A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

Both small and great are there,
and the slave is set free from his master.

It [is all] one; therefore I say, 'He destroys [both the] blameless and [the] wicked.'

Neither is there any mediator between us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

With him are strength and prudence; both the one who goes astray and the one who misleads are his.

He both increaseth the people and destroyeth them; He maketh them to multiply, and driveth them away.

With us are both the gray headed and very aged men, much older than your father.

But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.

Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?
Did not the same God form us both in the womb?

But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,

Upon both hands, he putteth a covering of lightning, and layeth command upon it against an assailant: