Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, and hid not trouble from mine eyes.

Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.

It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:

What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should have patience?

Remember thou that my life is wind; mine eye shall no more see good.

And why dost not thou forgive my transgression and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.

If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.

Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.

That thou searchest after mine iniquity, and inquirest into my sin;

If I sinned, thou wouldest mark me, and thou wouldest not acquit me of mine iniquity.

If I were wicked, woe unto me! and righteous, I will not lift up my head, being so full of shame, and beholding mine affliction; --

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.

How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou heapest up mine iniquity.

His anger teareth and pursueth me; he gnasheth with his teeth against me; as mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes at me.

My friends are my mockers; mine eye poureth out tears unto +God.

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are mine.

Are there not mockers around me? and doth not mine eye abide in their provocation?

And mine eye is dim by reason of grief, and all my members are as a shadow.

And be it that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me.

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: my reins are consumed within me.

I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and my spirit answereth me by mine understanding.

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

Terrors are turned against me; they pursue mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away like a cloud.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?

If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands;

Let me sow, and another eat; and let mine offspring be rooted out.

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone!

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my signature: let the Almighty answer me! And let mine opponent write an accusation!

Yea, I gave you mine attention, and behold, there was none of you that confuted Job, that answered his words;

Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.

Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused his judgment; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?

Who hath first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee:

And it came to pass after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, that Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, Mine anger is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken rightly of me, like my servant Job.