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

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

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

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

In famine he will redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yes, return again, my righteousness is in it.

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

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

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

For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.

Not for any injustice in my hands: also my prayer is pure.

His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away a house which he did not build.

Why do the wicked live, become old, and, are mighty in power?

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray to him?

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

Would he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

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

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; and the stars are not pure in his sight.

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

The topaz of Cush shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles to man.

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render to man his righteousness.

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice: he will not afflict.

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.