And LORD said to Satan, From where do thou come? Then Satan answered LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.

Have thou not made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has, on every side? Thou have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

And LORD said to Satan, From where did thou come? And Satan answered LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although thou m

Then his wife said to him, Do thou still hold fast thine integrity? Renounce God, and die.

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

If a man tries to converse with thee, will thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

Behold, thou have instructed many, and thou have strengthened the weak hands.

Thy words have upheld him who was falling, and thou have made firm the feeble knees.

But now it comes to thee, and thou faint. It touches thee, and thou are troubled.

Call now, is there any who will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones will thou turn?

Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise thou the chastening of the Almighty.

Thou shall be hid from the scourge of the tongue. Neither shall thou be afraid of destruction when it comes.

At destruction and dearth thou shall laugh, nor shall thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

For thou shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

And thou shall know that thy tent is in peace, and thou shall visit thy fold, and shall miss nothing.

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

Thou shall come to thy grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that thou set a watch over me?

Then thou scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions,

What is man, that thou should magnify him, and that thou should set thy mind upon him,

and that thou should visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

How long will thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

If I have sinned, what do I do to thee, O thou watcher of men? Why have thou set me as a mark for thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

And why do thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lay down in the dust, and thou will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

How long will thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?

if thou would seek diligently to God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,

if thou were pure and upright, surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

Behold, he seizes; who can hinder him? Who will say to him, What are thou doing?

I am afraid of all my sorrows. I know that thou will not hold me innocent.

yet thou will plunge me in the ditch, and my own clothes shall abhor me.

I will say to God, Do not condemn me. Show me why thou contend with me.

Is it good to thee that thou should oppress, that thou should despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Have thou eyes of flesh? Or do thou see as man sees?

that thou inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin,

although thou know that I am not wicked. And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me together round about, yet thou destroy me.

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou have fashioned me as clay. And will thou bring me into dust again?

Have thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

Thou have clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.

Thou have granted me life and loving kindness, and thy visitation has preserved my spirit.

Yet these things thou hid in thy heart. I know that this is with thee.

If I sin, then thou mark me. And thou will not acquit me from my iniquity.

And if [my head] exalts itself, thou hunt me as a lion. And again thou show thyself marvelous upon me.

Thou renew thy witnesses against me, and increase thine indignation upon me. Changes and warfare are with me.

Why then have thou brought me forth out of the womb? I would have given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me.

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mock, shall no man make thee ashamed?

For thou say, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

Can thou find out God by searching? Can thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

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

If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward him,

Surely then thou shall lift up thy face without spot. Yea, thou shall be steadfast, and shall not fear.

For thou shall forget thy misery. Thou shall remember it as waters that are passed away.

And thou shall be secure, because there is hope. Yea, thou shall search [about thee], and shall take thy rest in safety.

Also thou shall lie down, and none shall make thee afraid. Yea, many shall correspond with thee.

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

Why do thou hide thy face, and reckon me for thine enemy?

Will thou harass a driven leaf? And will thou pursue the dry stubble?

For thou write bitter things against me, and make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

Thou also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. Thou set a bound to the soles of my feet.

And do thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bring me into judgment with thee?

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass,

O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would appoint for me a set time, and remember me!

Thou would call, and I would answer thee. Thou would have a desire to the work of thy hands.

But now thou number my steps. Do thou not watch over my sin?

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fasten up my iniquity.

The waters wear the stones. The overflowings of it wash away the dust of the earth. So thou destroy the hope of man.

Thou prevail forever against him, and he passes. Thou change his countenance, and send him away.

Yea, thou do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

For thine iniquity teaches thy mouth. And thou choose the tongue of the crafty.

Are thou the first man who was born? Or were thou brought forth before the hills?

Have thou heard the secret counsel of God? And do thou limit wisdom to thyself?

What do thou know, that we do not know? What do thou understand, which is not in us?

that against God thou turn thy spirit, and let words go out of thy mouth?

I will show thee. Hear thou me, and that which I have seen I will declare,

Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes thee that thou answer?

But now he has made me weary. Thou have made desolate all my company.

And thou have laid fast hold on me, [which] is a witness [against me]. And my leanness rises up against me; it testifies to my face.

O earth, do not cover thou my blood, and let my cry have no [resting] place.

For thou have hid their heart from understanding. Therefore thou shall not exalt [them].

if I have said to corruption, Thou are my father, to the worm, My mother, and my sister,

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

Know thou this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou are righteous? Or is it gain [to him] that thou make thy ways perfect?

For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Thou have not given water to the weary to drink, and thou have withheld bread from the hungry.

Thou have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

or darkness, so that thou cannot see, and abundance of waters cover thee.

And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?

Will thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shall be built up, thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and [the gold of] Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

For then shall thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shall lift up thy face to God.

Thou shall make thy prayer to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shall pay thy vows.

Thou shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee. And light shall shine upon thy ways.

When they cast [thee] down, thou shall say, [There is] lifting up, and he will save the humble man.

How thou have helped him who is without power! How thou have saved the arm that has no strength!

How thou have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!