And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day, and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were completed, 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 so

And LORD said to Satan, From where do thou come? Then Satan answered LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.

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

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

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee.

And LORD said to Satan, From where did thou come? And Satan answered LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although thou m

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

And he took a potsherd for him to scrape himself with it, and he sat among the ashes.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights. And none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

Let that day be darkness. Let not God from above seek for it, nor let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell upon it. Let blackness come upon it.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

Let the stars of the twilight of it be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, nor let it behold the eyelids of the morning.

For now I should have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept. Then I would have been at rest

with kings and counselors of the earth, who built waste places for themselves,

The small and the great are there. And the servant is free from his master.

who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hid treasures,

For my sighing comes before I eat, and my groanings are poured out like water.

For the thing which I fear comes upon me, and that which I am afraid of comes to me.

Is not thy fear [of God] thy confidence, the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

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

For vexation kills the foolish man, and jealousy slays the silly one.

His sons are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,

whose harvest the hungry eat up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the snare gapes for their substance.

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

But as for me, I would seek to God. And to God I would commit my cause,

For he injures, and binds up. He wounds, and his hands make whole.

For thou shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas. Therefore my words have been rash.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison of which my spirit drinks up. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

O that I might have my request, and that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!

To him who is ready to faint, kindness [should be] from his friend, even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

For now ye are nothing. Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

Did I say, Give to me? Or, Offer a present for me from your substance?

Now therefore be pleased to look upon me, for truly I shall not lie to your face.

As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling who looks for his wages,

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossing to and fro to the dawning of the day.

I loathe [my life]. I would not live always. Let me alone, for my days are vanity.

If I have sinned, what do I do to thee, O thou watcher of men? Why have thou set me as a mark for thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

And why do thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lay down in the dust, and thou will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

if thou were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out

(for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow).

For he breaks me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause.

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.

Then I would speak, and not be afraid of him, for I am not so in myself.

My soul is weary of my life. I will give free reign to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacts of thee less than thine iniquity deserves.

For he knows FALSE men. He also sees iniquity. Will he not then consider it?

if iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

Surely then thou shall lift up thy face without spot. Yea, thou shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.

For thou shall forget thy misery. Thou shall remember it as waters that are passed away.

In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for those whose foot slips.

Will ye speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?

Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?

Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would keep silent and give up the spirit.

Withdraw thy hand far from me, and do not let thy dread make me afraid.

Why do thou hide thy face, and reckon me for thine enemy?

For thou write bitter things against me, and make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch of it will not cease.

O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would appoint for me a set time, and remember me!

Yea, thou do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

For thine iniquity teaches thy mouth. And thou choose the tongue of the crafty.

Are the consolations of God too small for thee, even the word that is gentle toward thee?

The wicked man travails with pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

He wanders abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself. For vanity shall be his recompense.

For the company of the hypocrites shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yea, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his mark.

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and he who vouches for me is on high.

For when a few years are come, I shall go the way where I shall not return.

My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, the grave is [ready] for me.

Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself. Who is there that will strike hands with me?

For thou have hid their heart from understanding. Therefore thou shall not exalt [them].

He who denounces his friends for a prey, even the eyes of his sons shall fail.

But as for you all, come on now again, and I shall not find a wise man among you.

If I look for Sheol as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness,

where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

Thou who tear thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks upon the toils.

A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

He has put my brothers far from me, and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.

Those who dwell in my house, and my maids, reckon me for a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends, for the hand of God has touched me.

But as for me I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand up upon the earth.

be ye afraid of the sword. For wrath [brings] the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the profane but for a moment?

That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten, he shall not rejoice.

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures. A fire not blown shall devour him. It shall consume that which is left in his tent.