so that He may turn man from his act, that He might hide pride from man.

so that his life is sick of bread, and his soul desirable food.

he shall pray to God, and He will be gracious to him; and he shall see His face with joy, for He will restore to man his righteousness.

He will observe to men, and say, I have sinned and perverted righteousness; and it was not equally repaid to me,

He has redeemed my soul from passing over into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.

If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.

For He repays man's work, and causes him to find according to his ways.

Therefore He knows their works, and He overturns in the night, so that they are destroyed.

so as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, for He hears the cry of the afflicted.

Besides what I see, You teach me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more.

Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who hears me will say,

Do you think this to be right, you that say, I am more just than God?

For you say, What will it benefit you? And, What good shall I have more than if I had sinned?

Look to the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds; they are higher than you.

How much less when you say you do not see Him! Judgment is before Him; you are waiting for Him.

Who has appointed Him His way; or who can say, You have done wrong?

every man has seen it; man may see it afar off.

Behold, He spreads His light on it, and He covers the bottom of the sea.

He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.

and it is turned around by His guidance, so that they may do whatever He commands them on the face of the world in the earth.

Teach us what we shall say to Him; for because of darkness we cannot arrange our case.

Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth as it came from the womb?

Have you gone to the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?

Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that floods of waters may cover you?

Can you send lightnings, that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

He scorns the turmoil of the city; he does not hear the driver's shouts.

The wing of the ostrich beats joyously; though not like the stork's pinions for flight.

From there he seeks food, and his eyes see afar off.

Will you also set aside My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?

see, now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

None is so fierce as to dare to stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me?

one is so near to another that no air can come between them;

they are joined one to another, they clasp each other so that they can not be separated.

He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

And now take to yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering. And My servant Job will pray for you. Surely I will lift up his face so as not to do with you according to your foolishness, in that you have not spoken of Me what is right, like My servant Job.

After this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and he saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations.