There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.

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

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.

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 I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

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, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?

There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.

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

If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.

In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,

It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was'silence, and I heard a voice,'saying ,

His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

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

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

To him that is ready to faint kindness'should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Or, Deliver me from the adversary's hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?

How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him,'saying , I have not seen thee.

Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:

Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

As the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;

(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt them .

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name in the street.

He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.

He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.

He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.

And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

They are driven forth from the midst of men ; They cry after them as after a thief;

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.

My skin is black, and falleth from me, And my bones are burned with heat.

For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.

He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.

To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.

For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword.

From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off.

I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.

His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.