Lo, these are but the periphery of his ways. And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?

The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

They are gaunt with want and famine. They gnaw the dry ground in the gloom of waste and desolation.

They pluck mallows by the bushes, and the roots of the juniper are their food.

They are driven forth from the midst [of men]. They cry out after them as after a thief,

Among the bushes they bray, under the nettles they are gathered together.

[They are] sons of fools, yea, sons of base men. They were scourged out of the land.

Terrors are turned upon me. They chase my honor as the wind, and my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

In the night season my bones are pierced in me, and the [pains] that gnaw me take no rest.

My skin is black, [and falls] from me. And my bones are burned with heat.

If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, [Thou are] my confidence;

let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old. Therefore I held back, and dared not show you my opinion.

It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

They are amazed, they answer no more. They have not a word to say.

Behold, I am toward God even as thou are. I also am formed out of the clay.

Behold, I will answer thee. In this thou are not just, for God is greater than man.

[him] who says to a king, [Thou are] vile, to ranking men, [Ye are] wicked,

who does not respect the persons of rulers, nor regards the rich more than the poor. For they all are the work of his hands.

In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his goings.

Therefore he takes knowledge of their works, and he overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

Job speaks without knowledge, and his words are without wisdom.

What [is] this thou think in judgment? Who are thou that thou said, I am righteousness before LORD?

Look to the heavens, and see. And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

Thy wickedness [is] a man as thou are, and thy righteousness [is] a son of man.

(For truly my words are not false.) He who is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.

But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They do not cry for help when he binds them.

Do not desire the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.

How thy garments are warm when the earth is still because of the south [wind]?

Men therefore fear him. He does not regard any who are wise of heart.

Can thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we are?

The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, [but] are they the pinions and plumage of love?

Her young ones also suck up blood. And where the slain are, there is she.

[His] strong scales are [his] pride, shut up together [like] a close seal.

They are joined one to another. They stick together, so that they cannot be parted.

His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm upon him. They cannot be moved.

When he raises himself up the mighty are afraid. Because of consternation they are beside themselves.

The arrow cannot make him flee. Sling-stones are turned into stubble with him.

Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.

His underparts are [like] sharp potsherds. He spreads out [as] a threshing-wagon upon the mire.

The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

I will tell of the decree. LORD said to me, Thou are my son, this day I have begotten thee.

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

LORD, how my adversaries are increased! Many are those who rise up against me.

Many there are who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

But thou, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory and he who lifts up of my head.

Many there are who say, Who will show us good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Thou have put gladness in my heart more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am withered away. O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

The enemy have come to an end. They are desolate forever, and the cities which thou have overthrown. The very memory of them is perished,

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

His ways are profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them.

He sits in the lurking-places of the villages. In the covert places he murders the innocent man. His eyes are secretly set against the poor man.

who have said, With our tongue will we prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?

The words of LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, purified seven times.

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none that does good.

They are all gone aside. They are together become filthy. There is none who does good, no, not one.

Thou [my soul] have said to LORD, Thou are my LORD. I have no good beyond thee.

As for the sanctified who are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places. Yea, I have a fine heritage.

They are enclosed in their own fat. With their mouth they speak proudly.

from men by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world whose portion is in [this] life, and whose belly thou fill with thy treasure. They are satisfied with sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.

The precepts of LORD are right, rejoicing the heart. The commandment of LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of LORD is clean, enduring forever. The ordinances of LORD are true, [and] righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold. Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

They are bowed down and fallen, but we are risen, and stand upright.

For they intended evil against thee. They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

But thou are holy, O thou who inhabit the praises of Israel.

But thou are he who took me out of the womb. Thou made me trust upon my mother's breasts.

I was cast upon thee from the womb. Thou are my God since my mother bore me.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.

Yea, tho I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou are with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

Guide me in thy truth, and teach me. For thou are the God of my salvation. For thee do I wait all the day.

All the paths of LORD are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

My eyes are ever toward LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged. O bring thou me out of my distresses.

Consider my enemies, for they are many. And they hate me with cruel hatred.

Deliver me not over to the will of my adversaries. For FALSE witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

For thou are my rock and my fortress. Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for thou are my stronghold.

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

But I trusted in thee, O LORD. I said, Thou are my God.

My times are in thy hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

Blessed {are those (LXX/NT)} whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Thou are my hiding-place. Thou will preserve me from trouble. Thou will encompass me around with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Be glad in LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous. And shout for joy, all ye who are upright in heart.

The eyes of LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are [open] to their {prayer (LXX/NT)}.

LORD is near to those who are of a broken heart, and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but LORD delivers him out of them all.

Let not those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me. Neither let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.

For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God. Thy judgments are a great deep. O LORD, thou preserve man and beast.