And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.

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, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

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.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.

To him that is ready to faint kindness'should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

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

He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more.

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, And try him every moment?

If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;

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

If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-

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

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

Behold, he seizeth the prey , who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

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

How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

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.

If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward him;

In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.

Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him?

Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?

Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?

Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

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

Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.

A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

He runneth upon him with a'stiff neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;

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

The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp above him shall be put out.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.

A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, And shall chase him at his heels.

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

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer, Though I entreat him with my mouth.

If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.

His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust.

Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.

He shall suck the poison of asps: The viper's tongue shall slay him.

Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Ye say , God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off?

Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?

Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

He will deliver even him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

But he is in one mind , and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.

Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.

Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.

How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!

Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

For God'shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.