And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they raised their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads towards heaven.

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off;

They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

That they were graven with an iron pen in lead, in the rock for ever!

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they who have seen him shall say, Where is he?

Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

I will bring my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Then came there to him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house: and they condoled with him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold.