and it cometh to pass, when they have gone round the days of the banquet, that Job doth send and sanctify them, and hath risen early in the morning, and caused to ascend burnt-offerings -- the number of them all -- for Job said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.' Thus doth Job all the days.

Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, all that he hath is in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Fire of God hath fallen from the heavens, and burneth among the flock, and among the young men, and consumeth them, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.'

While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.'

While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

In all this Job hath not sinned, nor given folly to God.

And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

And he saith unto her, 'As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place -- Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite -- and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;

While it is in its budding -- uncropped, Even before any herb it withereth.

So are the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,

While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,

I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.

'Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

In whose hand is the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'

Lo, all -- hath mine eye seen, Heard hath mine ear, and it attendeth to it.

And yet, ye are forgers of falsehood, Physicians of nought -- all of you,

And puttest in the stocks my feet, And observest all my paths, On the roots of my feet Thou settest a print,

If a man dieth -- doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.

'All days of the wicked he is paining himself, And few years have been laid up for the terrible one.

I have heard many such things, Miserable comforters are ye all.

Only, now, it hath wearied me; Thou hast desolated all my company,

And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.

And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

Abominate me do all the men of my counsel, And those I have loved, Have been turned against me.

All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.

Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.

High they were for a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all others they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.

For all the while my breath is in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.

On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.

On the Mighty doth he delight himself? Call God at all times?

Lo, ye -- all of you -- have seen, And why is this -- ye are altogether vain?

An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.

It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.

For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,

When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock is with me rivulets of oil.

For I have known To death Thou dost bring me back, And to the house appointed for all living.

Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?

For a fire it is, to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,

And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and to all my words give ear.

He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When for all His matters He answereth not?

Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man,

Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?

Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.

That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands are all of them.

For His eyes are on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.

All men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar.

Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light is over the skirts of the earth.

Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work.

And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,

Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare -- if thou hast known it all.

For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

Who hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it is mine.

Every high thing he doth see, He is king over all sons of pride.

Thou hast known that for all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is any device:

And Jehovah hath turned to the captivity of Job in his praying for his friends, and Jehovah doth add to all that Job hath -- to double.

And come unto him do all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they eat bread with him in his house, and bemoan him, and comfort him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him, and they gave to him each one kesitah, and each one ring of gold.

And there have not been found women fair as the daughters of Job in all the land, and their father doth give to them an inheritance in the midst of their brethren.