There once was a man in the land of Uz named Job. The man was blameless as well as upright. He feared God and kept away from evil.

Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth. The man is blameless as well as upright. He fears God and keeps away from evil."

The LORD asked Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth. The man is blameless as well as upright. He fears God and keeps away from evil. He remains firm in his integrity, even though you have been urging me to overwhelm him without cause."

Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, 'What are you doing?'

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

The life of every living thing is in His hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind.

he will vanish forever like his own dung.
Those who know him will ask, “Where is he?”

For the morning is to them all as the shadow of death; for they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.

The drought as well as the heat carry away the melted snow; so the grave takes away those who have sinned.

They come like those who breach through a wall; as everything crashes around me they'll roll on and on!

Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies?

“Now gird up your loins like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!

Gird, I pray thee - as a strong man - thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.

Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

Hear thou, I pray thee, and, I, will speak, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.