There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”

And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.

And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;

While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn;

and behold, there came a great wind from over the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

He said,
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked I shall return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Lo, there hast thou him in thy power, but spare his life."

Now when Job's friends heard of all the trouble that happened to him, there came three of them, every one from his own place: namely, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they were agreed together to come, to shew their compassion on him, and to comfort him.

And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking unto him a word when they have seen that the pain hath been very great.

Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, There is a man child conceived.

That day, be it darkness, - Let not God enquire after it from above, May there shine upon it no clear beam:

Let darkness and death-shade buy it back, May there settle down upon it a cloud, Let a day's dark eclipse cause it terror:

Darkened be the stars of its twilight, - Let it wait for light, and there be none, neither let it see the eyelashes of the dawn:

For what reason, were there prepared for me - knees? and why - breasts, that I might suck?

For now I lay down and I shall rest; I slept: then there will be rest to me.

“There the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.

There the prisoners are at peace together; the voice of the overseer comes not again to their ears.

“The small and the great are there,
And the slave is free from his master.

Who long for death, but there is none,
And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

I was not careless, nor was I secure, nor had I settled down, - when there came - consternation!

There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.

When there were thoughts, from visions of the night, - When deep sleep falleth upon men,

“It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:

“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

“His sons are far from safety,
They are even oppressed in the gate,
And there is no deliverer.

Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.

So there is hope for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.

He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

“Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

“They were disappointed for they had trusted,
They came there and were confounded.

How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

“Desist now, let there be no injustice;
Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.

“Is there injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my palate discern calamities?

Is there not a warfare to a mortal, upon earth? And, as the days of a hireling, are not his days?

When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;

Can the papyrus plant grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water?

He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.

One thing, there is, for which cause, I have said it, The blameless and the lawless, he bringeth to an end.

“There is no umpire between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both.

Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.

‘According to Your knowledge I am indeed not guilty,
Yet there is no deliverance from Your hand.

And that if there was cause for pride, you would go after me like a lion; and again put out your wonders against me:

It's a gloomy land, like deepest darkness; where there's no order, and where even the brightness is like darkness.'"

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

and disclose his wise secrets? After all, there's so much more to understanding. So be aware that God will exact from you less than your sin deserves."

They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;

If, iniquity, be in thy hand, Put it far away, and let there not dwell in thy tents perversity,

And life will be brighter than the noonday; though there be darkness, it will be like the morning.

“Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.

When you sleep, there'll be nothing to fear; and many will court your favor.

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”

I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

For ruin, there is contempt, in the thought of the man at ease, - ready, for such as are of faltering foot!

At peace are the tents that belong to the spoilers, and there is security to them who provoke GOD, To him who bringeth a god in his hand.

"Among old persons there is wisdom, and among the aged is understanding.

With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.

"Hold your tongues now, and let me speak, for there is something come into my mind.

he shall make me whole: And why? There may no hypocrite come before him.

For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.

So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.

What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

“Are the consolations of God [as we have interpreted them to you] too trivial for you,
[Or] were we too gentle toward you [in our first speech] to be effective?

I heard many like there: comforters of vexation ye all.

Is there an end to words of wind? Or what doth embolden thee that thou answerest?

my face is reddened because of weeping, and on my eyelids there is a deep darkness,

Although there is no violence in my hands,
And my prayer is pure.

O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.

Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!

Are there not mockers around me? and doth not mine eye abide in their provocation?

“Lay down, now, a pledge for me with Yourself;
Who is there that will be my guarantor?

“Will my hope go down with me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)?
Shall we go down together in the dust?”

Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.

There catcheth him - by the heel - a gin, there holdeth him fast - a noose:

“There dwells in his tent nothing of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his habitation.

His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.

Lo, I cry out -- violence, and am not answered, I cry aloud, and there is no judgment.

My bone hangeth to my skin, and my flesh is away; there is left me only the skin about my teeth.

whom I will see for myself. My own eyes will look at him there won't be anyone else for me! He is the culmination of my innermost desire."

Did not ye say, "Why doth he suffer persecution?" Is there found an occasion against me?

Be ye afraid because of the sword, For furious are the punishments of the sword, That ye may know that there is a judgment.

"For the same cause do my thoughts compel me to answer. And why? My mind is tossed here and there.

There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.

There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.

He shall flee from the armour of iron, - There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!

He hath drawn it out, and it hath come forth out of his back, - yea the flashing arrow-head, out of his gall, There shall march on him - terrors:

Every misfortune, is laid up for his treasures, - There shall consume, a fire, not blown up, - it shall destroy what remaineth in his tent: