And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were finished, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

And the LORD said unto Satan, From where come you? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

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.

But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your power; only upon himself put not forth your hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them:

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

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.

And the LORD said unto Satan, From where come you? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but spare his life.

Then said his wife unto him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse God, and die.

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

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

Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts that I should nurse?

Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

Or as a hidden untimely birth, I had not been; as infants who never saw light.

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

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

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.

Your words have upheld him that was falling, and you have strengthened the feeble knees.

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

Is not this your fear, your confidence, your hope, and the uprightness of your ways?

Remember, I pray you, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

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.

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.

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.

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

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

In famine he shall redeem you from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

And you shall know that your tabernacle shall be in peace; and you shall visit your habitation, and shall find nothing amiss.

You shall know also that your descendants shall be many, and your offspring as the grass of the earth.

You shall come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in in its season.

Lo this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know you it for your good.

Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

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.

Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass? or the ox lows over its fodder?

Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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

Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of bronze?

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

They were disappointed because they had confidence; they came there, and were confused.

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

Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

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?

Yea, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for 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.

Am I a sea, or a sea monster, that you set a watch over me?

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

What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart upon him?

How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

Does God pervert judgment? or does the Almighty pervert justice?

If your children have sinned against him, and he has cast them away for their transgression;

If you would seek unto God early, and make your supplication to the Almighty;

If you were pure and upright; surely now he would awake for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.

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

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.

Till he fills your mouth with laughing, and your lips with rejoicing.

For, though I were righteous, yet could I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

Though I were blameless, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

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.

Is it good unto you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile upon the counsel of the wicked?

Have you eyes of flesh? or see you as man sees?

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

You know that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of your hand.

Your hands have made me and fashioned me together totally; yet you do destroy me.

You have granted me life and favor, and your care has preserved my spirit.

And these things have you hid in your heart: I know that this is with you.

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,

Before I go where I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

For you have said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in your eyes.

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.

If he cuts off, and shuts up, or gathers together, then who can hinder him?

If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him;

If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tents.

For then shall you lift up your face without spot; yea, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:

Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

And your life shall be brighter than the noonday; you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning.

And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yea, you shall dig about you, and take your rest in safety.

Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yea, many shall entreat your favor.

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