And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And Jehovah said to Satan, From where do you come? Then Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

And Jehovah said to Satan, Have you set your heart against My servant Job, because there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil?

But put forth Your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your face.

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only do not lay your hand upon him. And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

And a day came when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house.

And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them.

While he was still speaking, there also came another and said, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house.

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

And Jehovah said to Satan, From where do you come? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Have you set your heart on My servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil? And still he is keeping hold of his integrity, although you moved Me against him to destroy him without cause.

But indeed put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face.

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand, but save his life.

And his wife said to him, Do you still hold to your integrity? Curse God and die!

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

Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to stir up Leviathan.

Why did the knees go before me; or why the breasts, that I should suck?

or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;

or as a hidden untimely birth I would not have been, like infants who did not see light.

There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest;

the prisoners are at rest together; they hear not the voice of the slave driver.

The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master.

They are rejoicing to exultation. They are glad when they can find the grave.

For my sighing comes before I eat, and my groanings are poured out like the waters.

Shall one try a word with you, you who are weary? But who can hold back with words?

Your words have upheld him who was falling, and you have made strong the feeble knees.

But now it has come upon you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.

Is not your reverence your hope? Is not your hope the uprightness of your ways?

Remember, please, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the righteous cut off?

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of His nostrils they are destroyed.

The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the strong lion's cubs are scattered abroad.

And a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a little of it.

How much less in those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?

They are destroyed from morning till evening; they perish forever without anyone caring.

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, nor is there any to deliver them.

to set on high those who are low, so that those who mourn may be lifted up to safety;

In famine He shall redeem you from death; and in war from the power of the sword.

And you shall know that your tent is in peace; and you shall visit your fold, and shall miss nothing.

And you shall know that your seed will be numerous, and your offspring as the grass of the earth.

You shall come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.

Oh that my grief were but weighed, and my ruin laid in the balances together!

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their fury is drinking my spirit; the terrors of God are set against me.

Does the wild ass bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?

Can that which has no taste be eaten without salt? Or is there taste in the white of an egg?

My soul refuses to touch them; they are sickening food to me.

Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze?

The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing and are lost.

They were ashamed because they had hoped; they came there and were ashamed.

Surely now you are like them; you see my casting down, and are afraid.

Did I say, Give to me? or, Offer a bribe for me from your wealth;

or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand; or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand where I have gone astray.

Right words are powerful, but what does your arguing argue?

Do you intend to criticize words, and the speeches of one who is hopeless, that are as wind?

Yea, you cause anger to fall on the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.

And now, please look on me; for if I lie, it is before your face.

Is there not a warfare to man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hireling?

so I am made to possess months of vanity, and weary nights are appointed to me.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are ended without hope.

The eye of him who has seen me shall see me no more; Your eyes are on me, and I am gone.

Am I like the sea, or a whale, that You set a watch over me?

I despise them; I will not live always; let me alone, for my days are vanity.

What is man, that You should magnify him, and that You should set Your heart on him,

How long will you speak these things, since the words of your mouth are like a strong wind?

Does God pervert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?

If your sons have sinned against Him, and if He has cast them away for their transgression,

if you would seek earnestly to God and make your prayer to the Almighty;

if you were pure and upright, surely now He would awake for you, and make the dwelling-place of your righteousness blessed.

And if your beginning was small, yet your end would greatly increase.

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

So are the paths of all who forget God; and the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

His roots are wrapped around the heap, and he sees the place of stones.

until He fills your mouth with laughter, and your lips with rejoicing.

Behold, He takes away; who can turn Him back? Who will say to Him, What are You doing?

Whom, though I were righteous, yet I would not answer; I seek mercy for my judgment.

Though I were perfect, yet I would not know my soul. I would despise my life.

Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.

Is it good to You that You should press down, that You should despise the work of Your hands, and shine on the counsel of the wicked?

Have You eyes of flesh? Or do You see as a man sees?

Are Your days like the days of man? Are Your years like man's days,

You know that I am not wicked; and there is none who can deliver out of Your hand.

Your hands have made me and shaped me, together all around; yet You destroy me.

You have granted me life and favor, and Your providence has preserved my spirit.

And these have You hidden in Your heart; I know that this was with You.

You renew Your witnesses against me, and increase Your anger on me; changes and warfare are against me.

Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Should your lies make men silent? And will you mock and no one make you ashamed?

For you have said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Your eyes.

and would tell you the secrets of His wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold? Know therefore that God forgets for you some of your iniquity.

If He passes through and shuts up, or gathers together, then who can turn Him back?

If you prepare your heart and stretch out your hands toward Him;

if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; yea, you shall be steadfast and shall not fear;

for you shall forget your misery, and you shall remember it as waters that pass away.

And your lifetime shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, you shall be as the morning.

And you shall be safe, because there is hope; yea, you shall look around you, and you shall take your rest in safety.

You shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. Yea, many shall seek your favor.

For truly you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.