Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

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.

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

For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,

But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:

Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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

For now ye are nothing; Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

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

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

Oh remember that my life is a breath: Mine eye shall no more see good.

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

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.

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

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.

If thou wert pure and upright: Surely now he would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?

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

Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good,

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

There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.

Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with thee:

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

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

But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value.

Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

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

Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I am righteous.

How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

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?

Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

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:

Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):

And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;

But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company.

Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

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

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth for me is on high.

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?

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

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.

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.

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

Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:

Be ye afraid of the sword: For wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judgment.

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

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

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

Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.

Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,

And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

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

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

I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.

Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.

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

They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.

These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof.

The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face.

In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.

For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

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.

Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.

And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?

Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

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!

Sheol is naked before God , And Abaddon hath no covering.

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

That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.