There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Job did so continually.

While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, "The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

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

"Let the day perish in which I was born, the night which said, 'There is a boy conceived.'

Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees.

"Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.

It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,

Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.

If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,

The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

"Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought forth before the hills?

to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):

I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.

Do you not know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

There was nothing left that he did not devour, therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

when Shaddai was yet with me, and my children were around me,

The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.

I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I did not know, I searched out.

Did I not weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy?

If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.

Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.

He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.

It was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.