This man had seven sons, and three daughters.

After this, opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day,

Lo, this we ourselves have proved by experience, and even this it is. Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heed to thyself."

This is the cause, that my words are so sorrowful.

"This one thing will I say: He destroyeth both the righteous and ungodly.

Lo, all this have I seen with mine eye, heard with mine ear, and understand it.

May a dead man live again? All the days of this my pilgrimage am I looking, till my changing shall come.

Virtuous men therefore shall well consider this, and the innocent shall take part against the hypocrite.

Such are now the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God."

know this then: that it is God which hath handled me so violently, and hath compassed me about with his net.

that I shall be clothed again with this skin, and see God in my flesh.

Knowest thou not this, namely: that from the beginning - ever since the creation of man upon earth -

This is the portion that the wicked shall have of God, and the heritage that he may look for of the LORD."

Is it with a man, that I make this disputation? Which if it were so, should not my spirit be then in sore trouble?

For when I ponder and consider this, I am afraid, and my flesh is smitten with fear.

"My saying is yet this day in bitterness, and my hand heavy among my groanings.

This is the cause, that I shrink at his presence, so that when I consider him I am afraid of him.

"The whole city crieth unto the LORD with sighing, the souls of the slain make their complaint: But God destroyeth them not for all this,

This is now a short sum of his doings. But who is able sufficiently to rehearse his works? Who can perceive and understand the thunder of his power?"

saying, 'This is that portion that the wicked shall have of God, and the heritage that Tyrants shall receive of the Almighty'?

When I laughed, they knew well it was not earnest; and this testimony of my countenance pleased them nothing at all.

For this is a wickedness and sin, that is worthy to be punished;

O that I had one which would hear me. Lo, this is my cause: Let the almighty give me answer, and let him that is my contrary party, sue me with libel.

At this, my heart is astonished, and moved out of his place.

"Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

If a man will consider all high things, this same is a king over all the children of pride."

After this lived Job forty years, so that he saw his children, and his children's children to the fourth generation.