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

And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one that fears God, and turns away from evil?

Have not you made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has on every side? you have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions are increased in the land.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one that fears God, and turns away from evil? and still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Then said his wife unto him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse 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: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with 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 tore every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

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

Therefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Your words have upheld him that was falling, and you have strengthened the feeble knees.

Then should I still have comfort; yea, I would exult myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

To him that is afflicted pity should be shown from his friend; even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

The eye of him that has seen me shall see me no more: your eyes are upon me, and I am not.

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

What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart upon him?

And that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?

If your children have sinned against him, and he has cast them away for their transgression;

If he is destroyed from his place, then it will deny him, saying, I have not seen you.

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and has prospered?

Lo, he goes by me, and I see him not: he passes on also, but I perceive him not.

Behold, he takes away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What do you?

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do bow before 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, and we should come together in trial.

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

If he cuts off, and shuts up, or gathers together, then who can hinder him?

If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him;

I am as one mocked of his neighbor, who calls upon God, and he answers him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

He that is ready to slip with his feet is like a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

With him is wisdom and strength, he has counsel and understanding.

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

Will you speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocks another, do you so mock him?

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will defend my own ways before him.

He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him.

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

You prevail forever against him, and he passes: you change his countenance, and send him away.

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready for battle.

He runs stubbornly against him, with his heavily embossed shield.

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for futility shall be his reward.

The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp shall be put out with him.

The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

The trap shall take him by the heel, and a snare shall lay hold of him.

The noose is laid for him on the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

They that come after him shall be astounded at his day, as they that went before were frightened.

Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knows not God.

He has also kindled his wrath against me, and he counts me unto him as one of his enemies.

I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I entreated him with my mouth.

But you should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

Yet he shall perish forever like his own refuse: they who have seen him shall say, Where is he?

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

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

Yet his food in his body is soured, it is the gall of asps within him.

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

In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in distress: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of bronze shall strike him through.

It is drawn, and comes out of the body; yea, the glittering sword comes out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

All darkness shall be laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown upon shall consume him; it shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.

The heaven 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?

God lays up his iniquity for his children: he recompenses him, and he shall know it.

For what pleasure has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he has done?

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall follow after him, as there are innumerable gone before him.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways blameless?

Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he sees not; and he walks in the circle of heaven.

Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto you.

You shall make your prayer unto him, and he shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows.

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

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

There the righteous might reason with him; so should I be delivered forever from my judge.

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

On the left hand, where he does work, but I cannot behold him: he hides himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

But he is of one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desires, even that he does.

For he performs the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.

Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaves from the hungry;

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

Though it be given him to be in safety, he rests; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

Dominion and fear are with him, he makes peace in his high places.

How have you helped him that is without power? how save you the arm that has no strength?

How have you counseled him that has no wisdom? and how have you plentifully declared the thing as it is?

Sheol is naked before him, and destruction has no covering.

Lo, these are only parts of his ways: and how little a whisper is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest steals him away in the night.

The east wind carries him away, and he is gone: and as a storm hurls him out of his place.

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would scarcely flee out of his hand.

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

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.