Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?

Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.

There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.

Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,

It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was'silence, and I heard a voice,'saying ,

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face.

Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.

Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

I loathe my life ; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.

How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?

Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him,'saying , I have not seen thee.

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.

Him that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;

That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.

If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.

He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.

I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If it be not he , who then is it?

I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.

Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

Hast thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese?

Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews.

If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.

I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,

Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?

What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?

This also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him.

Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:

Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.

But now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin?

His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?

Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be green.

Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?

His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting -place.

For when a few years are come, I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt them .

But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.

They change the night into day: The light,'say they , is near unto the darkness.

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause , And hath compassed me with his net.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.

Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh?