And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one revering God and avoiding evil?

Hast not, thou thyself, made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? The work of his hands, thou hast blessed, and, his substance, hath broken forth in the land.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one who revereth God, and avoideth evil; and still he is holding fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

Lo! thou hast admonished many, and, slack hands, hast thou been wont to uphold:

Him that was stumbling, have thy words raised up, and, sinking knees, hast thou strengthened.

I have sinned, What can I do for thee, thou watcher of men? Wherefore hast thou set me as thine object of attack, or have I become, unto thee, a burden?

Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?

Eyes of flesh, hast thou? or, as a mortal seeth, seest thou?

Thine own hands, shaped me, and made me, all in unison round about, and yet thou hast confounded me.

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

Since thou hast said, Right is my doctrine, and pure am I in his eyes.

If, thou, hast prepared thy heart, and wilt spread forth, unto him, thy hands -

And thou shalt he confident, that there is hope, and, when thou hast searched, securely shalt thou lie down;

And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?

If determined am his days, the number of his months, is with thee, Fixed times for him, thou hast appointed and he cannot go beyond.

Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.

Stones, have been hollowed out by waters, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth, and, the hope of mortal man, thou hast destroyed:

Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.

In the secret council of GOD, hast thou been wont to hearken? Or canst thou attain for thyself unto wisdom?

But, now, hath he wearied me, thou hast destroyed all my family;

For, their heart, hast thou kept back from understanding, On this account, thou wilt not exalt them.

Not so, do my thoughts answer me, and to this end, is my haste within me:

Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off:

No water - to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld broad:

Widows, thou hast sent away empty, and, the arms of the fatherless, thou dost crush.

How hast thou given help to one of no-strength? given victory to an arm of no-power?

How hast thou given counsel to one of no-wisdom? or, effective wisdom, abundantly made known?

Whom hast thou taught speech? Whose inspiration hath come from thee?

Verily I walked not in falsity, nor did my foot haste unto deceit: -

But thou hast spoken in mine ears, and, the sound of words, I heard: -

Lo! in this, thou hast not been right - let me answer thee, For, GOD, is greater than, man.

Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond.

If then thou hast understanding, hear this, Give thou ear to the teaching of my words: -

According to thy mind, must he requite it, that thou hast refused? For, thou, must choose, and not, I, What then thou knowest, speak!

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said - My righteousness is more than GOD'S.

Beware, do not turn unto iniquity, For, this, thou hast chosen rather than affliction.

Who enjoined on him his way? and who ever said, Thou hast wrought perversity?

Since thy days began hast thou commanded the morning? or caused the dawn to know its place;

Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? Or, through the secret recesses of the resounding deep, hast thou wandered?

Hast thou well considered, even the breadths of the earth? Tell - if thou knowest it all!

Hast thou entered into the treasuries of the snow? And, the treasuries of the hail, couldst thou see?

But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,