And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?'

The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, all that he hath is in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'

Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh -- if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, he is in thy hand; only his life take care of.'

The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.

Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope -- the perfection of thy ways?

(For with sons of the field is thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)

And thou hast known that thy tent is peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,

And hast known that numerous is Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;

What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?

Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind -- sayings of thy mouth?

If thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression,

If pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.

And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.

While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,

Is it good for Thee that Thou dost oppress? That Thou despisest the labour of Thy hands, And on the counsel of the wicked hast shone?

As the days of man are Thy days? Thy years as the days of a man?

For Thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is no deliverer from Thy hand.

Thy hands have taken pains about me, And they make me together round about, And Thou swallowest me up!

Life and kindness Thou hast done with me. And Thy inspection hath preserved my spirit.

And these Thou hast laid up in Thy heart, I have known that this is with Thee.

Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And dost multiply Thine anger with me, Changes and warfare are with me.

Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!

If thou -- thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,

If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.

For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.

And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;

Only two things, O God, do with me: Then from Thy face I am not hidden.

Thy hand put far off from me, And Thy terror let not terrify me.

Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee?

Thou dost call, and I -- I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.

For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.

Both the gray-headed And the very aged are among us -- Greater than thy father in days.

For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:

(He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?

And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?

Because of thy reverence Doth He reason with thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:

Is not thy wickedness abundant? And there is no end to thine iniquities.

For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.

Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.

If thou dost return unto the Mighty Thou art built up, Thou puttest iniquity far from thy tents.

And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver is strength to thee.

For then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,

Thou dost make supplication unto Him, And He doth hear thee, And thy vows thou completest.

And thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.

He delivereth the not innocent, Yea, he hath been delivered By the cleanness of thy hands.

Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppressest me.

Lo, I am, according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.

I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

For a man like thyself is thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

And also He moved thee from a strait place, To a broad place -- no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.

Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.

How thy garments are warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

And say, 'Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'

Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?

Thou hast known -- for then thou art born And the number of thy days are many!

Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?

Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?

Dost thou trust in him because great is his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?

Dost thou trust in him That he doth bring back thy seed? And to thy threshing-floor doth gather it?

At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

And even I -- I do praise thee, For thy right hand giveth salvation to thee.

Dost thou play with him as a bird? And dost thou bind him for thy damsels?

Place on him thy hand, Remember the battle -- do not add!

And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, 'Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.