They shall show thee, they shall tell thee, yea they will gladly confess the same.

But if it be taken out of its place, every man denieth it, saying, 'I know thee not.'

They that hate thee, shall be confounded, and the dwellings of the ungodly shall come to naught."

O remember, I beseech thee, how that thou madest me of the mould of the earth, and shalt bring me into dust again.

Shall not my short life come so soon to an end? O hold thee from me, let me alone, that I may ease myself a little

Should men give ear unto thee only? Thou wilt laugh other men to scorn; and shall nobody mock thee again?

O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,

that he might show thee out of his secret wisdom how manifold his law is! Then shouldest thou know that God had forgotten thee, because of thy sins.

Then shouldest thou take thy rest, and no man to make thee afraid, yea many one should set much by thee.

Ask the cattle, and they shall inform thee; the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee.

Speak to the earth, and it shall show thee; or to the fishes of the sea, and they shall certify thee.

Nevertheless, grant me two things, and then will I not hide myself from thee.

Withdraw thine hand from me, and let not the fearful dread of thee make me afraid.

The days of man are short, the number of his months are known only to thee. Thou hast appointed him his bounds; he cannot go beyond them.

If thou wouldest but call me, I should obey thee: only despise not the work of thine own hands.

Thou prevailest against him, so that he passeth away; thou changes his estate, and puttest him from thee.

But thy wickedness teacheth thy mouth, and so thou hast chosen thee a crafty tongue.

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea thine own lips shape the answer.

Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God, that all wisdom is too little for thee?

Thinkest thou it a small thing of the consolations of God? With thee is a lying word.

Why doth thine heart make thee so proud? Why standest thou so greatly in thine own conceit? Where unto look thine eyes,

"I will tell thee; hear me. I will show thee a thing, that I know;

O deliver me and set me by thee: who shall then be able to thrust my hands together?

Why destroyest thou thyself with anger? Shall the earth be forsaken, or the stones removed out of their place because of thee?

Is he afraid to reprove thee, and to step forth with thee into judgment?

Shouldest thou then see no darkness? Should not the water flood run over thee?

"Therefore reconcile thee unto God, and be content, so shall all things prosper with thee right well.

He shall give thee a harvest, which in plenty and abundance shall exceed the dust of the earth, and the gold of Ophir like river stones.

Then shalt thou make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt keep thy promises.

Then, look what thou takest in hand: he shall make it to prosper with thee, and the light shall shine in thy ways.

If thou be innocent, he shall save thee: and through the unguiltiness of thine hands shalt thou be delivered."

When I cry unto thee, thou doest not hear me: and though I stand before thee, yet thou regardest me not.

Therefore, thou needest not be afraid of me, neither needest thou to fear that my authority shall be too heavy for thee.

Why dost thou then strive against him? Because he giveth thee no accounts of all his doings?

Mark well, O Job, and hear me: hold thee still until I have spoken.

If thou hast nothing, then hear me, and hold thy tongue, so shall I teach thee wisdom."

"For so much as I have begun to talk of God, I will not hinder thee;

For thou sayest, 'What advantage will it be unto thee, and what profit shall thou have of my sin?'

Therefore will I give answer unto thee and thy friends.

"When thou speakest, then, should not he pardon thee, if thou open thyself before him, and put thy trust in him?

"Hold thee still a little, and I shall show thee what I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

I will open unto thee yet more of mine understanding, and prove my maker righteous.

True are my words, and no lie: and the knowledge wherewithal I argue against thee, is perfect.

Even so shall he keep thee - if thou wilt be content - from the bottomless pit that is beneath: and if thou wilt hold the quiet, he shall fill thy table with plenteousness.

Hath God ordained then, that the glorious life of thee, and all such mighty men should not be put down?

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

Gird up thy loins like a man, for I will question thee, see thou give me a direct answer.

Have the gates of death been open unto thee, or hast thou seen the door of everlasting treasure?

Moreover, canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that they may pour down a great rain upon thee?

Canst thou thunder also that they may go their way, and be obedient unto thee, saying, 'Lo here are we'?

Canst thou bind the yoke about him in thy furrows, to make him plow after thee in the valleys?

"Behold, I am too vile a person to answer thee, therefore will I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Gird up thy loins like a man, and tell me the things that I will ask thee.

Then arm thyself with thine own power! Up, deck thee in thy jolly array,

Then will I confess also, that thy own righthand hath saved thee.

"Behold Behemoth, whom I made with thee, which eateth hay as an ox:

Will he make many fair words with thee, thinkest thou, or flatter thee?

Will he make a covenant with thee? Or art thou able to compel him to do thee continual service?

Darest thou lay hand upon him? It is better for thee to consider what harm might happen thee therethrough, and not to touch him.

For when thou thinkest to have hold upon him, he shall beguile thee: Every man also that seeth him, shall go back.

"I know that thou hast power over all things, and that there is no thought hid unto thee.

O hearken thou unto me also, and let me speak: answer me unto the thing that I will ask thee.

I have given diligent ear unto thee, and now I see thee with mine eyes.

Now when the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, he said unto Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am displeased with thee and thy two friends, for ye have not spoken the thing that is right before me, like as my servant Job hath done.

As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

Desire of me, and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the world for thy possession.

O hearken thou unto the voice of my petition, my King and my God; for unto thee will I make my prayer.

My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O LORD. Early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness; neither shall any evil dwell with thee.

Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish in their own imaginations! Cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled against thee.

And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice. They shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them. They that love thy name shall be joyful in thee;

Turn thee, O LORD, and deliver my soul; O save me for thy mercies' sake.

For in death no man remembereth thee: and who will give thee thanks in the hell?

{Shiggaion of David, which he sang for the words of Cush the son of Benjamin} O LORD my God, in thee have I put my trust; save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me,

And so shall the congregation of the people come about thee. For their sakes, therefore, lift up thyself again.

{To the Chanter upon Muthlabben, a Psalm of David} I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will speak of all thy marvelous works.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee; yea, my songs will I make of thy name, O thou most highest.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast never failed them that seek thee.

Surely thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong, that thou mayest take the matter into thy hand. The poor committeth himself unto thee, for thou art the helper of the friendless.

{Michtam of David} Preserve me, O God, for in thee have I put my trust.

O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, "Thou art my God, my goods are nothing like unto thee."

I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me; incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.

Show thy marvelous loving-kindness, thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee, from such as resist thy righthand.

{To the Chanter, of David, servant of the Lord, which said unto the Lord the words of this song, on the day in which the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and said} I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

For in thee I can discomfit a host of men, and with the help of my God I shall leap over the wall. {TYNDALE: With thy help I will run through a host of men, and by the aid of my God will spring over a wall.}

For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name. {TYNDALE: And therefore I will praise thee O LORD among the heathen, and will sing unto thy name.}

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

Send thee help from the Sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

Grant thee thy heart's desire, and fulfill all thy mind.

Save, LORD, and hear us, O King of heaven, when we call upon thee.

He asked life of thee; and thou gavest him a long life, even forever and ever.

All thine enemies shall feel thine hand; thy righthand shall find out them that hate thee.

For they intended mischief against thee, and imagined such a device as they are not able to perform.

Our fathers hoped in thee; they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them.

They called upon thee, and were helped: they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded.

I have been left unto thee ever since I was born; thou art my God, even from my mother's womb.

But be not thou far from me, O LORD; thou art my succor. Haste thee to help me.

I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

My praise is of thee in the great congregation; my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear him.

{A Psalm of David} Unto thee, O LORD, will I lift up my soul;