Then Satan answered LORD, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing?

For affliction does not come forth from the dust, nor does trouble spring out of the ground,

who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number,

Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or the ox moo over his fodder?

And be it still my consolation, yea, let me exult (in pain that does not spare), that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?

Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

who commands the sun, and it does not rise, and seals up the stars,

who does great things past finding out, yea, marvelous things without number.

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Yes, who does not know such things as these?

Who does not know in all these, that the hand of LORD has wrought this,

Does not the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?

He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He too flees as a shadow, and does not continue.

so man lays down and does not rise. Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.

Why does thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

He does not believe that he shall return out of darkness. And he is awaited by the sword.

His archers encompass me round about. He splits my reins apart, and does not spare. He pours out my gall upon the ground.

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, and this is the place of him who does not know God.

Their bull breeds, and does not fail. Their cow brings forth safely, and does not miscarry.

For what does he care for his house after him when the number of his months is cut off?

And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.

But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desires, even that he does.

From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded cries out. Yet God does not regard the folly.

He devours the barren who do not bear, and does no good to the widow.

Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom does his light not arise?

Man does not know the price of it, nor is it found in the land of the living.

Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

However does not a man stretch out the hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?

My heart is troubled, and does not rest. Days of affliction have come upon me.

Does he not see my ways, and number all my steps?

Why do thou strive against him because he does not give of any of his matters?

For God speaks once, yea twice, [though man] does not regard it.

who does not respect the persons of rulers, nor regards the rich more than the poor. For they all are the work of his hands.

If thou be righteous, what do thou give him? Or what does he receive of thy hand?

But now, because he has not visited in his anger, nor does he greatly regard folly,

Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise. He is mighty in strength of understanding.

He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted [their] right.

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.

Behold, God does loftily in his power. Who is a teacher like him?

After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty, and he does not restrain [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.

God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

Men therefore fear him. He does not regard any who are wise of heart.

He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shoutings of the driver.

He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed. Neither does he turn back from the sword.

He swallows the ground with fierceness and rage, nor does he believe that it is the voice of the trumpet.