And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

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

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.

Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.