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.

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

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

But He saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

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

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

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

who made the Bear, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;

They have passed away like the swift ships; like the eagle who swoops on the prey.

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

though no violence is in my hand, and my prayer is pure.

His sons shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore his wealth.

For he pressed down and forsook the poor; he stole a house, but he had not built it.

Why do the wicked live? They grow old and become mighty in power.

what is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have if we pray to Him?

Will He plead against me with His great power? No, surely He would give heed to me.

They turn the needy out of the way; the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Behold, like wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, rising early for a prey. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge from the poor.

The murderer rising with the light kills the poor and needy, and in the night he is a thief.

He ill-treats the women who bear no children; and does no good to the widow.

He also draws the mighty with his power; he rises up, and no one is sure of life.

Look even to the moon, and it shines not; yea, the stars are not pure in His sight;

He quiets the sea with His power, and by His understanding He shatters the proud.

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?

Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, and silver be weighed as its price.

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it; it cannot be weighed against pure gold.

For I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.

I was a father to the poor; and the cause which I did not know, I searched out.

I broke the fangs of the wicked, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

They bray among the bushes; they huddle together under the nettles;

Did I not weep for him whose day was hard; and my soul grieved for the poor?

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

You said, I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and no iniquity is in me;

His flesh wastes away, not seen; and his bones laid bare; they were not seen.

he shall pray to God, and He will be gracious to him; and he shall see His face with joy, for He will restore to man his righteousness.

How much less to Him who does not lift up the face of rulers, nor regard the rich before the poor? For all of them are the work of His hands.

so as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, for He hears the cry of the afflicted.

He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears by oppression.

Behold, God is exalted in His power; who teaches like Him?

which the clouds pour down and drop on man plentifully.

The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is exalted in power; and to judgment and overflowing righteousness He does no violence.

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

Will you hunt the prey for the lion, or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Pour forth the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone who is proud, and abase him.

And now take to yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering. And My servant Job will pray for you. Surely I will lift up his face so as not to do with you according to your foolishness, in that you have not spoken of Me what is right, like My servant Job.