Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.

Then Job stood up, and rent his clothes, shaved his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

It happened also upon a time, that when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan also came among them, and stood before him.

He stood there, and I knew not his face. An image there was, before mine eyes, and in the stillness heard I a voice.

He cometh up and is cut down like a flower. He flyeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one state.

I could speak as ye do also. But would God, that your soul were in my soul's stead: then should I heap up words against you, and shake my head at you.

As it stood with me, when I was young, when God prospered my house;

When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children stood about me;

When the young men, as soon as they saw me, hid themselves, and when the aged arose, and stood up unto me;

Meekly and lowly came I in, yea and without any displeasure; I stood up in the congregation, and communed with them.

Who ruleth the earth in his stead? Or whom hath he set to govern the whole world?

Many a one, yea innumerable doth he punish, and setteth others in their stead.

They that were in the stead of Seers, dealt like ungodly men.

Prolong not thou the time, till there come a night for thee, to set other people in thy stead.

that he letteth himself be driven forth like a grasshopper, whereas the stout neighing that he maketh, is fearful?