For he will carry out {what he appoints for me}, and many [things] like these [are] with him

"Look, [like] wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor [as] searchers for the prey; [the] wilderness [is] {their} food for the young.

From [the] city people groan, and [the] throat of [the] wounded cries for help; yet God does not {regard it as unseemly}.

And [the] eye of [the] adulterer waits for dusk, saying, {'No eye will see me,'} and he places a covering [on his] face.

{How much less} for a human being [who is] a maggot, and {a human} [who is] a worm?"

Sheol [is] naked before him, and there is no covering for Abaddon.

For {as long as} my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nose,

Far be it from me that {I would say that you are right}; until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.

for what [is the] hope of [the] godless when he cuts [them] off, when God takes away his life?

If their children multiply, [it is] for [the] sword, and his offspring {do not have enough to eat}.

"Indeed, there is a mine for silver and a place {for gold to be refined}.

He puts an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest limits [for the] ore [in] gloom and deep shadow.

He breaks open a mine shaft {away from where people dwell}; [those] who are forgotten {by travelers}, they dangle, they sway [far away] from human beings.

[As for the] earth, from it comes food, but underneath it, it is turned up as [by] fire.

It cannot be bought for the gold of Ophir, for precious onyx or sapphire.

The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be bought for pure gold.

for he himself looks to [the] end of the earth; he sees under all the heaven.

{when he made} a rule for the rain and a way for [the] thunder's lightning bolt,

And to the human beings he said, 'Look, the fear of the Lord [is] wisdom, and to depart from evil [is] understanding.'"

when my paths were washed in sour milk, and [the] rock poured out streams of oil for me.

because I saved [the] needy who cried for help, and [I saved] [the] orphan for whom [there was] no helper.

[The] blessing of [the] wretched came upon me, and I caused [the] widow's heart to sing for joy.

"They listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel.

And they waited for me as [for] the rain, and they opened their mouth wide [as] for [the] spring rain.

I smiled for them [when] they had no confidence [in anything], and they did not extinguish the light of my face.

"But now [those] younger than I, as far as days, laugh at me, whose fathers I rejected for setting with the dogs of my sheep and goats.

"But now I am their mocking song, and I have become a byword for them.

I cry to you for help, but you do not answer me; I stand, and you [merely] look at me.

Indeed, I know [that] you will bring me to death and [to the] house of assembly for all [the] living.

"Surely someone must not send a hand against [the] needy when, in his misfortune, [there is] a cry of help for them.

Have I not wept for {the unfortunate}, [and] grieved myself over the poor?

Indeed, I hoped for good, but evil came, and I waited for light, but darkness came.

I go [about] in mourning garb, [but] not in sunlight; I stand up in the assembly, [and] I cry for help.

I am a companion for [the] jackals and a companion for {ostriches}.

So my lyre came to be [used] for mourning, and my flute [for the] voice of [those who] weep.

Is not disaster for [the] evil one and ruin for [the] workers of mischief?

let my wife grind for another, and let other [men] kneel over her,

for that [is] a shameful act, and that [is] {a criminal offense}.

Indeed, that [is] a fire that will consume up to Abaddon, and it would uproot all my crop.

(for from my childhood he {grew up with} me like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided her),

if I have seen [the one who] perishes because of no clothing or [that] there is no covering for the poor,

Indeed, the disaster from God [was] a dread for me, and {I was powerless} because of his majesty.

this also [is] an iniquity [to be] judged, for I have deceived God above.

{O that} {I had} someone hearing me! Here is my signature; let Shaddai answer me! {As for} [the] written communication [that] {my adversary} has written,

Thus Elihu had waited for Job {to speak} because {they were older than he}.

"Look, I waited for your words; I listened for your insight, until you searched out {what to say}.

And I directed my attention to you; and, look, there is no [one] for Job [who] refuted, answering his words among you.

for I am full of words; {the spirit within me} urges me.

for I do not know [how] {to flatter}, [else] my Maker would {soon} put an end to me.

If {you have anything to say}, {answer me}; speak, for I desire {to justify you}.

for [the] ear tests words, and [the] palate tastes {food}.

Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us determine among ourselves what [is] good--

for Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my justice.

"Therefore, listen to me, {people who have sense}: far be it from God {that he should commit wickedness} and that Shaddai {should do wrong}.

who {shows no partiality to officials} and [who] {does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant}, for all of them [are] the work of his hands?

Indeed, he has not yet appointed [a time] for man to go to God in the judgment.

for he adds transgression to his sin; he claps hands among us, and he multiplies his words against God.'"

"Because of [the] multitude of oppressions, they cry out; they cry for help because of [the] arm of [the] mighty.

{How much less} [when] you say [that] you do not see him, that [the] case [is] {before him}, and you are waiting for him!

"Bear with me a little longer, and {I will explain}, for {I still have something to say on God's behalf}.

I will bring my knowledge from far away, and I will ascribe righteousness to my maker,

for truly my words [are] not falsehood; [one who has] perfect knowledge [is] with you.

And [the] godless of heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

Will your cry for help sustain [you] without distress, or all [the] efforts of [your] strength?

You must not long for the night, to cut off people {in their place}.

Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.

Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who says, 'You have done wrong'?

For to the snow he says, 'Fall [on the] earth'; and {the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain}--

Whether as {correction} or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.

[As for] Shaddai, we cannot attain him; [he is] exalted [in] power, and he does not oppress justice and abundant righteousness.

{Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man}, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

when [the] morning stars were singing together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

and I prescribed my rule for it, and I set bars and doors,

and I said, 'You shall come up to here, but you shall not go further, and here it will set [a boundary] {for your proud surging waves}'?

You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days [is] great.

which I have reserved for [the] time of trouble, for [the] day of battle and war?

"Who has cut open a channel for the torrents and a way for [the] {thunder bolts},

Is there a father for the rain, or who fathered [the] drops of dew?

"Can you hunt prey for [the] lion? And can you satisfy [the] hunger of strong lions

Who prepares for the crow its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, [and] they wander around {for lack of food}?

"Who has sent forth [the] wild ass free? And who has released [the] wild donkey's bonds,

Can you tie [the] wild ox [with] its rope to a furrow, or will it harrow [the] valleys after you?

It deals cruelly with its young ones, as [if] [they were] not its [own], as [if] without fear [that] its labor [were] in vain,

From there it spies out [the] prey; its eyes look from far away.

"{Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man}, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

Yes, [the] mountains yield produce for it, and all {wild animals} play there.

Will it make numerous pleas for mercy to you? Or will it speak gentle words to you?

Will you play with it as [with] birds and put it on a leash for your girls?

Torches go from its mouth; sparks of fire shoot out.

{An arrow} will not make it flee; sling stones are turned to stubble for it.

"{On the ground it has no equal}-- a creature without fear.

'Who [is] this darkening counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand; {things too wonderful for me}, but I did not know.

{And then} after Yahweh spoke these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "{My wrath has been kindled} against you and against [the] two of your friends, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has].

{So then}, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you, for {I will certainly accept his prayer}, so that it will not be done with you [according to your] folly, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has]."

So all his brothers and all his sisters and all [those who] had known him {before} came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house and showed sympathy to him and comforted him for all the disaster that Yahweh had brought upon him. Then each one gave to him one piece of money, and each one [gave to him] one ornamental ring of gold.

And Job lived after this one hundred and forty years, and he saw his sons and his {grandsons} [for] four generations.

for Yahweh knows [the] way of [the] righteous, but [the] way of [the] wicked will perish.

"But as for me, I have set my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.