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.

And seven sons and three daughters will be born to him.

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

And the day will be and the sons of God will come to stand before God, and also the adversary will come in the midst of them.

The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" In response, Satan answered the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it."

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."

And the adversary will answer Yehovah and say, Did Job fear God gratuitously?

Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

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

And the day will be and his sons and daughters will be eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the first-born:

a messenger came to Job and reported: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby,

and the Sabeans swooped down and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I -- only I alone -- escaped to tell you!"

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

And behold, a great wind came from beyond the desert., and it will touch upon the four corners of the house, and fall upon the young men, and they will die; and I shall escape, I only, to announce to thee.

And Job will rise and rend his covering, and shave his head, and fall to the earth and worship.

Then he said, "Naked I came out from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh's name be blessed."

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

And the day will be and the sons of God will come to stand before Jehovah, and the adversary also will come in the midst of them to stand before Jehovah.

The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" In response, Satan told the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it."

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God]. And still he maintains and holds tightly to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to destroy him without cause.”

And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

So Yahweh said to Satan, "{All right}, he [is] in your {power}. Only spare his life."

And the adversary will go forth from the face of Jehovah, and he will strike Job with an evil burning sore, from the sole of his foot even to his crown.

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

And his wife will say to him, Yet thou art holding fast upon thine integrity: praise God and die.

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

And they will lift up their eyes from far off, and they knew him not, and they will lift up their voice and weep; and they will rend each his covering, and they will sprinkle dust upon their heads to the heavens.

After this Job opened his mouth, and he will curse his day.

Job will answer and say,

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

Why didn't I die while I was still in the womb, or die while I was being born?

For now I lay down and I shall rest; I slept: then there will be rest to me.

In that place, those who once were prisoners will be at ease together; they won't hear the voice of oppressors.

Waiting for death, and it is not; and they will dig more than for hidden treasures;

[Why does he give light] to a man whose way is hidden, and God has fenced him in [all] around?

For my sighing will come before any bread, and my groanings shall be poured put as waters.

For I feared a fear, and it will come upon me, and what I was afraid of will come to me.

I will not be at ease; I will not be quiet; I will not rest; because trouble has arrived."

And Eliphaz the Temanite will answer and say,

“If we dare to converse with you, will you be impatient [or offended]?
But who can restrain himself from speaking?

Thy words will raise up the weak and thou wilt strengthen the bent knees.

But now it shall come to thee and thou wilt be wearied; it will touch even to thee, and thou wilt tremble.

[Just] as I have seen, plowers of mischief and sowers of trouble will reap it.

The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.

And a word shall be brought to me by stealth, and mine ear will take a transient sound from it

Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

And the spirit will glide before my face; the hair of my flesh will stand erect:

It will stand, and I shall not recognize its appearance: a form before mine eyes; I shall hear stillness and a voice:

Behold, in his servants he will not trust, and upon his messengers he will set folly:

They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk;
they perish forever while no one notices.

Did not their remainder in them remove? They will die, and not in wisdom.

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

For vexation will slay the fool, and jealousy will kill [the] simple.

Then the hungry will devour his harvest, snatching it even from the midst of thorns, while the thirsty covet their wealth.

For toil will not come forth from the dust, and labor will not spring up from the earth;

For man shall be born to labor as the sons of the flame will lift up to fly.

But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;

Who doeth great things, beyond all search, - Wondrous things, till they cannot be recounted;

Which giveth rain upon the earth, and poureth water upon all things;

The days they will meet darkness, and they will grope in the noon day as night

And hope will be to the poor one, and iniquity contracted her mouth.

Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.

You will be safe from slander
and not fear destruction when it comes.

You will laugh at destruction and hunger
and not fear the animals of the earth.

For your covenant [will be] with the stones of the field, and the wild animals of the field will be at peace with you.

And you shall know that your tent [is] safe, and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing [anything].

You will also know that your offspring will be many
and your descendants like the grass of the earth.

You will approach the grave in full vigor,
as a stack of sheaves is gathered in its season.

"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!"

And Job will answer and say,

Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!

For now it will be heavy above the sand of the seas: for this my words were rash.

For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.

"Will the wild donkey bray from hunger if fresh grass is beside him? Will the ox low from distress if it is near its feed?

Will a man take food which has no taste without salt? or is there any taste in the soft substance of purslain?

{I refused} to touch [them]; they [are] like {food that will make me ill}.

"Who will grant my wish? I wish God would grant what I'm hoping for:

And God will, and he will crush me; will he let his hand remain, and will he cut me off?

But it will still be my consolation, and I would recoil in {unrelenting} pain, for I have not denied [the] words of [the] Holy One.

Is there any help at all in me? Is not, abiding success, driven from me?

He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.

which are growing dark because of ice upon them, it will pile up snow.

In the time they will flow of they became extinct: in its heat they were extinguished from their place.

The paths of their way will turn aside; they will go up into desolation and perish.

For all their expectations, they are doomed to disappointment; even though they have come and searched this far.

"And now you're all just like them, aren't you? You see my terror and are terrified.

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

How forcible were words of uprightness! and what will reproving from you prove?

Will ye purpose to reprove words, and for the spirit of the words of him despairing?

But ye will cause the orphans to fall, and ye will dig for your friend.

Now therefore if ye will, look upon me; and it shall be to your face if I lie.