And so it was, when the days of the banquet came round, that Job sent and hallowed them, and rising early in the morning offered ascending-sacrifices according to the number of them all; for Job said, Peradventure my sons have sinned, and have cursed God in their hearts. Thus and thus, was Job wont to do all the days.

Now there came a certain day, when the sons of God entered in to present themselves unto Yahweh, - so the accuser also entered, in their midst.

And there came a certain day, - when his sons and his daughters were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother.

when the Sabeans swooped down, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword, - and escaped am, only I alone, too tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - Thy sons and thy daughters, were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother;

when lo! a great wind, came from over the desert, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died, - and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

And there came a certain day when the sons of God entered in, to present themselves unto Yahweh - so the accuser also entered in their midst, to present himself unto Yahweh.

Now when the three friends of Job heard of all this misfortune which had befallen him, - they came, every man from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, - for they had by appointment met together to come to shew sympathy with him, and to comfort him.

And, when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept - and rent, every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads, toward the heavens.

Who rejoice unto exultation, Are glad, when they can find the grave:

I was not careless, nor was I secure, nor had I settled down, - when there came - consternation!

Remember, I pray thee, who, being innocent, hath perished, or when, the upright, have been cut off.

When there were thoughts, from visions of the night, - When deep sleep falleth upon men,

During the scourge of the tongue, shalt thou be hid, neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh;

To decide words, do ye intend, When, to the wind, are spoken the sayings of one in despair?

As soon as I lie down, I say, When shall I arise? yet he lengtheneth out the evening, and I am wearied with tossings until the breeze of twilight.

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall help to carry my complaint,

So shall thy beginning appear small, - when, thy latter end, he shall greatly increase!

Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?

When it is lifted up, like a howling lion, thou dost hunt me, Then again thou dost shew thyself marvellous against me.

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

But, an empty person, will get sense, when, a wild ass's colt, is born a man!

And thou shalt he confident, that there is hope, and, when thou hast searched, securely shalt thou lie down;

Would it be well, when he searched you out? Or, as one might jest with a mortal, would ye jest, with him?

How much less when one is detested and corrupt, a man who drinketh in - like water - perversity.

At ease, was I when he shattered me, Yea he seized me by my neck, and dashed me in pieces, then set me up for himself as a mark:

When, a few years, come, then, by a path by which I shall not return, shall I depart.

When his abundance is gone, he shall be in straits, All the power of distress, shall come upon him.

When I call to mind, then am I dismayed, and there seizeth my flesh a shuddering: -

For what shall be his pleasure in his house after him, when, the number of his months, is cut in twain?

When men cast themselves down, then thou shalt say: Up! And, him that is of downcast eyes, shall he save;

For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?

His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress?

When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,

Oh that it were with me as in the months of old, as in the days, when, GOD, used to watch over me;

When his lamp shone over my head, by whose light, I could go through darkness;

As I was, in the days of my prime, when, the intimacy of GOD, was over my tent;

When my steps were bathed in milk, and, the rock, poured out beside me, rivulets of oil:

When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,

When, the ear, heard, then it pronounced me happy, When, the eye, saw, then it bare me witness;

Only, against a heap of ruins, will one not thrust a hand! Surely, when one is in calamity - for that very reason, is there an outcry for help.

If I refused the right of my servant, or my handmaid, when they contended with me,

What then could I have done when GOD rose up? And, when he visited, what could I have answered him?

If I shook - against the fatherless - my hand, when I saw, in the gate, his need of my help,

If I looked at the sun, when it flashed forth light, or at the moon, majestically marching along;

If rejoiced in the misfortune of him that hated me, or exulted when calamity found him; -

Howbeit, when Elihu saw that there was no response in the mouth of the three men, then was kindled his anger.

In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed,

For he hath said, It profiteth not a man, when, his good pleasure, is with God.

In a moment, they die, even in the middle of the night, - A people are convulsed when they pass away, A mighty one is removed, without hand;

When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth his face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,

How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.

Yea, the impious in heart, should store up anger, They should not cry for help, when he bound them.

Do not pant for the night, when peoples disappear from their place.

After it, roareth a voice, He thundereth with his voice of majesty, Nor will he hold them back, when his voice is heard.

That thy garments should be hot when he quieteth the earth from the south?

Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.

Where wast thou, when I founded the earth? Tell, if thou knowest understanding!

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Or who shut in, with double doors, the sea, when, bursting out of the womb, it came forth;

When I put a cloud as the garment thereof, and a thick cloud as the swaddling-band thereof;

When the dust is cast into a clod, and the lumps are bound together?

When they settle down in dens, abide in covert, for lying in wait?

Who prepareth for the Raven his nourishment, - when his young ones - unto GOD - cry out, when they wander for lack of food?

Knowest thou the season when the Wild Goats of the crags beget? The bringing forth of the hinds, canst thou observe?

Canst thou count the months they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they give birth?

With stamping and rage, he drinketh up the ground, - he will not stand still when the horn soundeth;

And, Yahweh himself, turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed in behalf of his friends, - and Yahweh increased all that Job had possessed, unto twice as much.