Now his sons were wont to go, and make a banquet, at the house of each one upon his day, - and to send and call their three sisters, to eat and to drink with them.

when lo! a great wind, came from over the desert, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died, - and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

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

And they sat with him upon the ground, seven days and seven nights, - and none was speaking unto him a word, for they saw that, exceeding great, was the stinging pain.

That day, be it darkness, - Let not God enquire after it from above, May there shine upon it no clear beam:

Let darkness and death-shade buy it back, May there settle down upon it a cloud, Let a day's dark eclipse cause it terror:

For, a dread, I dreaded, and it hath come upon me, and, that from which I shrank, hath overtaken me.

But, now, it cometh upon thee, and thou despairest, It smiteth even thee, and thou art dismayed.

When there were thoughts, from visions of the night, - When deep sleep falleth upon men,

Dread, came upon me, and trembling, The multitude of my bones, it put in dread:

Who giveth rain, upon the face of the earth, and sendeth forth waters, over the face of the open fields;

Is there not a warfare to a mortal, upon earth? And, as the days of a hireling, are not his days?

Nor shall see me - the eye that used to behold me, Thine eyes, are upon me, and I am not.

What is a mortal, that thou shouldst nurture him? Or that thou shouldst fix upon him thy mind?

For, of yesterday, are, we, and cannot know, for, a shadow, are our days upon earth:

He leaneth upon his house, and it will not stand, he holdeth it fast, and it will not remain erect.

Lo! he cometh upon me, yet can I not see him, Yea he passeth on, yet can I not discern him.

For, with a tempest, would he fall upon me, and would multiply my wounds without need;

They have passed away with boats of paper-reed, like a vulture which rusheth upon food.

There is not, between us, a mediator, who might lay his hand upon us both.

Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?

Life and lovingkindness, thou didst bestow upon me, - and, thy watchful care, preserved my breath.

But, in very deed, oh that GOD would speak, that he would open his lips with thee:

A laughing-stock to one's neighbour, do I become, one who hath called upon GOD and he hath answered him! A laughing-stock - a righteous man without blame!

Pouring contempt upon nobles, and, the girdle of the mighty, hath He loosed:

Laying open deep things, out of darkness, and bringing out to light, the death-shade:

Shall not, his majesty, overwhelm you? and, the dread of him, fall upon you?

And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?

A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him;

His anger, hath torn and persecuted me, He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth, Mine adversary, hath sharpened his eyes for me.

They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks.

He made a breach in me, breach upon breach, He ran upon me, like a mighty man.

My face, is reddened from weeping, and, upon mine eyelashes, is the death-shade: -

For he is thrust into a net by his own feet, and, upon a trap, he marcheth;

His memorial, have perished out of the land, and let him have no name over the face of the open field;

My way, hath he walled up, that I cannot pass, and, upon my paths, hath he made darkness rest;

Whom, I myself, shall see, on my side, and, mine own eyes, shall have looked upon, and not those of a stranger. Exhausted are my deepest desires in my bosom!

Knowest thou, this - from antiquity, from the placing of man upon earth: -

When his abundance is gone, he shall be in straits, All the power of distress, shall come upon him.

It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will thrust at him the glow of his anger, and rain it upon him for his punishment.

Their houses, are at peace, without dread, neither is, the rod of GOD, upon them;

How oft, the lamp of the lawless, goeth out, and their calamity, cometh upon them, Sorrows, apportioneth he in his anger;

And thou shalt decree a purpose, and it shall be fulfilled unto thee, and, upon thy ways, shall have shone a light;

It is given him to be secure, and confident, yet, his eyes, are upon their ways.

Is there any number to his troops? And upon whom ariseth not his light?

Who stretcheth out the north over emptiness, hangeth the earth upon nothingness;

His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress?

And He will cast upon him and not spare, Out of his hand, shall he, swiftly flee;

Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;

Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:

When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,

The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy;

My root, is laid open to the waters, and, the dew, shall lodge for the night in my boughs;

After I had spoken, they spake not again, and, upon them, used my speech to drop;

But, now, they who are of fewer days than I, have poured derision upon me; whose fathers I refused - to set with the dogs of my flock.

Even the strength of their hands, wherefore was it mine? Upon them, vigour was lost;

There are turned upon me terrors, - Chased away as with a wind, is mine abundance, and, as a cloud, hath passed away my prosperity.

A covenant, I solemnised for mine eyes, - How then could I gaze upon a virgin?

Outside, the sojourner lodged not for the night, My doors - to the wayfarer, I threw open.

Oh! would I not, upon my shoulder, lift it, or bind it as a crown upon me;

I will speak, that I may freely breathe, I will open my lips and respond.

Lo! my terror, will not startle thee, nor, my hand, upon thee, be heavy.

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

He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon.

Or he is chastised with pain, upon his bed, and, the strife of his bones, is unceasing!

But, if they would not hearken, by a weapon, should they pass away, and breathe their last, no one knowing.

Upon both hands, he putteth a covering of lightning, and layeth command upon it against an assailant:

Out of the north, a golden light cometh, Upon GOD, is fearful splendour:

Their young become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go out, and return not unto them.

Lay thou upon him thy hand, remember the battle - no more!

The dewlaps of his flesh, cleave together, hardened upon him, they cannot be moved;

His underparts, are points of potsherd, a pointed threshing roller spreadeth out upon the slime:

There is not - upon the dust - his like, that hath been made to be without fear;

Then came unto him all his brethren and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they did eat bread with him in his house, - and shewed sympathy with him and comforted him, over all the calamity which Yahweh had brought upon him, - and they gave him, every one a weight of money, and every one, a ring of gold.