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

And there were born unto 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 came also among them.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one that fears God, and turns away from evil?

And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them:

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

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone am escaped to tell you.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I alone am escaped to tell you.

And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I 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 came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one that fears God, and turns away from evil? and still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a male child conceived.

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.

There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Call now, if there be any that will answer you; and to which of the holy ones will you turn?

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

He shall deliver you in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch you.

Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

They were disappointed because they had confidence; they came there, and were confused.

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of a hireling?

Neither is there any mediator between us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

You know that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of your hand.

And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yea, you shall dig about you, and take your rest in safety.

Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.

He takes away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender shoots thereof will not cease.

Are there not mockers with me? and does not my eye continue in their provocation?

Behold, I cry out concerning wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no justice.

Be yourselves afraid of the sword: for wrath brings the punishment of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment.

There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall follow after him, as there are innumerable gone before him.

How then do you comfort me in vain, seeing in your answers there remains falsehood?

When men are cast down, then you shall say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

There the righteous might reason with him; so should I be delivered forever from my judge.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Is there any number to his armies? and upon whom does not his light arise?

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they refine it.

There is a path which no fowl knows, and which the falcon's eye has not seen:

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was aroused.

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives him understanding.

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

If there be a messenger with him, a mediator, one of a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness:

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

There they cry, but none gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Even so would he have removed you out of the distress into a broad place, where there is no restraint; and that which should be set on your table should be full of richness.

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take you away with one blow: then a great ransom cannot deliver you.

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;

From there she seeks the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

Upon earth there is not his like, which is made without fear.

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they consoled him, and comforted him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.