And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?'

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'

Because it hath not shut the doors Of the womb that was mine! And hide misery from mine eyes.

That are black because of ice, By them doth snow hide itself.

Is it because I said, Give to me? And, By your power bribe for me?

Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me -- and I am not!

Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.

And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched -- in confidence thou liest down,

Night for day they appoint, Light is near because of darkness.

Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious are the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that there is a judgment.

Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.

To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

Because of thy reverence Doth He reason with thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:

Also -- to-day is my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.

Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.

Because His cord He loosed and afflicteth me, And the bridle from before me, They have cast away.

For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

If I rejoice because great is my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,

Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

and burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God;

and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.

Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

My Father! let Job be tried -- unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.

Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,

And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld -- because of fury,

Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

Dost thou trust in him because great is his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?

With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.

And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, 'Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

And now, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go ye unto My servant Job, and ye have caused a burnt-offering to ascend for you; and Job My servant doth pray for you, for surely his face I accept, so as not to do with you folly, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.