And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day, and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

And LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in thy power, only upon himself do not put forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of LORD.

and the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away. Yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee.

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that came upon him, they came each one from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they made an appointment together to come t

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and did not recognize him, they lifted up their voice, and wept. And each one tore his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights. And none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

Let that day be darkness. Let not God from above seek for it, nor let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell upon it. Let blackness come upon it.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

For the thing which I fear comes upon me, and that which I am afraid of comes to me.

fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

who gives rain upon the earth, and sends waters upon the fields,

Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.

Now therefore be pleased to look upon me, for truly I shall not lie to your face.

Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?

The eye of him who sees me shall behold me no more. Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.

What is man, that thou should magnify him, and that thou should set thy mind upon him,

(for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow).

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand. He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

who alone stretches out the heavens, and treads upon the waves of the sea,

There is no umpire between us who might lay his hand upon us both.

Is it good to thee that thou should oppress, that thou should despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

If I be wicked, woe to me. And if I be righteous, yet I shall not lift up my head, being filled with shame, and looking upon my affliction.

And if [my head] exalts itself, thou hunt me as a lion. And again thou show thyself marvelous upon me.

Thou renew thy witnesses against me, and increase thine indignation upon me. Changes and warfare are with me.

But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,

I am as a man who is a laughing-stock to his neighbor. I who called upon God, and he answered. The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

He pours contempt upon rulers, and weakens the strength of the strong.

Shall not his majesty make you afraid, and his dread fall upon you?

And do thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring me into judgment with thee?

But his flesh upon him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.

A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

He runs upon him with a [stiff] neck, with the thick studs of his bucklers,

because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his loins.

He has torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me. He has gnashed upon me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes upon me.

They have gaped upon me with their mouth. They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.

His archers encompass me round about. He splits my reins apart, and does not spare. He pours out my gall upon the ground.

He breaks me with breach upon breach. He runs upon me like a giant.

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust.

Surely there are mockers with me, and my eye dwells upon their provocation.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks upon the toils.

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends, for the hand of God has touched me.

But as for me I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand up upon the earth.

Know thou this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,

He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.

In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come upon him.

When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, and will rain it upon him while he is eating.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.

He draws it forth, and it comes out of his body, yea, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors are upon him.

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Their houses are safe from fear, nor is the rod of God upon them.

How often is it that the lamp of the profane is put out, that their calamity comes upon them, that [God] distributes sorrows in his anger,

Thou shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee. And light shall shine upon thy ways.

Swiftly they [pass away] upon the face of the waters. Their portion is cursed in the earth. They do not turn into the way of the vineyards.

[God] gives them to be in security, and they rest in it. And his eyes are upon their ways.

Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom does his light not arise?

He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth upon nothing.

He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud upon it.

He has described a boundary upon the face of the waters, to the confines of light and darkness.

Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?

He breaks open a shaft away from where men sojourn, [paths] forgotten by the foot. They hang afar from men; they swing to and fro.

He puts forth his hand upon the flinty rock. He overturns the mountains by the roots.

when his lamp shone upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was upon my tent,

The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lays all night upon my branch.

After my words they spoke not again, and my speech distilled upon them.

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

As through a wide breach they come. In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves [upon me].

Terrors are turned upon me. They chase my honor as the wind, and my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

And now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Thou lift me up to the wind. Thou cause me to ride [upon it], and thou disintegrate me in the storm.

My heart is troubled, and does not rest. Days of affliction have come upon me.

I made a covenant with my eyes. How then should I look upon a virgin?

then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder. I would bind it to me as a crown.

I will speak that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed.

He also is chastened with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones,

If he sets his heart upon himself, [if] he gathers his spirit and his breath to himself,

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his goings.

He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.

and there shall be wrath upon the impious because of the ungodliness of bribes which the unrighteous receive.

which the skies pour down and drop upon man abundantly.

and it is turned round about by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them upon the face of the habitable world.

Do thou know how God lays [his charge] upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Out of the north comes golden splendor. God has upon him awesome majesty.

Who determined the measures of it, if thou know? Or who stretched the line upon it?

Upon what were the foundations of it fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone of it

By what way is the light divided, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

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

She dwells on the cliff, and makes her home upon the point of the cliff and the stronghold.

Lay thy hand upon him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.