And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters,

Have not you made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has on every side? you have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions are increased in the land.

And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

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.

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I alone am escaped to tell you.

Then his wife said to him, "Are you still persisting in your blamelessness? {Curse} God and die."

But he replied to her, "You're talking like foolish women do. Are we to accept what is good from God but not tragedy?" Throughout all of this, Job did not sin by what he said.

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;

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to arouse leviathan.

Wherefore have knees been before me? And what are breasts, that I suck?

along with kings and counselors of the earth, who used to build for themselves what are now only ruins,

Or with princes -- they have gold, They are filling their houses with silver.

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.

[the] prisoners are at ease together; they do not hear [the] oppressor's voice.

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

To those who are longing for death even though it does not come? To those who search for it more than for hidden treasure?

Who rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

For my sighing comes before I eat, and my groanings are poured out like the waters.

Should anyone try to speak with you
when you are exhausted?
Yet who can keep from speaking?

But now it is come upon you, and you faint; it touches you, and you are troubled.

"{Think} now, who has perished [who is] innocent? Or where [are] the upright destroyed?

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the strong lion's whelps are scattered abroad.

How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?

They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish forever without any regarding it.

Are their tent cords not pulled up?
They die without wisdom.

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His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward.

which doeth things, that are unsearchable, and marvelous without number.

To set up on high those that are low; that those who mourn may be lifted to safety.

Which destroyeth the devices of the subtle, so that they are not able to perform the things that they take in hand;

[He] is capturing [the] wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are rushed.

Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

And you shall know that your offspring [are] many, and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.

You will come to your grave in a full age, As stacks of grain are harvested in their season.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison thereof drinks up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

The things that my soul refused to touch are as loathsome food to me.

My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed; like a streambed of wadis they flow away,

Which are black by reason of the ice, and in which the snow is hid:

At the time they diminish, they are dried up; when heat affecteth them, they vanish from their place:

The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

They are disappointed, because they trusted; they came {here} and they are confounded.

For now you are nothing; you see my terror, and are afraid.

How forceful are right words! but what does your arguing prove?

Do you intend to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall, And are strange to your friend.

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of a hireling?

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

The eye of him that has seen me shall see me no more: your eyes are upon me, and I am not.

I loathe it; I would not live always: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

“What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,

And that your hand is on him every morning, and that you are testing him every minute?

How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?

How long will you go on saying these things?
Your words are a blast of wind.

If you [are] pure and upright, indeed, now he will rouse himself for you, and he will restore your righteous abode.

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

His roots are wrapped about the stone heap, and looks for a place in the stones.

Surely God won't reject those who are blameless or hold hands with those who practice evil.

Who is moving the earth out of its place, so that its pillars are shaking:

He doth great things, such as are unsearchable, yea and wonders without number.

{If} he would snatch away, who could turn him? Who could say to him, 'What are you doing?'

"God doesn't restrain his anger. Rahab's assistants are humiliated under him.

“The earth is given into the hands of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges [so that they are blind to justice].
If it is not He, then who is it [that is responsible for all this injustice]?

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

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hastens to the prey.

I will say to God, 'Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.'

Are your days as the days of man? are your years as man's days,

You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your indignation upon me; changes and war are ever with me.

Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?

Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?

They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?

They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.

For he knows {those who are worthless}; {when he sees} iniquity, {he will not consider it}.

For thou shalt forget misery; as waters that are passed away shalt thou remember it;

And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope is a breathing out of soul!

No doubt you are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

But I also have a mind;
I am not inferior to you.
Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?

The one who is at ease holds calamity in contempt
and thinks it is prepared for those whose feet are slipping.

The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God brings abundantly.

“Who among all these does not recognize [in all these things that good and evil are randomly scattered throughout nature and human life]
That the hand of the Lord has done this,

Are not words tested by the ear, even as food is tasted by the mouth?

"With him [are] wisdom and powerful deeds, and to him [belong] counsel and understanding.

Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.

The same things are in my mind as in yours; I am equal to you.

But you are forgers of lies, you are all physicians of no value.

He will, severely rebuke, you, if ye are secretly partial.

Your proverbs are like unto ashes, your defenses are defenses of clay.

How many are my iniquities and sins? make me know my transgression and my sin.

Are you a god who would make a leaf tremble or who would prosecute a dry straw?

"Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.