This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of that month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

but when this became known to the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Therefore they called these days "Purim," from the word "Pur." Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,

Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.

Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good."

Behold, this is the joy of his way: out of the earth, others shall spring.

Yet you hid these things in your heart. I know that this is with you:

Who doesn't know that in all these, the hand of the LORD has done this,

"Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.

This also shall be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him.

You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me. My leanness rises up against me. It testifies to my face.

Upright men shall be astonished at this. The innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn't know God."

Do you not know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God."

"Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation.

"This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from Shaddai.

this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have denied the God who is above.

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

"If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

"Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's,'

Take heed, do not regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

"Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.

"Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

"Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, to four generations.

LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,

You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

from men by your hand, LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face?even Jacob. Selah.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts is the King of glory. Selah.

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn't triumph over me.

All this has come on us, yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.

won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

"Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.

"Behold, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."

Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.

God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.

This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.

When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me;

Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, LORD. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.

But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

Then I thought, "I will appeal to this: the years of the right hand of the Most High."

For all this they still sinned, and did not believe in his wondrous works.

He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.

When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;

Return, we beg you, God of Hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: "This one was born there."

Yes, of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one was born in her;" the Most High himself will establish her.

The LORD will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah.

A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:

This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.

This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my soul.

that they may know that this is your hand; that you, LORD, have done it.

Blessed be the name of the LORD, from this time forth and forevermore.

But we will bless the LORD, from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD.

This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter into it.

This is the LORD's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

This is my way, that I keep your precepts.

Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.

The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forth, and forevermore.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.

Israel, hope in the LORD, from this time forth and forevermore.

"This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it.

This knowledge is beyond me. It's lofty. I can't attain it.

He has not done this for just any nation. They do not know his ordinances. Praise the LORD.

to execute on them the written judgment. All his holy ones have this honor. Praise the LORD.

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, seeing you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.

"Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. This day I have paid my vows.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.

If you say, "Behold, we did not know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.

Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.

Whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

Then said I in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then said I in my heart that this also is vanity.

Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment? This also is vanity, yes, it is a miserable business.

There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was?yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Do not allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Do not protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?