Then Job got up, and after parting his clothing and cutting off his hair, he went down on his face to the earth, and gave worship, and said,

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place -- Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite -- and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;

There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude is over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:

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

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly:

They are disappointed, because they trusted; they came {here} and they are confounded.

Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?

The earth, hath been given into the hand of a lawless one, The faces of her judges, he covereth, If not, then who is it?

{It is higher than the heaven}; what can you do? [It is] deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom?

I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

"Come here now, all of you, and I won't find a wise person among you.

"For the same cause do my thoughts compel me to answer. And why? My mind is tossed here and there.

I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and my spirit answereth me by mine understanding.

Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

Now because that God is higher than the heavens, and because thou seest the stars are so high,

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.

Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

She cannot be gotten for the most fine gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any money.

No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onyx stones, no Sapphire may be compared unto her.

There is nothing so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named unto her: for perfect wisdom goeth far beyond them all.

The Topaz that cometh out of Ethiopia may in no wise be likened unto her: yea, no manner of apparel how pleasant and fair soever it be.

Abaddon and death said, "We did hear a rumor about it.'

But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place.

Then did he see her, then declared he her, prepared her and knew her.

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

For this, I said, Hear to me; I also will show my knowledge.

"Look! I have waited to hear your speech, so I listened to your insights while you searched for the right words to say.

Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

“Behold, I have opened my mouth [to begin my speech];
My tongue in my mouth is going to speak.

Surely -- thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:

“In a dream, a vision of the night [one may hear God’s voice],
When deep sleep falls on men
While slumbering upon the bed,

Mark well, O Job, and hear me: hold thee still until I have spoken.

If thou hast nothing, then hear me, and hold thy tongue, so shall I teach thee wisdom."

Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

“Therefore hear me, you men of understanding.
Far be it from God that He would do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.

If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted—

Reasonable men will say to me,
along with the wise men who hear me,

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.

“But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword
And they will die without knowledge.

Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

A roaring voice followeth him: for his glorious majesty giveth such a thunder clap, that, though a man hear it, yet may he not perceive it afterward. It giveth a horrible sound,

Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

It is not we that can find out the Almighty: for in power, equity, and righteousness, he is higher than can be expressed.

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?

Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train?

Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

It scorns [the] city's turmoil; it does not hear [the] driver's shouts.

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

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

When she proudly spreads her wings,
she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

Behind it, {it leaves a glistening wake}; one would think [that] the deep [has] gray hair.

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.