And it was so, when the days of their feasting were ended, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose 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. Thus did Job continually.

And said, Naked came I from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

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

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

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts that I should be nursed?

If we essay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can refrain from speaking?

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

To set on high those that are low: that those who mourn may be exalted to safety.

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle will be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

Thou shalt know also that thy seed will be great, and thy offspring as the grass of the earth.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

To him that is afflicted pity should be shown from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and in which the snow is hid:

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

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yes, return again, my righteousness is in it.

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro to the dawning of the day.

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught.

I know it to be so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou my affliction;

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

For vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild ass's colt.

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:

And thy age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the expiration of the breath.

I am as one mocked by his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is derided.

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

O that ye would altogether hold your peace and it would be your wisdom.

He also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him.

Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens shall be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for by the sword.

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

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompense.

It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

He hath made me also a by-word of the people; and in former time I was as a tabret.

My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shade.

Upright men shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

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

The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.

His strength shall be hunger-bitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.

His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

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

Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

He shall fly away as a dream, and will not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Though wickedness may be sweet in his mouth, though he may hide it under his tongue;

That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.

There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

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

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

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by God.

Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they will be brought forth to the day of wrath.

Yet he shall be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

The clods of the valley will be sweet to him, and every man will draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.

If thou shalt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

Thou shalt make thy prayer to him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

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

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

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

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Far be it from me that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me.