The Jews ordained, and took upon themselves, and upon their descendants, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to what was written, and according to their appointed time every year;

And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to what the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

{Then when} the days of the feast had run their course, {Job would send}, and he would sanctify them. Thus he would arise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings [according to] the number of all of them, because Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and {cursed} God in their heart." This is what Job used to do {all the time}.

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

This is what Job said:

For what reason, were there prepared for me - knees? and why - breasts, that I might suck?

along with kings and counselors of the earth, who used to build for themselves what are now only ruins,

because the dread that I {feel} has come upon me, and what I feared befalls me.

If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?

According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.

He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

"Look! We have thought all this through, and what we've said is true; So please listen and learn for your own good!"

What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.

If only my request would be granted
and God would provide what I hope for:

At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say.

What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

At what time they become warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they vanish out of their place.

So this is what you have now become to me.
When you see something dreadful, you are afraid.

Teach me, and I will be silent.
Help me understand what I did wrong.

How forceful are right words! but what does your arguing prove?

Now then, let your eyes be turned to me, for truly I will not say what is false to your face.

“Is there injustice or malice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern what is destructive?

What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart upon him?

I have sinned; what shall I do unto you, O you preserver of men? why have you set me as a mark against you, so that I am a burden to myself?

Does God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

"Indeed, please inquire of former generations, and consider {what their ancestors have found},

His source of confidence is fragile;
what he trusts in is a spider’s web.

Yes, I know what you’ve said is true,
but how can a person be justified before God?

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

Behold, he takes away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What do you?

How should I then answer him? Or what words should I find out against him?

If I summoned Him and He answered me,
I do not believe He would pay attention to what I said.

I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.

Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.

I say unto GOD, Do not hold me guilty, Let me know, on what account thou contendest with me!

Does it delight you to oppress or despise what you have made, while you smile at the plans of the wicked?

"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that +God passeth by much of thine iniquity!

It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."

What is he, but he knoweth that the hand of the LORD made all these?

Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

"Look: what lieth hid in darkness, he declareth it openly! And the very shadow of death bringeth he to light!

What you know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

“But I wish to speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to argue with God.

“Will you speak what is unjust for God,
And speak what is deceitful for Him?

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

For what shall I lift up my flesh in my teeth, and shall I put my soul in my hand?

Listen carefully to my words, and let what I say be in your ears.

What is he that will go to law with me? For if I hold my tongue, I shall die.

What is the number of my evil-doings and my sins? give me knowledge of them.

Who can produce something pure from what is impure?
No one!

But as for man; when he is dead, perished and consumed away, what becometh of him?

"{What is worse}, you yourself are doing away with fear, and you are lessening meditation {before} God.

Your iniquity teaches you what to say,
and you choose the language of the crafty.

What know you, that we know not? what understand you, which is not in us?

Why does your heart carry you away? and what do your eyes wink at,

What is man, that he should be clean? and he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

"I will show you, listen to me; and what I have seen, I will tell--

what wise men have told, and they have not hidden [that which is] from their ancestors,

He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.

Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray,
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

"I have heard many things like these before. What miserable comforters are you all!

Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldens you that you answer?

and encourage you with what I have to say; my words of comfort would lessen your pain.

If I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I forbear, what am I eased?

What helpeth then my long tarrying? Or, who will fulfill the thing that I look for?

How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.

What is not his shall dwell in his tent; brimstone shall be scattered on his home.

"How long do you intend to keep torturing me and trying to break me by what you're saying?

And what is more, [if] I have truly erred, my error remains with me.

“If you say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’
And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find?’

“He returns what he has attained
And cannot swallow it;
As to the riches of his trading,
He cannot even enjoy them.

Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.

This is what the wicked person inherits from God; it is the inheritance that God appoints for him."

Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

"How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? How oft cometh their destruction upon them? Oh what sorrow shall God give them for their part in his wrath!

For what pleasure has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

"Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he has done?

How then, can you console me so worthlessly? What is left of your answers is treachery."

Is it any advantage to the Almighty that thou art righteous? Or what doth it profit him, that thy ways are perfect?

And you ask, 'What does God know? Can he judge through deep gloom?

Who said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do to us?

“Surely our opponents are destroyed,
and fire has consumed what they left behind.”

Accept what he has to teach you, and treasure his words in your heart.

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

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

I have not forsaken the commandment of his lips; but look, what he charged me with his mouth, that have I shut up in my heart.

But he is of one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desires, even that he does.

For he will carry out {what he appoints for me}, and many [things] like these [are] with him

As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.

If this weren't so, who can prove that I'm a liar by showing that there's nothing to what I'm saying?"

And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

"O how helpest thou the weak? What comfort givest thou unto him that hath no strength?

How you have advised {one who has no wisdom}! And [what] sound wisdom you have made known {in abundance}!

“To whom have you uttered [these] words?
And whose spirit [inspired what] came forth from you?