For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing, my Maker would soon take me away.

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

For God speaketh once, yes twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

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

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth food.

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

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

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

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

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

For he addeth rebellion to his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

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

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

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.

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

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

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

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

Fair weather cometh from the north: with God is terrible majesty.

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

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

When I made a cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,

And broke up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is its place,

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry to God, they wander for want of food.

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

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

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

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

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

Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire dart forth.

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

Who is he 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 the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD 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.

Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer 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 ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

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

So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

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.

After this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thy inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

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

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him.

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou only, LORD, makest me dwell in safety.

Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for to thee will I pray.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship towards thy holy temple.

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

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

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

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are agitated.

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercies sake.

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who will give thee thanks?

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

So shall the congregation of the people encompass thee: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right.

Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

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

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

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

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself to thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen have perished out of his land.

For lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance beholdeth the upright.

To the chief Musician upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoreth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.