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."

Then Satan answered him and said, "Skin for skin! All that {that} man has he will give for his life.

"Why does he give light to one in misery and life to [those] bitter of soul,

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

Is it because I have said, 'Give to me,' or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'?

My body is clothed [with] maggots and clods of dust; my skin hardens, then it gives way [again].

The earth is given into [the] hand of [the] wicked; he covers the face of its judge-- if [it is] not [he], then who [is] it?

"My inner self loathes my life; {I want to give vent to my complaint}; I want to speak out of [the] bitterness of my inner self.

{to whom alone} the land was given, and no stranger passed through their midst.

Please lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who [is] he [who] will give security for my hand?

You have given no water [for the] weary to drink, and you withheld food from [the] hungry.

Would he contend with me in [the] greatness of [his] strength? No, but he himself would give heed to me.

He gives security to him, and he is supported, but his eyes [are] upon their ways.

I would give him an account of my steps; I would approach him like a noble.

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.

I myself {will give answer to you} and [to] your friends with you.

If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?

But no one says, 'Where [is] God my Maker, [who] gives songs in the night,

Indeed, he judges people by them; he gives food {in abundance}.

By God's breath, ice is given, and [the] broad waters [are] frozen.

Who has put wisdom in the ibis, or who has given understanding to the rooster?

"Do you know [the] time when [the] goats of [the] rocks give birth? Do you observe [the] doe deer's giving birth?

[to] which I have given [the] wilderness [as] its house and [the] salt flat [as] its dwelling place?

because God made it forget wisdom, and he did not give it a share in understanding.

"Do you give power to the horse? Do you clothe its neck [with] a mane?