But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

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 mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.

Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound 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 upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:

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

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

And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.

Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are vehement.

Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?

So now ye are nothing; ye see a terrible object and are afraid.

Now therefore if ye will, look upon me; and it shall be to your face if I lie.

Return, I pray you, let there be no wrong; yea, return again, my righteousness shall be in it.

Remember thou that my life is wind; mine eye shall no more see good.

The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

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

And why dost not thou forgive my transgression and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.

If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;

For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.

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

Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?

Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;

Were I perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.

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

And these things didst thou hide in thy heart; I know that this was with thee.

And wherefore didst thou bring me forth out of the womb? I had expired, and no eye had seen me.

Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make thee ashamed?

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that +God passeth by much of thine iniquity!

It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;

Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.

What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.

For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.

Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.

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

So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.

For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

Reasoning with unprofitable talk, and with speeches which 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, and the heavens are not pure in his sight:

Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.

And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps.

But now he hath made me weary; ... thou hast made desolate all my family;

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

O earth, cover not my blood, and let there be no place for my cry!

Even now, behold, my Witness is in the heavens, and he that voucheth for me is in the heights.

Lay down now a pledge, be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me?

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name on the pasture-grounds.

Know now that +God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, and I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

And as for me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;

Be ye yourselves afraid of the sword! for the sword is fury against misdeeds, that ye may know there is a judgment.

The eye which saw him shall see him not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.

Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.

+God layeth up the punishment of his iniquity for his children; he rewardeth him, and he shall know it:

Lo, I know your thoughts, and the devices ye wrongfully imagine against me.

And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?

Reconcile thyself now 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 to his seat!

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

Would he plead against me with his great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.

Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? why do not they that know him see his days?

They pass the night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold;

There are those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on his face.

In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light:

The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, --

He draweth also the mighty with his power; he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

They are exalted for a little, and are no more; they are laid low; like all other are they gathered, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

If it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!

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

He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;

Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.

For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.

I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;

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

And now I am their song, yea, I am their byword.

And now my soul is poured out in me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

The night pierceth through my bones and detacheth them from me, and my gnawing pains take no rest:

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and into the house of assemblage for all living.

Indeed, no prayer availeth when he stretcheth out his hand: though they cry when he destroyeth.

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

And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger was kindled.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know.

Therefore I say, Hearken to me; I also will shew what I know.

Now he hath not directed his words against me; and I will not answer him with your speeches. ...

They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.

And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; --

I will answer, I also in my turn, I also will shew what I know:

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.