And when they had gone around the day of feasting, 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 cursed God in their hearts. So Job did always.

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

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

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

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

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

Can the rush grow up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water?

Truly I know it is so, but how can man be just with God?

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

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

Can you by searching find out God? Can you perfectly find out the Almighty?

Heights of the heavens! What can you do? It is deeper than hell, what can you know?

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

Behold, He breaks down, and it can not be built up again; He shuts up a man, and no one opens.

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one!

He shall not be rich, nor shall his wealth hold out, nor shall he stretch out his gain on the earth.

He has broken me on every side, and I am gone, and He has uprooted my hope like a tree.

giving back his gain, and he will not eat. As to the wealth of his trading, even he shall not enjoy it.

Can a man be useful to God, as he who is wise may be useful to himself?

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous, or gain to Him that you make your ways perfect?

And you say, What does God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?

who said to God, Depart from us; and, What can the Almighty do to them?

nor have I gone back from the commandment of His lips; I treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion.

But He is in one mind, and who can turn Him? Yea, what His soul desires, He does it.

They are lifted up for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are gathered in like all others, and are cut off like the heads of the ears of grain.

How then can man be justified with God? Or how can one who is born of a woman be clean?

Lo, these are the edges of His ways; but what a whisper of a word we hear of Him! And the thunder of His power who can understand?

The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone; for it whirls him out of his place.

gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for a vessel of fine gold.

They have broken down my path, they gain by my trouble; they have no helper.

For it is a fire that devours to the Place of Ruin, and it would root out all my gain.

if the men of my camp did not say, Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat?

If you can, answer me; set yourself in order before me, stand up.

And He gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who can behold Him? And it may be against a nation and a man together;

Who has appointed Him His way; or who can say, You have done wrong?

Also can any understand the spreading of the clouds, or the crashing of His canopy?

Have you gone to the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths?

Can you bind the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

Can you bring the constellations in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with its sons?

Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set up their rulership on the earth?

Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that floods of waters may cover you?

Can you send lightnings, that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

Who can number the clouds by wisdom; or who can empty out the jars of the heavens,

Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Can you observe the calving of deer?

Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time for their bearing,

Can you tie the wild ox in the furrow with his rope? Or will he harrow the valleys for you?

Can you make him leap like a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrifying.

And have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

Then I also will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, or hold down his tongue with a cord?

Can you put a reed rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw with a thorn?

Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fishing spears?

Who has gone before Me that I should repay? All that is the heavens is Mine.

Who can take off the surface of his skin; who can come to him with his double bridle?

Who can open the doors to his face? Terror is round about his teeth.

one is so near to another that no air can come between them;

they are joined one to another, they clasp each other so that they can not be separated.

I know that You can do all, and not any purpose is withheld from You.