intoover theto hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
9:27	Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leaveput off my sadface countenancein order and be cheerful,’
9:29	I am accounted wickedguilty, Why then should I toilstruggle in vain?
9:30	If I shouldwashed wash myself with snow, And cleansecleansed my hands with lye,
9:31	YetThen You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhorloathe me.
9:32	For He is not a man, as I am, that I may answer Him,— That we may go to court together.!
9:33	There is no umpirearbitrator between us, Who maycan layplace his hand upon us both.
9:34	Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not the dread of Him terrify me.
10:1	“I loatheam disgusted with my own life; I will giveexpress full vent to my complaint freely; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
10:3	Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the laborwork of Your hands, And to look favorably on the schemesplan of the wicked?
10:4	HaveDo You have eyes of flesh? Or do You see as amankind man sees?
10:5	Are Your days aslike the days of a mortal, Or Your years aslike a man’s yearsyear,
10:6	That You should seeksearch for my guilt And searchcarefully afterseek my sin?
10:7	According to Your knowledge I am indeed not guilty, Yet there is no deliveranceone to save me from Your hand.
10:8	‘Your hands fashioned and made me altogether, AndYet would You destroy me?
10:9	Remember now, that You have made me as clay; AndYet would You turn me into dust again?
10:10	Did You not pour me out like milk, And curdle me like cheese;,
10:11	Clothe me with skin and flesh, And knitintertwine me together with bones and sinewstendons?
10:12	You have granted me life and lovingkindnessgoodness; And Your care has preservedguarded my spirit.
10:13	Yet these things You have concealed these things in Your heart; I know that this is within You:
10:14	If I sinhave sinned, then You wouldwill take note of me, And wouldwill not acquit me of my guilt.
10:15	If I am wicked, woe to me! AndBut if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am satedfull withof disgraceshame, and conscious of my misery.
10:16	ShouldAnd should my head be lifted uphigh, You would hunt me like a lion; And again You would show Your power against me again.
10:18	‘Why then havedid You broughtbring me out of the womb? WouldIf thatonly I had died and no eye had seen me!
10:19	I should have been as though I had not been, CarriedBrought from womb to tomb.’
10:20	Would He not letleave my few days alone? Withdraw from me so that I may have a little cheercheerfulness
10:22	The land of utter gloom aslike darkness itself, Of deep shadow without order, And whichit shines aslike the darkness.”
11:1	Then Zophar the Naamathite answeredresponded,
11:3	Shall your boasts silence menpeople? And shallwill you scoff, and noneno one rebuke?
11:5	But wouldif thatonly God mightwould speak, And open His lips against you,
11:6	And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquityguilt.
11:8	They are as high as the heavens,; what can you do? Deeper than Sheol,; what can you know?
11:9	Its measuremeasurement is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.
11:10	If He passes by or shutsapprehends uppeople, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him?
11:11	For He knows false menpeople, And He sees iniquityinjustice without investigating.
11:12	An idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey is born a manhuman.
11:13	“If you would direct your heart rightrightly And spread out your handhands to Him,
11:14	If iniquitywrongdoing is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickednessmalice dwell in your tents;
11:15	Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defectblemish, And you would be steadfastfirmly established and not fear.
11:16	For you would forget your trouble,; AsLike waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
11:19	You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would entreatflatter your favoryou.
12:5	He who is at ease holds calamitydisaster in contempt, As prepared for those whose feet slip.
12:7	“But nowjust ask the beastsanimals, and lethave them teach you; And the birds of the heavenssky, and lethave them tell you.
12:8	Or speak to the earth, and lethave it teach you; And lethave the fish of the sea declaretell to you.
12:11	Does not the ear testnot put words to the test, As the palate tastes its food?
12:12	Wisdom is with the aged men, WithAnd with long life iscomes understanding.
12:13	“WithWisdom Himand might are wisdomwith and mightHim; ToAdvice Himand understanding belong counselto and understandingHim.
12:14	Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a manperson, and there canis be no release.
12:16	WithStrength Himand sound wisdom are strengthwith andHim. soundOne wisdom,who Thegoes misledastray and theone misleaderwho leads astray belong to Him.
12:17	He makes counselorsadvisers walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.
12:18	He loosensundoes the bondbinding of kings, And bindsties theira loinsloincloth witharound atheir girdlewaist.
12:19	He makes priests walk barefoot, And overthrows the secure ones.
12:20	He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.
12:21	He pours contempt on nobles, And loosens the belt of the strong.
12:22	He reveals mysteries from the darkness, And brings the deep darkness into light.
12:24	He deprives of intelligence the chiefsleaders of the earth’s people of intelligence And makes them wander in a pathless wastewasteland.
12:25	They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken manperson.
13:4	But you smear me with lies; You are all worthless physicians.
13:5	OOh that you would be completely silent, And that it would become your wisdom!
13:6	Please hear my argument, And listengive your attention to the contentions of my lips.
13:9	Will it bego well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
13:10	He will surelycertainly reprovepunish you If you secretly show partiality.
13:11	Will not His majesty not terrify you, And the dread of Him fall onupon you?
13:13	“Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come onupon me what may.
13:14	Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hands?
13:16	This also will be my salvation, For a godless manperson maycannot not come before His presence.
13:19	Who willcould contend with me? For then I would be silent and die.
13:20	“Only two things I ask that You do not do to me, Then I will not hide from Your face:
13:21	Remove Your hand from me, And letmay not the dread of You not terrify me.
13:22	Then call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, then reply to me.
13:23	How many are my iniquitiesguilty deeds and sins? Make known to me my rebellionwrongdoing and my sin.
13:25	Will You causescare away a drivenscattered leaf to tremble? Or will You pursue the dry chaff?
13:26	For You write bitter things against me And make me to inherit the iniquitiesguilty deeds of my youth.
14:2	Like a flower he comes forthout and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
14:5	Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set his limits so that he cannot pass.
14:6	TurnLook Youraway gaze from him so that he may rest, Until he fulfills his day like a hired manworker.
14:8	Though its roots grow old in the ground, And its stump dies in the dry soil,
14:9	At the scent of water it will flourish And putproduce forth sprigs like a plant.
14:10	But a man dies and lies prostrate. ManA expiresperson passes away, and where is he?
14:12	So a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer exist, He will not awake nor be arousedwoken outfrom of his sleep.
14:14	If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my struggle I will wait Until my changerelief comes.
14:17	My transgressionwrongdoing is sealed up in a bag, And You wrapcover upover my iniquityguilt.
14:19	Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy a man’s hope.
14:21	His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, butand he does not perceive it.
14:22	ButHowever, his body pains him, And hehis soul mourns only for himself.”
15:2	“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
15:3	Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which aredo not profitablebenefit?
15:4	Indeed, you do away with reverence, And hinder meditation before God.
15:5	For your guiltwrongdoing teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the craftycunning.
15:7	“Were you the first manperson to be born, Or were you brought forth before the hills?
15:8	Do you hear the secret counseldiscussion of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?
15:11	Are the consolations of God too smalllittle for you, EvenOr the word spoken gently withto you?
15:12	Why does your heart carrytake you away? And why do your eyes flashwink,
15:13	That you shouldcan turn your spirit against God And allowproduce such words tofrom go out of your mouth?
15:14	What is man, that he shouldwould be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he shouldwould be righteous?
15:15	Behold, He putshas no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight;
15:16	How much less one who is detestable and corrupt,: Man,A person who drinks iniquitymalice like water!
15:18	What wise menpeople have told, And have not concealed from their fathers,
15:19	To whom alone the land was given, And no alienstranger passed among them.
15:20	The wicked manperson writhes in pain all his days, And numbered are the years storedreserved up for the ruthless are numbered.
15:21	Sounds of terror are in his ears; While he is at peace the destroyer comes upon him.
15:25	Because he has stretchedreached out with his hand against God, And conductsis himselfarrogant arrogantlytoward against the Almighty.
15:27	For he has covered his face with his fat, And madeput hisfat thighson heavyhis with fleshwaist.
15:29	He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grainproperty will not bendstretch downout toon the groundearth.
15:30	He will not escape from darkness; The flame will witherdry up his shootsshoot, And he will go away by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
15:31	Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; For emptinesshis reward will be his rewardemptiness.
15:35	They conceive mischiefharm and bringgive forthbirth iniquityto wrongdoing, And their mind prepares deception.”
16:1	Then Job answeredresponded,
16:2	“I have heard many suchthings thingslike these; SorryMiserable comforters are you all.!
16:3	Is there no limitend to windy words? Or what plaguesprovokes you that you answer?
16:4	I too could speak like you, If only I were in your place. I could compose words against you And shake my head at you.
16:5	Or I could strengthen you with my mouth, And the solacecondolence of my lips could lessen your pain.
16:6	“If I speak, my pain is not lessened, And if I hold backrefrain, what haspain leftleaves me?
16:7	But now He has exhausted me; You have laid waste all my companygroup of loved ones.
16:8	YouAnd you have shriveled me up, It has become a witness; And my leannessinfirmity rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
16:9	His anger has torn me and hunted me down, He has gnashed at me with His teeth; My adversaryenemy glares at me.
16:10	They have gaped at me with their mouthmouths, They have slapped me on the cheek with contempt; They have massed themselves against me.
16:11	God hands me over to ruffianscriminals, And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.
16:12	I was at ease, but He shattered me, And He has grasped me by themy neck and shaken me to pieces; He has also set me up as His target.
16:13	His arrows surround me. Without mercy He splits my kidneys open without mercy; He pours out my gallbile on the ground.
16:15	I have sewed sackcloth over my skin, And thrust my horn in the dust.
16:18	“O earthEarth, do not cover my blood, And letmay there be no resting place for my cry.
16:20	My friends are my scoffers; My eye weeps to God.,
16:21	OThat thatone might plead for a man might plead with God As a son of man with his neighbor!
17:2	SurelyMockers mockers are certainly with me, And my eye gazes on their provocation.
17:3	“LayMake down, now, a pledge for me with Yourself; Who is there that will be my guarantor?
17:4	For You have kept their hearthearts away from understanding,; Therefore You will not exalt them.
17:5	He who informs against friends for a share of the spoilspoils, The eyes of his children also will languishperish.
17:6	“But He has made me a bywordproverb ofamong the people, And I am one at whom menpeople spit.
17:7	My eye has also grownbecome diminexpressive because of grief, And all my membersbody parts are aslike a shadow.
17:8	The upright will be appalled at this, And the innocent will stir himself up himself against the godless.
17:9	Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And hethe one who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
17:11	My days are past, my plans are torn apart, EvenThe the wishes of my heart.
17:13	If I lookhope for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness;
17:14	If I call to the pitgrave, ‘You are my father’; To the wormmaggot, ‘my mother and my sister’;
17:15	Where nowthen is my hope? And who regardslooks at my hope?
17:16	Will it go down with me to Sheol? Shall we together go down into the dust?”
18:2	“How long will you hunt for words? Show understanding, and then we can talk.
18:3	Why are we regarded as beastsanimals, As stupid in your eyes?
18:4	O youYou who tear yourself in your anger— ForShould your sake is the earth to be abandoned for your sake, Or the rock to be moved from its place?
18:5	“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flamespark offrom his fire givesdoes nonot lightshine.
18:7	His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own schemeplan brings him down.
18:10	A noose for him is hidden in the ground, And a trap for him on the pathpathway.
18:11	All around sudden terrors frighten him, And harryharass him at every step.
18:12	His strength is famished, And calamitydisaster is ready at his side.
18:13	His skinIt isdevours devouredparts byof diseasehis skin, The firstborn of death devours his limbs.
18:15	There Nothing of his dwells in his tent nothing of his; Brimstone is scattered on his habitationhome.
18:16	His roots are dried below, And his branch iswithers cut off above.
18:17	MemoryThe memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad.
18:18	He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world.
18:19	He has no offspring or posteritydescendants among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojournedresided.
18:21	SurelyCertainly suchthese are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
19:4	Even if I have truly erreddone wrong, My error lodgesstays with me.
19:5	If indeed you vauntexalt yourselves against me And prove my disgrace to me,
19:6	Know then that God has wronged me And has closedsurrounded me with His net around me.
19:8	He has walledblocked up my way so that I cannot pass, And He has put darkness on my paths.
19:12	His troops come together, And build up their way against me And camp around my tent.
19:13	“He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances arehave completely estrangedturned away from me.
19:14	My relatives have failed, And my intimateclose friends have forgotten me.
19:15	Those who live in my house and my maidsservant women consider me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.
19:16	I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I have to implore himhis favor with my mouth.
19:18	Even young children despise me; I risestand up and they speak against me.
19:19	All my associates abhorloathe me, And those I love have turned against me.
19:21	Pity me, pity me, O you myfriends friendsof mine, For the hand of God has struck me.
19:23	“Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribedrecorded in a book!
19:25	AsYet as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last, He will take His stand on the earth.
19:26	Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shallwill see God;,
19:27	Whom I, myselfon my part, shall behold for myself, And whom my eyes will see, and not another. My heart faints within me!
20:1	Then Zophar the Naamathite answeredresponded,
20:3	I listened to the reproofreprimand which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
20:4	Do you know this from ofancient oldtimes, From the establishment of manmankind on earth,
20:5	That the triumphingrejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
20:6	Though his loftinessarrogance reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
20:8	He flies away like a dream, and they cannot find him; EvenLike like a vision of the night he is chased away.
20:11	His bones are full of his youthful vigorstrength, But it lies down with him in the dust.
20:12	“Though evil istastes sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,
20:16	He sucks the poison of cobras; The viper’s tongue slayskills him.
20:18	He returns whatthe heproduct hasof attainedhis labor And cannot swallow it; As to the riches of his trading, He cannot even enjoy them.
20:19	For he has oppressed and forsakenneglected the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.
20:22	In the fullness of his plentyexcess he will be cramped; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him.
20:23	When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it on him while he is eating.
20:25	It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glitteringflashing point from his gall.gallbladder; Terrors come upon him,
20:27	The heavens will reveal his iniquityguilt, And the earth will rise up against him.
20:28	The increase of his house will departdisappear; His possessions will flow away inon the day of His anger.
20:29	This is thea wicked manperson’s portion from God, EvenThe theinheritance heritage decreed to him by God.”
21:1	Then Job answeredresponded,
21:3	Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may mock me.
21:4	As for me, is my complaint to mana mortal? AndOr why should I not be impatient?
21:7	Why do the wicked still live, ContinueGrow onold, and also become very powerful?
21:8	Their descendants areendure established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes,
21:10	His ox mates without fail; His cow calves and does not abortmiscarry.
21:11	They send forthout their littleboys ones like the flock, And their children skip aboutdance.
21:12	They sing towith the timbreltambourine and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the flute.
21:14	TheyYet they say to God, ‘DepartGo away from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
21:15	Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we entreatplead with Him?’
21:16	Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counseladvice of the wicked is far from me.
21:17	“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their calamitydisaster fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?
21:19	You say, ‘God storessaves awayup a manperson’s iniquitywrongdoing for his sons.’ Let God repay him so that he may know it.
21:20	Let his own eyes see his decaydestruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21:21	For what does he care forabout his household after him, When the number of his months is cutat offan end?
21:23	One dies in his full strength, Being wholly undisturbed and at ease and satisfied;
21:24	His sides are filled out with fat, And the marrow of his bones is moistwet,
21:26	Together they lie down in the dust, And wormsmaggots cover them.
21:27	“Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plansplots by which you woulddevise wrongagainst me.
21:29	Have you not asked wayfaring mentravelers, And do you not recognizeexamine their witnessevidence?
21:30	For the wicked person is reservedspared fora the day of calamitydisaster; They willare be led forthaway atfrom thea day of fury.
21:31	Who willconfronts confront him with his actions, And who willrepays repay him for what he has done?
21:32	WhileWhen he is carried to the grave, MenPeople will keep watch over his tomb.
21:33	The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all menmankind will follow after him, While countless onesothers go before him.
21:34	HowSo thenhow willdare you vainlygive me empty comfort? me, For your answers remain fullnothing ofbut falsehood?”!”
22:2	“Can a vigorousstrong man be of use to God, Or a wise manone be useful to himself?
22:3	Is thereit any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profitgain if you make your ways perfectblameless?
22:4	Is it because of your reverence that He reprovespunishes you, That He enters into judgment against you?
22:5	Is not your wickedness greatnot abundant, And youris iniquitiesthere withoutno end to your guilty deeds?
22:6	For you have takenseized pledges offrom your brothers without cause, And stripped menpeople naked.
22:7	ToYou have given the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread from the hungry.
22:8	But the earth belongs to the mightypowerful man, And the one who is honorable man dwells inon it.
22:9	You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
22:10	Therefore snarestraps surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you,
22:11	Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And ana abundanceflood of water covers you.
22:12	“Is God not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the distanthighest stars, how high they are!
22:13	YouBut you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?
22:15	Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked menpeople have trodwalked,
22:17	They said to God, ‘DepartGo away from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’
22:18	Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counseladvice of the wicked is far from me.
22:19	The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, saying,
22:20	Saying, ‘Truly our adversariesenemies are cut offeliminated, And their abundance the fire has consumed their abundance.’
22:21	“YieldBe nowreconciled with Him, and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.
22:22	Please receive instruction from His mouth, And establishput His words in your heart.
22:23	If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousnessinjustice far from your tent,
22:24	And placeput your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
22:25	Then the Almighty will be your gold And choiceabundant silver to you.
22:26	For then you will delighttake pleasure in the Almighty And lift up your face to God.
22:28	You will also decreedecide a thingsomething, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.
22:29	When youthey arehave castbrought downyou low, you will speak with confidence, And He will save the humble person He will save.
22:30	He will deliverrescue one who is not innocent, And he will be deliveredrescued throughdue to the cleanness of your hands.”
23:1	Then Job repliedresponded,
23:3	Oh that I knew wherehow Ito might find Him, That I might come to His seathome!
23:5	I would learn the words which He would answer, And perceive what He would saytell to me.
23:7	There the upright would reasonargue with Him; And I would be deliveredfree foreverof from my Judge forever.
23:9	When He acts on the left, I cannot beholdsee Him; He turns onto the right, but I cannot see Him.
23:10	But He knows the way I take; When He has triedput me to the test, I shallwill come forthout as gold.
23:11	My foot has held faston to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
23:12	I have not departedfailed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
23:13	But He is unique, and who can turnmake Him turn? AndWhatever what His soul desires, that He does it.
23:14	For He performscarries out what is appointeddestined for me, And many such decreesdestinies are with Him.
23:15	Therefore, I would be dismayedterrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am terrifiedfrightened of Him.
23:16	It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has dismayedterrified me,
23:17	But I am not silenceddestroyed by the darkness, Nor by deep gloom which covers me.
24:2	Some People remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.
24:3	They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They takeseize the widow’s ox foras a pledge.
24:4	They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land arehave made to hide themselves altogethertogether.
24:5	Behold, aslike wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forthout seekingscavenging for food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.
24:6	They harvest their fodderfeed in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
24:8	They are wet withfrom the mountain rains, And they hug the rock for wantlack of a shelter.
24:9	Others snatch thean orphan from the breast, And againstthey theseize poorit theyas take a pledge against the poor.
24:10	They causeThe the poor tomove go about naked without clothing, And they takecarry away the sheaves, fromwhile thegoing hungry.
24:11	Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirstgo thirsty.
24:12	From the city menpeople groan, And the souls of the wounded cry outfor help; Yet God does not pay attention to follythe offensiveness.
24:13	“Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abidestay in its paths.
24:14	The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is aslike a thief.
24:15	The eye of the adulterer waitswatches for the twilight, Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ And he disguises his face.
24:16	In the darkdarkness they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
24:18	“They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portionplot isof cursedland on the earth is cursed. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
24:19	DroughtDryness and heat consumesnatch away the snow waters, SoAs does Sheol snatches those who have sinned.
24:20	A mother will forget him; The wormmaggot feeds sweetly tilluntil he is no longer remembered. And wickednessinjustice will be broken like a tree.
24:21	He wrongs the barreninfertile woman, And does no good for the widow.
24:22	But He drags off the valiantmighty by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
24:24	They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low, and like everything they are gathered up; EvenLike like the heads of grain they are cut offwither.
25:1	Then Bildad the Shuhite answeredresponded,
25:2	“Dominion and awe belong to Him Who establishesmakes peace in His heights.
25:4	How then can amankind man be justrighteous with God? Or how can heanyone be clean who is born of woman be pure?
25:6	How much less man, that maggot, And thea son of man, that worm!”
26:2	“What a help you are to the weak! HowYou you have saved the arm without strength!
26:3	What counseladvice you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!
26:5	“The departed spirits are made to tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.
26:6	Naked Sheol is Sheolnaked before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.
26:12	With His power He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
27:1	Then Job continuedagain took up his discourse and said,
27:5	Far be it from me that I should declare you right; TillUntil I die, I will not putgive awayup my integrity from me.
27:6	I have kept hold fastof my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproachrebuke any of my days.
27:7	“May my enemy be as the wicked, And my opponent as the unjustcriminal.
27:8	For what is the hope of the godless when he ismakes cutan offend of life, When God requires his life?
27:10	WillOr will he take delightpleasure in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
27:12	Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you acttalk foolishlyof nothing?
27:13	“This is the portion of a wicked manperson from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.:
27:16	Though he piles up silver like dust, And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
27:17	He may prepare it, but the justrighteous will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.
27:18	He has built his house like the spider’s web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
27:19	He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer exists.
27:20	Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempeststorm steals him away in the night.
27:21	The east wind carries him away, and he is gone,; For it whirlssweeps him away from his place.
27:22	For it will hurl at him without sparingmercy; He will surelycertainly try to flee from its power.
27:23	MenPeople will clap their hands at him, And will hisswhistle at him from histheir placeplaces.
28:1	“SurelyCertainly there is a mine for silver And a place wherefor theyrefining refine gold.
28:4	He sinks a shaft faraway from habitationinhabited areas, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing, toaway and fro far from menpeople.
28:5	The earth,From fromthe itearth comes food, And underneath, it is turned upover aslike fire.
28:7	TheNo path no bird of prey knows the path, Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
28:8	The proud beastsanimals have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
28:10	He hewscarves out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.
28:11	He dams up the streams from flowing, And brings to light what is hidden he brings out to the light.
28:13	ManMankind does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
28:14	The deepocean depth says, ‘It is not in me’; And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
28:17	Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of finepure gold.
28:18	Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is abovemore thatvaluable ofthan pearls.
28:19	The topaz of EthiopiaCush cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
28:20	Where then does wisdom come from? And where is thethis place of understanding?
28:21	ThusIt it is hidden from the eyes of allevery living creature, And concealed from the birds of the sky.
28:24	For He looks to the ends of the earth; AndHe sees everything under the heavens.
28:25	When He imparted weight to the wind, And metedassessed out the waters by measure,
28:26	When He setmade a limit for the rain, And a course for the thunderbolt,
28:28	And to manmankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to departturn away from evil is understanding.’ ”
29:1	And Job again took up his discourse and said,
29:4	AsJust as I was in the primedays of my daysyouth, When the friendshipprotection of God was over my tent;
29:5	When the Almighty was yetstill with me, And my children were around me;
29:6	When my steps were bathed in buttercream, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil for me!
29:7	When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,
29:9	The princesleaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
29:10	The voicevoices of the noblesprominent waspeople were hushed, And their tonguetongues stuck to their palatepalates.
29:11	For when thean ear heard, it called me blessed, And when thean eye saw, it gavetestified witnessin support of me,
29:12	Because I deliveredsaved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
29:13	The blessing of the one readywho was about to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
29:14	I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turbanheadband.
29:15	I was eyes to thethose who were blind, And feet to thethose lamewho could not walk.
29:16	I was a father to the needypoor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
29:17	I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatchedrescued the prey from his teeth.
29:18	Then I thought, ‘I shallwill die inwith my nestfamily, And I shallwill multiply my days as the sand.
29:19	My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch all night.
29:21	“To me they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my counseladvice.
29:23	They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouthmouths as for the springlate rain.
29:24	I smiled onat them when they did not believe, And thethey lightdid ofnot mylook faceat theymy didkindness not cast downungraciously.
29:25	I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And dweltlived as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.
30:1	“But now those who are younger than I mock me, Whose fathers I disdainedrefused to put with the dogs of my flock.
30:3	From wantpoverty and famine they are gaunt, WhoThey who gnaw at the dry ground by night in waste and desolation,
30:4	Who pluck mallowsaltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
30:6	So that they dwelllive inon dreadfulthe valleysslopes of ravines, In holes ofin the earthground and ofamong the rocks.
30:7	Among the bushes they cry out; Under the nettlesweeds they are gathered together.
30:8	FoolsWorthless fellows, even those without a name, They were scourgedcast out from the land.
30:9	“And now I have become their taunt, And I have even become a byword to them.
30:10	They abhorloathe me and stand aloof from me, And they do not refrain from spitting atin my face.
30:11	Because He has loosedundone Hismy bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off the bridle before me.
30:12	On the right hand their broodmob arises; They thrustpush aside my feet and buildpile up against me their ways of destruction against me.
30:13	They break up my path, They profitpromote from my destruction; No one restrains them.
30:14	As through a wide breachgap they come, Amid the tempeststorm they roll on.
30:15	TerrorsSudden terrors are turned againstupon me; They pursuechase away my honordignity aslike the wind, And my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.
30:16	“And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of afflictionmisery have seized me.
30:17	At night it pierces my bones within me, And my gnawing pains takedo nonot rest.
30:18	By a great force my garment is distorted; It bindsties me aboutup aslike the collar of my coat.
30:19	He has castthrown me into the mire, And I have become like dust and ashes.
30:21	You have become cruel to me; With the mightstrength of Your hand You persecute me.
30:22	You lift me up to the wind and causemake me toride rideit; And You dissolve me in a storm.
30:23	For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house of meeting for all living.
30:24	“Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretchnot reach out with his hand, Or in his disaster thereforedoes he not cry out for help?
30:25	Have I not wept for the one whose life is hard? Was not my soul not grieved for the needy?
30:26	When I expected good, then evil came; When I waited for light, then darkness came.
30:27	I am seething within and cannot relaxrest; Days of afflictionmisery confront me.
30:29	I have become a brother to jackals, And a companion of ostriches.
31:1	“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gazelook at a virgin?
31:2	And what is the portion of God from above, Or the heritageinheritance of the Almighty from on high?
31:3	Is it not calamitydisaster to the unjustcriminal, And disastermisfortune to those who workpractice iniquityinjustice?
31:4	Does He not see my ways, And numbercount all my steps?
31:5	“If I have walked with falsehooddeception, And my foot has hastenedhurried after deceit,
31:10	May my wife grind grain for another, And let others kneel down over her.
31:11	For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be anwrongdoing iniquity punishable by judges.
31:13	“If I have despisedrejected the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,
31:14	What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, whathow willam I to answer Him?
31:15	Did not He who made me in the womb not make him, And the same one fashioncreate us in the womb?
31:18	(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from my infancy I guided her),
31:20	If his loinswaist havehas not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
31:22	LetMay my shoulder fall from theits socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.
31:23	For calamitydisaster from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
31:25	If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had securedobtained so much;
31:26	If I have looked at the sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor,
31:27	And my heart becamewas secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
31:28	That too would have been ana iniquityguilty deed calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above.
31:29	“Have I rejoiced at the extinctionmisfortune of my enemy, Or exultedbecome excited when evil befellfound him?
31:30	No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.
31:31	Have the menpeople of my tent not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?
31:32	The alienstranger has not lodgedspent the night outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.
31:33	Have I covered my transgressionswrongdoings like Adama man, By hiding my iniquityguilt in my bosomshirt pocket,
31:34	Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And I kept silent and did not go out of doors?
31:35	Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold,Here here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written,
31:36	Surely I would certainly carry it on my shoulder, I would bindtie it to myself like a crowngarland.
31:37	I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince, I would approach Him.
31:40	LetMay briarsthe thorn-bush grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.
32:1	Then these three men ceasedstopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
32:2	But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned; against Job; his anger burned because he justified himself before God.
32:3	And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet they had condemned Job.
32:5	AndBut when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, his anger burned.
32:8	But it is a spirit that is in manmankind, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.
32:11	“Behold, I waited for your words, I listened to your reasoningsskillful speech, While you pondered what to say.
32:12	I evenalso paid close attention to you; IndeedBut indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.
32:13	DoSo do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;: God will routdefeat him, not man.’
32:14	ForBut he has not arrangedpresented his words against me, Nor will I reply to him with your arguments.
32:16	ShallShould I wait, because they doare not speakspeaking, Because they stophave stopped and no longer answer?
32:17	I too will answergive my share, of answers; I also will tell my opinion.
32:18	For I am full of words; The spirit within me constrainscompels me.
32:19	Behold, my belly is like unvented wine,; Like new wineskins, it is about to burst.
32:20	Let me speak so that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer.
32:21	Let me now be partial to no one, Nor flatter any man.
32:22	For I do not know how to flatter, ElseOtherwise my Maker would soonquickly take me away.
33:1	“However now, Job, please hear my speech, Job, And listen to all my words.
33:3	My words are from the uprightnessintegrity of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
33:5	Refute me if you can; ArrayLine yourselvesup beforeagainst me, take your stand.
33:6	Behold, I belong to God, like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.
33:8	“SurelyYou you have in fact spoken inwhile myI hearinglistened, And I have heard the sound of your words:
33:9	‘I am pure, without transgressionwrongdoing; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
33:10	Behold, He invents pretextscriticisms against me; He counts me as His enemy.
33:12	Behold, let me tellrespond to you, you are not right in this, For God is greater than manmankind.
33:13	“Why do you complain againstto Him That He does not give an account of all His doings?
33:15	In a dream, a vision of the night, When sounddeep sleep falls on menpeople, While they slumber in their beds,
33:16	Then He opens the ears of menpeople, And sealshorrifies theirthem instructionwith warnings,
33:17	ThatSo that He may turn mana asideperson away from hisbad conduct, And keep a man from pride;
33:18	He keeps back his soul back from the pit, And his life from passingperishing overby intothe Sheolspear.
33:19	“ManA person is also chastenedrebuked withby pain onin his bed, And with unceasingconstant complaint in his bones;,
33:20	So that his life loathes bread, And his soul, favoritefood foodthat he should crave.
33:21	His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones, which were not seen, stick out.
33:22	Then his soul drawscomes near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.
33:23	“If there is an interceding angel as mediator for him, One out of a thousand, To remind a manperson of what is right for him,
33:24	ThenAnd lethe himis be gracious to him, and saysays, ‘DeliverFree him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom’;
33:26	Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him, ThatSo that he may see His face with joy, And He maywill restore His righteousness to manthat person.
33:27	He will sing to menpeople and say, ‘I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.
33:28	He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shallwill see the light.’
33:29	“Behold, God does all these oftentimesthings withfor mena man two or three times,
33:30	To bring back his soul from the pit, ThatSo that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
33:31	Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; Keep silent, and let me speak.
33:32	Then if you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desirewould totake justifypleasure in justifying you.
34:2	“Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who knowunderstand.
34:4	Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us knowunderstand among ourselves what is good.
34:6	Should I lie concerningabout my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgressionwrongdoing.’
34:8	Who goes in company with the workers of iniquityinjustice, And walks with wicked menpeople?
34:9	For he has said, ‘It profitsis of no use to a man nothing When he isbecomes pleasedfriends with God.’
34:10	“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickednessevil, And from the Almighty to do wrong.
34:11	For He paysrepays a manperson accordingfor to his work, And makeslets himthings findhappen itin accordingcorrespondence to hisa wayman’s behavior.
34:12	Surely, God certainly will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
34:13	Who gave Him authority over the earth? And who has laidplaced on Him the whole world on Him?
34:14	If He shouldwere to determine to do so, If He shouldwere gather to Himselfgather His spirit and His breath to Himself,
34:15	All fleshHumanity would perish together, And manmankind would return to dust.
34:18	Who says to a king, ‘WorthlessYou worthless one,’ To nobles, ‘WickedYou oneswicked one’;
34:19	Who shows no partiality to princesthe prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, ForSince they are all are the work of His hands?
34:20	In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mightypowerful are taken away without a hand.
34:21	“For His eyes are upon the ways of a manperson, And He sees all his steps.
34:22	There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquityinjustice maycan hide themselves.
34:23	For He does not need to consider a manperson further, That he should go before God in judgment.
34:24	He breaks in pieces the mighty men without inquiryinvestigation, And sets others in their place.
34:25	Therefore He knows their worksdeeds, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.
34:27	Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;,
34:28	So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He mightwould hear the cry of the afflicted—
34:29	When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can beholdlook at Him, That is, inregarding regard to both nation and mana person?—
34:30	So that godless menpeople would not rule, Nor be snares offor the people.
34:31	“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borneendured chastisementpunishment; I will not offend anymore;
34:32	Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquitywrong, I will not do it again’?
34:33	Shall HeGod recompenserepay on your terms, because you have rejected itHis? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.
34:36	JobOh oughtthat toJob bewere triedtested to the limit, Because he answers like wicked mensinners.
35:2	“Do you think this is accordingin toaccordance with justice? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?
35:3	For you say, ‘What advantage will it be to You? What profitbenefit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’
35:5	Look at the heavens and see; And beholdlook at the clouds—they are higher than you.
35:6	If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressionswrongdoings are many, what do you do to Him?
35:11	Who teaches us more than the beastsanimals of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavenssky?’
35:12	There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil menpeople.
35:13	Surely God certainly will not listen to an empty cry, Nor will the Almighty regard it.
35:14	How much less when you say you do not beholdlook at Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
35:15	And now, because He has not visitedavenged in His anger, Nor has He acknowledged transgressionwrongdoing well,
35:16	So Job opens his mouth emptilywith empty words; He multiplies words without knowledge.”
36:2	“Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is yetstill more to be said inon God’s behalf.
36:3	I will fetchbring my knowledge from afar, And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
36:5	Behold, God is mighty but does not despisereject anyanyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
36:7	He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;, But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
36:8	And if they are bound in fettersshackles, And are caught in the cordssnares of afflictionmisery,
36:9	Then He declares to them their work And their transgressionswrongdoings, that they have magnifiedbeen themselvesarrogant.
36:10	He opens their earears to instruction, And commands that they return from evilinjustice.
36:11	If they hearlisten and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasureshappiness.
36:12	But if they do not hearlisten, they shallwill perish by the sword, And they will die without knowledge.
36:13	But the godless in heart laynurture up anger; They do not crycall for help when He binds them.
36:14	They die in youth, And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.
36:15	He deliversrescues the afflicted in their afflictionmisery, And opens their earears in time of oppression.
36:16	Then indeed, He enticedinduced you away from the mouth of distress, InsteadAnd instead of it, a broad place with no constraint; And that which was set on your table was full of fatnessrich food.
36:18	Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffingmockery; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
36:19	Will your richescry for help keep you from distress, Or all the forcesexertions of your strength?
36:20	Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their placeplaces.
36:21	Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you have preferred this to afflictionmisery.
36:24	“Remember that you shouldare to exalt His work, Of which menpeople have sung.
36:25	All menpeople have seen it; ManMankind beholdslooks at it from afar.
36:27	For He draws up the drops of water,; They distill rain from theits mistcelestial stream,
36:28	Which the clouds pour down,; They drip upon manmankind abundantly.
36:31	For by thesethem He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.
36:32	He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the marktarget.
36:33	Its noisethundering voice declares His presence; The cattlelivestock also, concerning what is coming up.
37:3	Under the whole heaven He lets it loose, And His lightning travels to the ends of the earth.
37:4	After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, And He does not restrain the lightningslightning when His voice is heard.
37:5	God thunders wondrously with His voice wondrously, Doing great things which we cannotdo not comprehend.
37:7	He seals the hand of every manperson, ThatSo that all menpeople may know His work.
37:8	Then the beastanimal goes into its lair And remains in its den.
37:9	OutFrom of the south comes the storm, And outfrom of the north wind the cold.
37:11	AlsoHe withalso moisture He loads the thickclouds cloudwith moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
37:13	Whether for correction, or for His worldearth, Or for lovingkindnessgoodness, He causes it to happen.
37:14	“Listen to this, O Job,; Stand and consider the wonders of God.
37:15	Do you know how God establishes them, And makes the lightning of His cloudclouds to shine?
37:16	Do you know about the layershovering of the thick clouds, The wonders of oneOne who is perfect in knowledge,
37:17	You whose garments are hot, When the land is still because of the south wind?
37:18	Can you, with Him, spread out the skies, Strong as a moltencast metal mirror?
37:19	Teach us what we shallare to say to Him; We cannot arrangepresent our case because of darkness.
37:21	“Now menpeople do not see the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind has passed and cleared them.
37:22	OutFrom of the north comes golden splendor; Around God is awesome majesty.
37:23	The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not doviolate violence to justice and abundant righteousness.
37:24	Therefore menpeople fear Him; He does not regard any who are wise of heart.”
38:1	Then the Lord answered Job outfrom of the whirlwind and said,
38:2	“Who is this thatwho darkens counselthe divine plan By words without knowledge?
38:3	Now girdtighten upthe belt on your loinswaist like a man, And I willshall ask you, and you instructinform Me!
38:5	Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the measuring line onover it?
38:8	“Or who enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb, bursting forth;
38:9	When I made a cloud its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling bandbands,
38:11	And I said, ‘ThusAs far as this point you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves shall stop’?
38:12	“Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, And causedmade the dawn to know its place,
38:13	ThatSo that it mightwould take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked would be shaken outoff offrom it?
38:14	It is changed like clay under the seal; And they stand forthout like a garment.
38:15	FromTheir thelight wickedis theirwithheld lightfrom isthe withheldwicked, And the uplifted arm is broken.
38:16	“Have you entered into the springs of the sea, OrAnd walked in the recessesdepth of the deepocean?
38:17	Have the gates of death been revealed to you, OrAnd have you seen the gates of deep darkness?
38:20	That you maywould take it to its territory, And that you may discern the paths to its home?
38:22	Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, OrAnd have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
38:23	Which I have reserved for thea time of distress, For thea day of war and battle?
38:24	Where is the way that the light is divided, OrAnd the east wind scattered on the earth?
38:25	“Who has cleftsplit open a channel for the flood, OrAnd a way for the thunderbolt,
38:26	To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a manperson in it,
38:27	To satisfy the waste and desolate land, And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?
38:28	HasDoes the rain have a father? Or who has begottenfathered the drops of dew?
38:31	“Can you bindtie up the chains of the Pleiades, Or looseuntie the cords of Orion?
38:32	Can you leadbring forthout a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites?
38:33	Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fixdo you establish their rule over the earth?
38:34	“Can you liftraise up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?
38:35	Can you send forthflashes lightningsof lightning, so that they may go And say to you, ‘Here we are’?
38:36	Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or given understanding to the mind?
38:37	Who can count the clouds by wisdom, OrAnd tippour out the water jars of the heavens,
38:39	“Can you hunt the prey for the lionlioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
38:40	When they crouch in their denshiding places, And lie in wait in their lair?
38:41	Who prepares feed for the raven its nourishment When its young cry to God, And wander about without food?
39:3	They kneel down, they bringdeliver forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains.
39:5	“Who sent out the wild donkey out free? And who loosedopened the bonds of the swift donkey,
39:6	To whom I gave the wilderness foras ahis home, And the salt land foras his dwelling place?
39:7	He scornslaughs at the tumultturmoil of the city, TheHe shoutingsdoes ofnot hear the drivershouting heof doesthe not heartaskmaster.
39:8	He explores the mountains forof his pasture, And searches after every green thing.
39:9	Will the wild oxbull consentbe willing to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your mangerfeeding trough?
39:10	Can you bindtie down the wild oxbull in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrowplow the valleys after you?
39:11	Will you trust him because his strength is great, And leave your labor to him?
39:13	“The ostriches’ wings of the ostrich flap joyously, With the pinion and plumagefeathers of love,
39:15	And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beastanimal may trample them.
39:16	She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor beis infor vainnothing, she is unconcerned;,
39:18	When she liftsrushes herselfaway on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.
39:20	Do you make him leap like the locustlocusts? His majestic snorting is terriblefrightening.
39:21	He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weaponsbattle.
39:24	WithHe shakingraces andover ragethe heground raceswith overa theroar groundand fury, And he does not stand still atwhen he hears the voicesound of the trumpet.
39:25	As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’ And he scentssenses the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
39:27	Is it at your command that the eagle mountsflies uphigh, And makes his nest on high?
39:28	OnHe thedwells cliffand hespends dwellshis andnights lodgeson the cliff, UponOn the rocky cragcliff, an inaccessible place.
39:29	From there he spiestracks out food; His eyes seelook at it from afar.
39:30	His young ones also sucklick up blood greedily; And where the slain are, there he is he.”
40:2	“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reprovesrebukes God give an answer it.”
40:4	“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I replysay in response to You? I layput my hand on my mouth.
40:5	Once I have spoken once, and I will not answerreply; EvenOr twice, and I will add nothing more.”
40:6	Then the Lord answered Job outfrom of the stormwhirlwind and said,
40:7	“Now girdtighten upthe belt on your loinswaist like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
40:8	Will you really annulnullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?
40:10	“Adorn yourself with eminencepride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
40:11	PourLet out theyour overflowingsoutbursts of your anger, And look onat everyone who is proudarrogant, and makehumble him low.
40:12	Look onat everyone who is proudarrogant, and humble him, And treadtrample down the wicked where they stand.
40:13	Hide them together in the dust together; BindImprison them in the hidden place.
40:15	“Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
40:16	Behold now, his strength in his loinswaist, And his power in the muscles of his belly.
40:17	He bendshangs his tail like a cedar; The sinewstendons of his thighs are knit together.
40:19	“He is the first of the ways of God; Let his makerMaker bring nearHis hissword swordnear.
40:20	SurelyIndeed the mountains bring him food, And all the beastsanimals of the field play there.
40:21	UnderHe lies down under the lotus plants he lies down, In the coverthiding place of the reeds and the marsh.
40:24	Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, WithCan barbs can anyone pierce his nose with barbs?
41:1	“Can you drawdrag out Leviathan with a fishhook?, OrAnd press down his tongue with a cordrope?
41:2	Can you put a rope in his nose, OrAnd pierce his jaw with a hook?
41:3	Will he make many supplicationspleas to you, Or will he speak to you softgentle words?
41:4	Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him foras a servant forever?
41:5	Will you play with him as with a bird, OrAnd willtie youhim binddown him for your maidensyoung girls?
41:6	Will the traders bargain overfor him? Will they divide him among the merchants?
41:8	Lay your hand on him;. Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
41:9	Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laidhurled lowdown even at the sight of him?
41:10	No one is so fiercereckless that he dares to arousestir him; Who then is he thatwho canopposes stand before Me?
41:11	Who has givenbeen first to give to Me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the wholeentire heaven is Mine.
41:12	“I will not keepbe silencesilent concerningabout his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderlygraceful frame.
41:13	Who can strip off his outer armorcovering? Who can comepierce within his double mailarmor?
41:15	His strong scales are his pride, ShutLocked up as with a tight seal.
41:16	One is so nearclose to another That no air can come between them.
41:18	His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelidseye of the morningdawn.
41:19	OutFrom of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.
41:20	OutFrom of his nostrils smoke goes forthout As from a boiling pot and burning rushesreeds.
41:21	His breath kindlessets coals aglow, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
41:22	In his neck lodgesdwells strength, And dismay leaps before him.
41:23	The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm and immovable on him and immovable.
41:24	His heart is as hardfirm as a stone, EvenAnd as hardfirm as a lower millstone.
41:25	When he raisesrises himself up, the mighty fearare afraid; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
41:26	The sword that reaches him cannot availprevail, Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
41:30	His underparts are like sharp potsherdspieces of pottery; He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the miremud.
41:32	Behind him he makesilluminates a wake to shinepathway; One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
41:34	He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride.”
42:2	“I know that You can do all things, And that no purposeplan ofis Yoursimpossible canfor be thwartedYou.
42:3	‘Who is this thatwho hidesconceals counseladvice without knowledge?’ Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I diddo not know.
42:4	‘Hear,Please nowlisten, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.’
42:6	Therefore I retract, And I repent, insitting on dust and ashes.”
42:7	It came about after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, because you have not spoken of Me what is righttrustworthy, as My servant Job has.
42:8	Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so thatas Inot mayto not do with you accordingas to your follyfoolishness deserves, because you have not spoken of Me what is righttrustworthy, as My servant Job has.”
42:9	So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job.
42:10	The Lord also restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased double all that Job had twofold.
42:11	Then all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they consoledsympathized with him and comforted him for all the adversities that the Lord had brought on him. And each one gave him onea piece of money, and each a ring of gold.
42:12	The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had 14,000fourteen thousand sheep, andsix 6,000thousand camels, anda 1,000thousand yoke of oxen, and 1,000a thousand female donkeys.
42:13	He also had seven sons and three daughters.
42:14	He named the first Jemimah, and the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.
42:15	In all the land no women were found soas fairbeautiful as Job’s daughters; and their father gave them inheritanceinheritances among their brothers.