Man knows not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

The deep says, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

My root was spread out to the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

If I mocked them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and hesitate not to spit in my face.

My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.

I cry unto you, and you do not hear me: I stand up, and you regard me not.

Yet he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry out in his destruction.

Did I not weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

My heart is in turmoil, and rests not: the days of affliction confront me.

I went mourning but not in the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.

Is not destruction to the wicked? and a disaster to the workers of iniquity?

Does not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

Or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;

If his heart has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I could not endure.

If the men of my tent have not, Oh that we had of his meat! we cannot be satisfied.

The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveler.

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and you are very old; therefore I was afraid, and dared not show you my opinion.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand justice.

Lest you should say, We have found out wisdom: God vanquishes him, not man.

Now he has not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.

When I had waited, (for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattery unto man.

For I know not how to give flattery; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon you.

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

Why do you strive against him? for he gives not account of any of his matters.

For God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not.

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

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen now stick out.

He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

If not, hearken unto me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

How much less to him that regards not the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

For he will not lay upon man more than what is right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

Therefore he knows their works, and he overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

That the hypocrite reigns not, lest the people be ensnared.

Surely it is fitting to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

That which I see not you teach me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

Should it be according to your mind? he will recompense it, whether you refuse, or whether you choose; and not I: therefore declare what you know.

But none says, Where is God my maker, who gives songs in the night;

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Although you say you shall not see him, yet justice is before him; therefore you must trust in him.

But now, because it is not so, he has visited in his anger; yet he knows it not in a great extreme:

For truly my words shall not be false: he that is blameless in knowledge is with you.

He preserves not the life of the wicked: but gives justice to the poor.

He withdraws not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings they are on the throne; yea, he does establish them forever, and they are exalted.

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he binds them.

Will he esteem your riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

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

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

After it a voice roars: he thunders with the voice of his excellency; and he will not restrain them when his voice is heard.

And now men can not look on the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passes, and clears them.

As for the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundant justice: he will not afflict.

Men do therefore fear him: he respects not any that are wise of heart.

Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open; they go forth, and return not unto them.

She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labor is in vain without concern;

He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; neither turns he back from the sword.

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

He moves his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Behold, though a river rages, he fears not: he is confident though the Jordan rushes into his mouth.

Behold, the hope of subduing him is in vain: shall one not be cast down even at the sight of him?

I will not conceal his limbs, nor his power, nor his graceful proportion.

Upon earth there is not his like, which is made without fear.

Who is he that hides counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered what I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends: for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that you have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper.

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

For you are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.

The foolish shall not stand in your sight: you hate all workers of iniquity.

[To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A Psalm of David.] O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed wet with tears; I water my couch with my tears.

If he turns not, he will whet his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.

And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you.

When he avenges blood, he remembers them: he forgets not the cry of the humble.

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in your sight.

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in any of his thoughts.

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand: forget not the humble.

Why does the wicked renounce God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.