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 spread abroad in the land.

But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

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

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;

To the man whose way is hidden, and whom +God hath hedged in?

For I feared a fear, and it hath come upon me, and that which I dreaded hath come to me.

Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling?

The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

If thy children have sinned against him, he hath also given them over into the hand of their transgression.

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

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?

Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy care hath preserved my spirit;

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

With him 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 hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself.

For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty:

For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his flanks.

But now he hath made me weary; ... thou hast made desolate all my family;

God hath delivered me over to the iniquitous man, and hurled me into the hands of the wicked.

I was at rest, but he hath shattered me; he hath taken me by the neck and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

And he hath made me a proverb of the peoples; and I am become one to be spit on in the face.

But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.

He hath neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining in the places of his sojourn.

Know now that +God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net.

He hath hedged up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.

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

He breaketh me down on every side, and I am gone; and my hope hath he torn up as a tree.

And he hath kindled his anger against me, and hath counted me unto him as one of his enemies.

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me.

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

He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.

And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath not tasted good:

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

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

For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he hidden the gloom from me.

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!

Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,

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

It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;

Yea, whereto should the strength of their hands profit me, men in whom vigour hath perished?

For he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me; so they cast off the bridle before me.

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

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

If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? --

Now he hath not directed his words against me; and I will not answer him with your speeches. ...

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;

He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:

For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.

Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?

For hath he said unto God, I bear chastisement, I will not offend;

Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not Job know his great arrogancy?

For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.

Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

Dost thou know how +God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?

Hath thine understanding compassed the breadths of the earth? Declare if thou knowest it all.

Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;

Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew?

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

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,

For +God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.

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