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

And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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 I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

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 mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

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

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

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

Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

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

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart 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 it fast, but it shall not endure.

Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

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

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

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

His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.

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

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it 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 hath touched me.

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

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

It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh 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, neither is the rod of God upon them.

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

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

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.

My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

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

Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

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

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

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

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

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

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.