Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?

Or who'shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;

It is changed as clay under the seal; And all things'stand forth as a garment:

And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

Doubtless , thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!

By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

The waters hide themselves and become like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place?

The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?

She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain,'she is without fear;

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword.

He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.

As oft as the trumpet'soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?

Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?

Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.

Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.

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

Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

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

None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?

Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

His'strong scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal.

One is so near to another, That no air can come between them.

Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning rushes.

His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.

He counteth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.

Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.

His underparts are like'sharp potsherds: He spreadeth as it were a threshing-wain upon the mire.

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

He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.

Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

Now therefore, take unto you 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, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as Jehovah commanded them: and Jehovah accepted Job.

And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.

And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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

But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.

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

But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is very wickedness; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.

My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?

Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

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

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

He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens!

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?

O Jehovah, our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth!

The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished.

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

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

Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

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

His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

In Jehovah do I take refuge: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain;

Jehovah is in his holy temple; Jehovah, his throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

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.

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

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?

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

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.

I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.