My breath is strange to my wife, And my supplication to the children of mine own mother.

Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.

Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

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

As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?

Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,

That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over the tomb.

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight:

How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!

Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

Man'setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished.

They are driven forth from the midst of men ; They cry after them as after a thief;

They are children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land.

They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, Even men that have no helper.

Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.

If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me;

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion.

Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man:

I also will answer my part, I also will show mine opinion.

Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.

For God speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;

If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;

He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:

Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water,

Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.

He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And setteth others in their stead.

He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;

When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.

Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.

There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.

All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off.

Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.

He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know it .

Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.

Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Hast thou given the horse his might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men.

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me.

Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah

Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.