Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it.

Why haven't you pardoned my transgression and taken away my iniquity? Now I'm about to lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I won't be around!"

"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.

The carefree are thinking, "I have contempt for misfortune,' Those who are about to stumble deserve it.

Why do you speak falsely on God's behalf and speak deceitfully about him?

He will live in devastated towns, in abandoned houses that are about to become heaps of rubble.

They have transformed night into day "The light,' they say, "is about to become dark.'

"When you're thinking about asking yourselves, "How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem is with him?'

"It will come about that, when he has filled himself to the full, God will vent his burning anger on him; he will pour it out on him and on his body.

When I think about this, I'm petrified with terror and my body shudders uncontrollably."

They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about,

That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him.

"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal.

Abaddon and death said, "We did hear a rumor about it.'

Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy.

you carried me off in a wind storm, making me ride on it while you toss me about as the storm roars around me.

I know that you're about to kill me, so I'm about to go to the house that's appointed for all the living."

if I've observed someone who is about to die for lack of clothes or if I have no clothing to give to the poor,

My insides feel like unvented wine, like it's about to burst like a new wineskin.

since I don't know the first thing about how to flatter; and the one who made me would sweep me away as if I were nothing."

"You aren't right about this; My response is that God is greater than human beings.

Remember to magnify his awesome activities, about which mortal man has sung.

"Now I'll conclude with this: my heart is trembling violently; it feels like it's about to leap from my body!

It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,

"Who is this who keeps darkening my counsel without knowing what he's talking about?

"Have you been to the source of the sea and walked about in the recesses of the deepest ocean?

When he rears up, the mighty are terrified; they are bewildered as he thrashes about.

You asked, "Who is this that darkens counsel without knowledge?' Well now, I have talked about what I don't understand awesome things beyond me that I don't know.

After these words had been spoken by the LORD to Job, the LORD spoke to Eliphaz from Teman: "My anger is burning against you along with your two friends, since you haven't spoken correctly about me, as did my servant Job.

So take seven bulls and seven rams and bring them to my servant Job. And bring a whole burnt offering for yourselves and my servant Job will pray for you. I'll encourage him by not responding as your disgraceful folly deserves, since you didn't speak about me correctly as did my servant Job."