Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.

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.

In all this Job sinned not, nor ascribed anything unseemly to God.

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

But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

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

Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, There is a man child conceived.

That day let it be darkness, let not +God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:

That night let gloom seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;

Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, and hid not trouble from mine eyes.

Wherefore did I not die from the womb, come forth from the belly and expire?

Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants that have not seen the light.

The prisoners together are at ease; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

Who long for death, and it cometh not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;

I was not in safety, neither had I quietness, neither was I at rest, and trouble came.

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

In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: --

It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:

Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly:

Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom.

For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.

They meet with darkness in a the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.

Behold, happy is the man whom +God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.

Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.

Then should I yet have comfort; and in the pain which spareth not I would rejoice that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?

Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling?

The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

The cloud consumeth and vanisheth away; so he that goeth down to Sheol shall not come up.

Therefore I will not restrain my mouth: I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

I loathe it; I shall not live always: let me alone, for my days are a breath.

How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

And why dost not thou forgive my transgression and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

Whilst it is yet in its greenness and not cut down, it withereth before any other grass.

He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him: I have not seen thee!

Behold, God will not cast off a perfect man, neither will he take evil-doers by the hand.

Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;

Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.

+God withdraweth not his anger; the proud helpers stoop under him:

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.

If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, --

He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.

Were I perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked man; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?

I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.

There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,

Then I will speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

I will say unto +God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me.

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

Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews;

If I sinned, thou wouldest mark me, and thou wouldest not acquit me of mine iniquity.

If I were wicked, woe unto me! and righteous, I will not lift up my head, being so full of shame, and beholding mine affliction; --

I should be as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

Are not my days few? cease then and let me alone, that I may revive a little,

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified?

For he knoweth vain men, and seeth wickedness when man doth not consider it;

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:

I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; and who knoweth not such things as these?

Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this?

Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food?

Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.

What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.

Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?

This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.

Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.

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

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.

Who can bring a clean man out of the unclean? Not one!

If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass,

For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease;

So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.

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

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.

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

What knowest thou that we know not? what understandest thou which is not in us?

Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight:

Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hidden;

He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword.

He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches; and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Let him not trust in vanity: he is deceived, for vanity shall be his recompense;

It shall be complete before his day, and his branch shall not be green.

If I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I forbear, what am I eased?

His arrows encompass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

O earth, cover not my blood, and let there be no place for my cry!

For years few in number shall pass, and I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

Are there not mockers around me? and doth not mine eye abide in their provocation?

For thou hast hidden their heart from understanding; therefore thou wilt not exalt them.

But as for you all, pray come on again; and I shall not find one wise man among you.