Shall his recompense be as thou desire, that thou refuse it? For thou must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what thou know.

Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.

How much less when thou say thou do not behold him. The case is before him, and thou wait for him!

Allow me a little, and I will show thee. For I have yet somewhat to say on God's behalf.

(For truly my words are not false.) He who is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They do not cry for help when he binds them.

Take heed. Do not turn to iniquity, for thou have fixed on this because of affliction.

For he draws up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapor,

For by these he judges the peoples. he gives food in abundance.

For he says to the snow, Fall thou on the earth, likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.

He causes it to come, whether it be for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness.

Men therefore fear him. He does not regard any who are wise of heart.

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

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

when I made clouds the garment of it, and thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

and marked out for it my bound, and set bars and doors,

and said, This far thou shall come, but no further, and here thy proud waves shall be stayed?

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

Thou know, for thou were born then, and the number of thy days is great!

Who has cleft a channel for the water flood, or the way for the lightning of the thunder,

Can thou hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions

Who provides for the raven his prey when his young ones cry to God, [and] wander for lack of food?

Who has sent out the wild donkey free? Or who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey

Can thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and warms them in the dust.

She deals hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear,

He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed. Neither does he turn back from the sword.

Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou should take him for a servant forever?

Will thou play with him as with a bird? Or will thou bind him for thy maidens?

Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.

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

Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

And it was so, that, after LORD had spoken these words to Job, 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 Jo

Now therefore, take to 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 I will accept, that I not deal with you after your fol

And LORD turned [back] the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. And LORD 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 brothers.

And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, [even] four generations.

For LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the nations for thine inheritance, and the outermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Serve LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

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

I laid down and slept. I awoke, for LORD sustains me.

Arise, O LORD. Save me, O my God. For thou have smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone. Thou have broken the teeth of the wicked.

But know that LORD has set apart for himself him who is holy. LORD will hear when I call to him.

In peace I will both lay down and sleep, for thou, LORD, alone make me dwell in safety.

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

For thou are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

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

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they {deceive (LXX/NT)}.

Hold them guilty, O God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions. For they have rebelled against thee.

But let all those who take refuge in thee rejoice. Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defend them. Let those also who love thy name be joyful in thee.

For thou will bless the righteous man, O LORD. Thou will encompass him with favor as with a shield. Selah.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am withered away. O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul. Save me for thy loving kindness' sake.

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

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

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.

O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.

He has also prepared for him the instruments of death. He makes his arrows fiery.

For thou have made him but little lower than [heavenly] agents, and crowned him with glory and honor.

For thou have maintained my right and my cause. Thou sit in the throne judging righteously.

but LORD will endure forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment,

LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble.

And those who know thy name will put their trust in thee, for thou, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek thee.

For he who makes inquiry for blood remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the poor.

For a needy man shall not always be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish forever.

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

For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.

His ways are profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them.

Thou have seen. For thou behold mischief and spite, to repay with thy hand. The poor man commits [himself] to thee. Thou have been the helper of the fatherless.

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

He will rain snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

For LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright man shall behold his face.

Help, LORD, for the holy man ceases, for the faithful fail from among the sons of men.

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says LORD. I will set him in the safety he gasps for.

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

in whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but who honors those who fear LORD, he that swears to his own hurt, and changes not,

Preserve me, O God, for in thee do I take refuge.

As for the sanctified who are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts for another [god]. Their drink-offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.

For thou will not leave my soul to Sheol, nor will thou allow thy holy man to see corruption.

As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the ways of a violent man.

I have called upon thee, for thou will answer me, O God. Incline thine ear to me, [and] hear my speech.

As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy form.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.

At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

For I have kept the ways of LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For all his ordinances were before me, and I put not away his statutes from me.

For thou will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes thou will bring down.

For thou will light my lamp. LORD my God will lighten my darkness.

For by thee I run upon a troop, and by my God I leap over a wall.

As for God, his way is perfect. The word of LORD is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

For who is God, except LORD? And who is a rock, besides our God,

For thou have girded me with strength to the battle. Thou have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.

Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tabernacle for the sun,