and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city, and these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

And when they had gone around the day of feasting, Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. So Job did always.

And he said, I came naked out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Jehovah gave, and Jehovah has taken away. Blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Let that day be darkness. Let not God look upon it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Lo, let that night be barren; let no joyful voice come in it.

Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it look for light, but have none. Let it not see the eyelids of the dawn.

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of His nostrils they are destroyed.

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

to set on high those who are low, so that those who mourn may be lifted up to safety;

You shall be hidden from the whip of the tongue; neither shall you be afraid of robbery when it comes.

At destruction and famine you shall laugh; neither shall you be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

For you shall be in covenant with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.

And you shall know that your seed will be numerous, and your offspring as the grass of the earth.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash.

Can that which has no taste be eaten without salt? Or is there taste in the white of an egg?

What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is my end, that I should be patient?

Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand where I have gone astray.

Turn back, please let there be no sin; yea, return again, my righteousness is in this matter.

And why do You not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now I shall sleep in the dust, and You shall seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

His hope shall be cut off, and his trust shall be in a spider's web.

Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

Truly I know it is so, but how can man be just with God?

Behold! He goes by me, and I do not see Him; He passes on also, but I do not perceive Him.

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will depart from my heaviness and be of good cheer,

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?

Can you by searching find out God? Can you perfectly find out the Almighty?

For foolish man would be wise, and man is born a wild ass's colt.

surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; yea, you shall be steadfast and shall not fear;

And your lifetime shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, you shall be as the morning.

And you shall be safe, because there is hope; yea, you shall look around you, and you shall take your rest in safety.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no escape, and their hope shall be like the giving up of the spirit.

Behold, He breaks down, and it can not be built up again; He shuts up a man, and no one opens.

Oh that you would stop speaking entirely! And it would be your wisdom.

Be quiet. Let me alone so that I may speak, and let come on me what may.

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

Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I shall be justified.

Who is he that will plead for me, for now, I would be quiet and expire.

so man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be awakened out of their sleep.

What is man, that he should be clean? And what is he born of a woman that he should be righteous?

He does not believe in a return from darkness, but he is awaited by the sword.

He shall not be rich, nor shall his wealth hold out, nor shall he stretch out his gain on the earth.

Let not he being deceived trust in vanity; for vanity shall be his reward.

It shall be done before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

For the company of the ungodly shall be barren, and fire shall devour the tents of bribery.

I was at ease, but He has broken me in pieces; yea, He has also taken me by my neck and shaken me to pieces and set me up for His mark.

Upright ones shall be amazed at this, and the innocent shall stir himself up against the ungodly.

He tears himself in his anger; shall the earth be forsaken for you? And shall the rock be moved out of its place?

Yes, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp shall be put out with him.

The steps of his strength shall be hampered, and his own plans shall throw him down.

For he is thrown into a net by his own feet, and he walks on a net.

The trap shall take him by the heel, and the noose shall hold sway over him.

His strength shall be hunger-bitten, and trouble shall be ready at his side.

His hope shall be rooted out of his tent, and you marched to the king of terrors.

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

His roots shall be dried up beneath, and his branch shall wither above.

Those after him shall be amazed at his day; and those before were seized with horror.

My breath is hated by my wife, and I must beg to the sons of my mother's womb.

whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not a stranger's; though my heart be exhausted in my bosom.

He flies away like a dream, and shall not be found, and shall be chased away like a vision of the night.

yet his food in his belly shall be turned; the gall of asps is within him.

None of his food shall be left; therefore his good will not last.

In the fullness of his plenty he shall be in trouble; every wretched one shall come on him.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, a bow of bronze shall pierce him.

All darkness shall be hidden in his secret places; a fire not blown shall consume him; those left in his tent shall be broken.

Listen carefully to my speech, and let this be your comfort.

As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should my spirit not be troubled?

Turn to me and be amazed, and lay your hand on your mouth.

Did you not ask those who go by the way? And do you not know their signs,

that the wicked is kept for the day of calamity? They shall be brought to the day of wrath.

Yet he shall be brought to the grave, and watch shall be kept over his tomb.

And the clods of the valley shall be sweet to him and every man shall draw after him, as there is no numbering of those before him.

Can a man be useful to God, as he who is wise may be useful to himself?

They were seized, but there was not time; their foundation was poured out by a flood;

Now be of service with Him, and be at peace. Good shall come to you by them.

If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up; you shall put away injustice far from your tents.

Yea, the Almighty shall be your gold and silver, and strength to you.

You shall make your prayer to Him, and He shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows.

You shall also order a thing, and it shall be fulfilled to you; and the light shall shine on your ways.

He shall deliver one not innocent, and will deliver by the pureness of your hands.

There the righteous might reason with Him; and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be remembered no more; and injustice shall be broken like a tree.

How then can man be justified with God? Or how can one who is born of a woman be clean?

He quiets the sea with His power, and by His understanding He shatters the proud.

By His Spirit the heavens were beautiful; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Far be it from me that I should justify you; until I die I will not retract my integrity from me.

I hold fast by my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart shall not shame me any of my days.

Let my enemy be like the wicked, and he who rises up against me as the perverse.

I will teach you by the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty I will not hide.

If his sons are multiplied, the sword is for them; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

Those who remain of him shall be buried in death; and his widows shall not weep.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

He opens a shaft far from the visitor; they are forgotten by man's foot; they hang far away from men, they swing to and fro.

the sons of pride have not walked on it, the lion has not passed by.

He puts forth His hand on the flinty places; He overturns the mountains by the roots.

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, and silver be weighed as its price.

It cannot be weighed against the gold of Ophir, against precious onyx, or sapphire;

gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for a vessel of fine gold.

No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls; and the price of wisdom is above rubies.