Hast not thou made a 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 thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

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 he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

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

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-

Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,

With God is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this , Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

But his flesh upon him hath pain, And his soul within him mourneth.

Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;

Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;

And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;

But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company.

He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.

But he hath made me a byword of the people; And they spit in my face.

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause , And hath compassed me with his net.

He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.

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

He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

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

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.

He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly.

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

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

Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

Saying , Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;

Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.

Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!

Sheol is naked before God , And Abaddon hath no covering.

He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.

That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:

The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.

For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.

He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.

If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit;

If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;

Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);

Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches.

Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.

Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

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

For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?

For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement , I will not offend any more :

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;

Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know it .

Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.