As a wide breach they come, Under the desolation have rolled themselves.

Surely not against the heap Doth He send forth the hand, Though in its ruin they have safety.

and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.

And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.

And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)

His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

In a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.

Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.

Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

Behold attentively the heavens -- and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And from kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,

Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,

And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.

If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.

And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.

And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.

When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.

And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it is in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.

Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, 'Behold us?'

When they bow down in dens -- Abide in a thicket for a covert?

Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.

Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!

They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.

Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.

They dig in a valley, and he rejoiceth in power, He goeth forth to meet the armour.

(Feast upon him do companions, They divide him among the merchants!)

One unto another they draw nigh, And air doth not enter between them.

One unto another they adhere, They stick together and are not separated.

From his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.

And they go -- Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, Zophar the Naamathite -- and do as Jehovah hath spoken unto them; and Jehovah doth accept the face of Job.

And come unto him do all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and they eat bread with him in his house, and bemoan him, and comfort him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him, and they gave to him each one kesitah, and each one ring of gold.

I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have rebelled against Thee.

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back -- ashamed in a moment!

In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.

They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.

Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.

Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they are men! Selah.

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?

For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.

Have all working iniquity not known? Those consuming my people have eaten bread, Jehovah they have not called.

There they have feared a fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.

Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:

Our steps now have compassed him;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion is in life, And with Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied with sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath.

He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.

They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

The fear of Jehovah is clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah are true, They have been righteous -- together.

They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

They -- they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.

Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.

All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head,

They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

I count all my bones -- they look expectingly, They look upon me,

They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.

They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!

Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff -- they comfort me.

Remember Thy mercies, O Jehovah, And Thy kindnesses, for from the age are they.

See my enemies, for they have been many, And with violent hatred they have hated me.

When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

To Thee said my heart 'They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

For they attend not to the doing of Jehovah, And unto the work of His hands. He throweth them down, And doth not build them up.

Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou art my strength.

For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear is round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not.

They looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them.

They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, 'Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'

Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'