And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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 Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?

With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;

Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.

Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the flag grow without water?

Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider's web.

That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;

If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.

If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

As the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.

And thou hast laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me : And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.

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.

Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.

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

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

His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent.

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:

Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;

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

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

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.

Ye say , God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

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

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light.

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

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.

He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

And Job again took up his parable, and said,

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

And Job again took up his parable, and said,

The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me.

Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it ; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

Therefore is my harp turned to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.

What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother's womb);

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water,

But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.

For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.

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

Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Or who'shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee?

Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again.

What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider.

Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?

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

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?

His'strong scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal.

When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.

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.