Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

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

For God'shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.

Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;

As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

By God's great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

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

What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

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

The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

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.

Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.

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.

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

Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.

For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:

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.

Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

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

For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement , I will not offend any more :

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin; He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or'sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,

But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,

Surely God will not hear an empty cry , Neither will the Almighty regard it.

Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God's behalf.

Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding.

Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.

Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?

Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.

God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened.

Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty.

When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.

Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah

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.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.

O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,

O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.

The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance,'saith , He will not require it . All his thoughts are, There is no God.

He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.

Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it ?

Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the'sleep of death;

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

There were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.

Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.

O my soul , thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god : Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,

The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

We will triumph in thy salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners: Jehovah fulfil all thy petitions.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.

He shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.