But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

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;

but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

Thy words have upholden him that was stumbling, and thou hast braced up the bending knees:

Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?

And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.

And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.

What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?

How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?

If thy children have sinned against him, he hath also given them over into the hand of their transgression.

If thou seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,

If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;

And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.

Whilst he would fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with shouting,

Doth it please thee to oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Are thy days as the days of a mortal? are thy years as a man's days,

Since thou knowest that I am not wicked, and that there is none that delivereth out of thy hand?

Thy hands have bound me together and made me as one, round about; yet dost thou swallow me up!

Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy care hath preserved my spirit;

And these things didst thou hide in thy heart; I know that this was with thee.

And it increaseth: thou huntest me as a fierce lion; and ever again thou shewest thy marvellous power upon me.

Thou renewest thy witnesses before me and increasest thy displeasure against me; successions of evil and a time of toil are with me.

Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make thee ashamed?

If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,

If thou put far away the iniquity which is in thy hand, and let not wrong dwell in thy tents;

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

Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour.

Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:

Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty.

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

Both the greyheaded and the aged are with us, older than thy father.

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink?

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest words go out of thy mouth?

And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?

For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.

Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,

Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;

Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;

And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.

Even him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.

Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me.

If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy stand.

Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words: --

Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused his judgment; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.

I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?

Thy wickedness may affect a man as thou art, and thy righteousness a son of man.

Even so would he have allured thee out of the jaws of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and the supply of thy table would be full of fatness.

Will he esteem thy riches? Not gold, nor all the resources of strength!

How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.

And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,

Thou knowest, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!

Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?

Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?

Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor?

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?

Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.

Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, do no more!

And it came to pass after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, that Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, Mine anger is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken rightly of me, like my servant Job.