And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:

And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

And this one was still talking when another came, and said, Your sons and your daughters were feasting together in their oldest brother's house,

When a great wind came rushing from the waste land against the four sides of the house, and it came down on the young men, and they are dead; and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

And Job's three friends had word of all this evil which had come on him. And they came every one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. So they came together to a meeting-place, in order that they might go and make clear to Job their grief for him, and give him comfort.

Let destruction take the day of my birth, and the night on which it was said, A man child has come into the world.

That night--let the thick dark take it; let it not have joy among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

Why did death not take me when I came out of my mother's body, why did I not, when I came out, give up my last breath?

Or as a child dead at birth I might never have come into existence; like young children who have not seen the light.

There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

Who are glad with great joy, and full of delight when they come to their last resting-place;

In place of my food I have grief, and cries of sorrow come from me like water.

But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.

Have you ever seen destruction come to an upright man? or when were the god-fearing ever cut off?

A word was given to me secretly, and the low sound of it came to my ears.

Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble;

Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:

Between morning and evening they are completely broken; they come to an end for ever, and no one takes note.

If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?

I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.

For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;

He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.

You will come to your last resting-place in full strength, as the grain is taken up to the crushing-floor in its time.

See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

My friends have been false like a stream, like streams in the valleys which come to an end:

Under the burning sun they are cut off, and come to nothing because of the heat.

The camel-trains go out of their way; they go up into the waste and come to destruction.

They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.

My days go quicker than the cloth-worker's thread, and come to an end without hope.

He will not come back to his house, and his place will have no more knowledge of him.

So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.

Will the river-plant come up in its pride without wet earth? will the grass get tall without water?

The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.

For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.

That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.

Why then did you make me come out of my mother's body? It would have been better for me to have taken my last breath, and for no eye to have seen me,

Before I go to the place from which I will not come back, to the land where all is dark and black,

No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you.

Truly, my eye has seen all this, word of it has come to my ear, and I have knowledge of it.

Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.

And that will be my salvation, for an evil-doer would not come before him,

Only two things do not do to me, then I will come before your face:

If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible.

For there is hope of a tree; if it is cut down, it will come to life again, and its branches will not come to an end.

So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.

If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again!

If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, till the time came for me to be free.

His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.

Were you the first man to come into the world? or did you come into being before the hills?

A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

He does not come out of the dark; his branches are burned by the flame, and the wind takes away his bud.

He is like a vine whose grapes do not come to full growth, or an olive-tree dropping its flowers.

Such things have frequently come to my ears: you are comforters who only give trouble.

It has come up as a witness against me, and the wasting of my flesh makes answer to my face.

Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

His bowmen come round about me; their arrows go through my body without mercy; my life is drained out on the earth.

For in a short time I will take the journey from which I will not come back.

But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.

But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

His armies come on together, they make their road high against me, and put up their tents round mine.

But I am certain that he who will take up my cause is living, and that in time to come he will take his place on the dust;

He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end.

God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.

Their houses are free from fear, and the rod of God does not come on them.

Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld.

How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him.

If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;

Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.

If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!

For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.

From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.

To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?

Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?

When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.

He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.

From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;

They have made waste my roads, with a view to my destruction; his bowmen come round about me;

As through a wide broken place in the wall they come on, I am overturned by the shock of their attack.

Fears have come on me; my hope is gone like the wind, and my well-being like a cloud.

For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.

A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;

Then in place of grain let thorns come up, and in place of barley evil-smelling plants.

Fear has overcome them, they have no more answers to give; they have come to an end of words.

If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.

But you said in my hearing, and your voice came to my ears: