Then said the king unto the wise men having knowledge of the times, - for, so, was the manner of the king before all having knowledge of law and judgment;

So he sent letters, into all the provinces of the king, into every province according to she writing thereof, and unto every people according to their tongue, - That every man should he ruler in his own house, and issue his commands, according to the tongue of his people.

Then said the young men of the king, who waited upon him, - Let them seek out for the king young virgins, of pleasing appearance;

A certain Jew, there was, in Shusan the palace, - whose, name, was Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a man of Benjamin;

All the servants of the king, and the people of the provinces of the king, do know, that, whatsoever man or woman shall go in unto the king - into the inter court - who hath not been called, one, is his law, to put him to death, saving any to whom the king may hold out the golden sceptre, who then shall live, - but, I, have not been called to go in unto the king, these thirty days.

Then said the king, What honour and dignity hath been done unto Mordecai, for this? Then said the king's young men, who were ministering unto him, Nothing hath been done for him.

So the king's young men said unto him, Lo! Haman, standing in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

So Haman came in, and the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man in whose honour, the king delighteth? Then said Haman, in his own heart, Unto whom will the king delight to do honour, more than unto me?

So Haman said unto the king, - As touching the man in whose honour, the king, delighteth,

and let the apparel and the horse be delivered unto the hand of one of the king's rulers, one of the nobles, and so let them array the man, in whose honour, the king, delighteth, - and cause him to ride upon the horse through the broadway of the city, and let them proclaim before him, Thus and thus, shall it be done unto the man in whose honour, the king, delighteth!

So Haman took the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, - and caused him to ride through the broadway of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus and thus, shall it be done unto the man in whoso honour, the king, delighteth!

And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife, and unto all his friends, everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men, and Zeresh his wife, unto him, If, of the seed of the Jews, is Mordecai before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt, utterly fall, before him.

And Esther said, A man who is an adversary and enemy, this wicked Haman. And, Haman, was terrified, before the king and the queen.

the Jews assembled themselves together in their cities, throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, to thrust forth a hand against them who were seeking their hurt, and, no man, stood before them, for the dread of them had fallen upon all the peoples.

since great was Mordecai, in the house of the king, and, his fame, was going forth throughout all the provinces, - for, the man Mordecai, went on waxing great.

Yea, in Shusan the palace, did the Jews slay and destroy five hundred men.

Then said the king unto Esther the queen, In Shusan the palace, have the Jews slain and caused to perish five hundred men, and the ten sons of Haman, - in the rest of the provinces of the king, what have they done? What, then, is thy petition, that it may be granted thee? and what is thy request further, that it may he performed?

So the Jews who were in Shusan assembled themselves together, on the fourteenth day also, of the month Adar, and slew in Shusan three hundred men, - but, on the spoil, thrust they not forth their hand.

A man, there was - in the land of Uz, Job, his name, - and that man was blameless and upright, and one who revered God, and avoided evil.

And his substance was - seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a body of servants exceeding large, - thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one revering God and avoiding evil?

when the Sabeans swooped down, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword, - and escaped am, only I alone, too tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

when lo! a great wind, came from over the desert, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died, - and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one who revereth God, and avoideth evil; and still he is holding fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

Then the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, Skin for skin, and so, all that a man hath, will he give for his life.

Now when the three friends of Job heard of all this misfortune which had befallen him, - they came, every man from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, - for they had by appointment met together to come to shew sympathy with him, and to comfort him.

Because it closed not the doors of the womb wherein I was, and so hid trouble from mine eyes.

To a man, whose way is concealed, And GOD hath straitly enclosed him?

But, unto me, something was brought by stealth, - and mine ear caught a whispering of the same:

When there were thoughts, from visions of the night, - When deep sleep falleth upon men,

It stood still, but I could not distinguish its appearance, I looked, but there was no form before mine eyes, - A whispering voice, I heard: - -

Shall, mortal man, be more just than GOD? Or a man be more pure than, his Maker?

For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.

Though, man, to trouble, were born, as, sparks, on high, do soar,

Lo! how happy is the man whom God correcteth! Therefore, the chastening of the Almighty, do not thou refuse;

What is my strength, that I should hope? Or what mine end, that I should prolong my desire?

Mine own brethren, have proved treacherous like a torrent, like a channel of torrents which disappear:

Remember thou, that, a wind, is my life, not again shall mine eye see blessing:

I have sinned, What can I do for thee, thou watcher of men? Wherefore hast thou set me as thine object of attack, or have I become, unto thee, a burden?

And why wilt thou not remove my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For, now, in the dust, should I lie down, and thou shouldst seek me diligently, and I should not be.

Lo! GOD, will not reject a blameless man, neither will he grasp the hand of evil-doers:

Wise in heart, and alert in vigour, What man hath hardened himself against him, and prospered!

If I should justify myself, mine own mouth, would condemn me, - I blameless? then had it shewn me perverse.

Then, in a ditch, wouldst thou plunge me, and mine own clothes should abhor me:

For he is not a man like myself, whom I might answer, nor could we come together into judgment:

As the days of a mortal, are thy days? or, thy years, as the days of a man?

That thou shouldst seek for mine iniquity, and, for my sin, shouldst make search:

If I have sinned, then couldst thou watch me, and, from mine iniquity, thou wouldst not acquit me:

Should, the multitude of words, not be answered? Or should, a man full of talk, be justified?

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

For, he, knoweth men of falsity, and seeth iniquity, and him that doth not diligently consider.

But, an empty person, will get sense, when, a wild ass's colt, is born a man!

A laughing-stock to one's neighbour, do I become, one who hath called upon GOD and he hath answered him! A laughing-stock - a righteous man without blame!

For ruin, there is contempt, in the thought of the man at ease, - ready, for such as are of faltering foot!

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all the flesh of men.

Lo! He pulleth down, and it cannot be built, He closeth up over a man, and it cannot be opened:

Who leadeth away priests as a spoil, and, men firmly seated, He overturneth:

They grope about in the dark, having no light, and He hath made them to reel, like a drunken man.

Lo! all this , hath mine own eye seen, - Mine ear hath heard and understood it:

How many are mine iniquities and sins? My transgression and my sin, let me know!

And, a man himself, as a rotten thing, weareth out, as a garment which the moth hath eaten.

Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:

Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?

So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.

If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come: -

Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.

Stones, have been hollowed out by waters, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth, and, the hope of mortal man, thou hast destroyed:

Should, a wise man, answer unreal knowledge? or fill, with the east wind, his inner man?

How much less when one is detested and corrupt, a man who drinketh in - like water - perversity.

Which, wise men, tell, and deny not that which is from their fathers.

All the days of the lawless man, he, doth writhe with pain, and, the number of years, is hidden from the tyrant;

And had inhabited demolished cities, houses, wherein men would not dwell, that were destined to become heaps.

His anger, hath torn and persecuted me, He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth, Mine adversary, hath sharpened his eyes for me.

He made a breach in me, breach upon breach, He ran upon me, like a mighty man.

My face, is reddened from weeping, and, upon mine eyelashes, is the death-shade: -

O earth! do not cover my blood, and let there be no place for mine outcry.

And, he that voucheth for me is on high. My friends are, they who scorn me, Unto GOD, hath mine eye shed tears: -

That one might plead, for a man, with GOD, - Even a son of man, for his friend!

Verily there are mockers, with me! And, on their insults, mine eye doth rest.

Therefore hath mine eye become dim from vexation, and, my members, are like a shadow, all of them.

Upright men shall be astounded over this, and, the innocent, against the impious, shall rouse themselves.

And even if indeed I have erred, with myself lodgeth mine error.

My Brethren - from beside me, hath he moved far away, and, mine acquaintance, are wholly estranged from me;

Failed me, have my near of kin, and, mine intimate acquaintances, have forgotten me;

To mine own servant, I called, and he would not answer, With mine own mouth, I kept entreating him;

All the men of mine intimate circle abhor me, and, these whom I loved, have turned against me;

Whom, I myself, shall see, on my side, and, mine own eyes, shall have looked upon, and not those of a stranger. Exhausted are my deepest desires in my bosom!

Knowest thou, this - from antiquity, from the placing of man upon earth: -

This, is the portion of the lawless man, from God, and the inheritance decreed him from the Mighty One.

Did, I, unto man, make my complaint? Wherefore, then, should my spirit not be impatient?

Wherefore do, lawless men, live, advance in years, even wax mighty in power?

Lo! not in their own hand, is their welfare, The counsel of lawless men, is far from me!

This, man dieth, in the very perfection of his prosperity, wholly tranquil and secure;

Whereas, this other man, dieth, in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted good fortune:

Pleasant to him are the mounds of the torrent-bed, - and, after him, doth every man march, as, before him, there were without number.

Unto GOD, can a man act as friend? Surely a discreet man befriendeth himself!

A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein:

The path of the ancient time, wilt thou mark, which the men of iniquity trod?