But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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

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

The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

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

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

For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:

I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,