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

He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.

And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

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

Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

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

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

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

He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

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

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

Those that 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 openeth his eyes, and he is not.

The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

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

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

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

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

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

To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

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

My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

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

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

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

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

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

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

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:

He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

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.

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

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

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

Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

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

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

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

Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

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

For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.