And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,

Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

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

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

Then Job answered and said,

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.

The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more; Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.

Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions:

So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him,'saying , I have not seen thee.

Then Job answered and said,

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If it be not he , who then is it?

Now my days are swifter than a post: They flee away, they see no good,

I shall be condemned; Why then do I labor in vain?

Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.

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

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, And increasest thine indignation upon me: Changes and warfare are with me.

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

Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in thine eyes.

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.

If he pass through, and shut up, And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

Then Job answered and said,

Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:

Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

Then Job answered and said,

Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Then Job answered and said,

And after my skin, even this body , is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Then Job answered and said,

How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there remaineth only falsehood?

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.

For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

Then Job answered and said,

Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.

I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

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

Then Job answered and said,

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

For when the ear heard me , then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me , it gave witness unto me:

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

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

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.

Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,

Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.

His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; He returneth to the days of his youth.

That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or'sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,

That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And , What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens.

Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Doubtless , thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!

Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?

Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

I know that thou canst do all things, And that no purpose of thine can be restrained.