“He may flee from the iron weapon,
But the bow of bronze will pierce him through.

But Job answered and said,

Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

They spend their days in wealthiness: but suddenly, they go down to hell.

“But notice, the prosperity of the wicked is not in their hand (in their power);
The counsel of the wicked [and the mystery of God’s dealings with the ungodly] is far from my comprehension.

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.

"But I know what ye think; yea, and what ye imagine against me unrighteously.

Have you not put the question to the travellers, and do you not take note of their experience?

“But who will confront him with his actions and rebuke him face to face,
And who will repay him for what he has done?

Pleasant to him are the mounds of the torrent-bed, - and, after him, doth every man march, as, before him, there were without number.

Why then do you give me comfort with words in which there is no profit, when you see that there is nothing in your answers but deceit?

Surely then hast been wont to put thy brother in pledge, for nothing, and, the garments of the ill-clad, hast thou stripped off:

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

you see nothing but darkness, and a flood of troubles drowns you."

"[Is] not God [in the] height of [the] heavens? But see how lofty are {the highest stars}.

But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness?

They were seized, but there was not time; their foundation was poured out by a flood;

Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

[The] righteous see, and they rejoice, but [the] innocent [one] mocks at them.

Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

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

And put the precious ore with the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrents,

For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

I have not forsaken the commandment of his lips; but look, what he charged me with his mouth, that have I shut up in my heart.

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

Yea, GOD, hath made timid my heart, and, the Almighty, hath put me in terror.

But I am not silenced by the darkness,
Nor deep gloom which covers me.

So that when the showers in the mountains have rained upon them, and they be all wet, they have none other succour, but to embrace the rock for want of a covering.

They spoil the sucking fatherless children, and put the poor in prison,

“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves [of grain] from the hungry.

“Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil;
They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst.

From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.

He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

Maternal love shall forget him, the worm shall find him sweet, No more shall he be remembered, but perversity shall be shivered like a tree.

But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

God setteth him in safety, and he resteth thereon; but his eyes are upon their ways.

They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

But, if not, who then can convict me of falsehood? or make of no account my words?

But how may a man compared unto God be justified? Or, how can he be clean, that is born of a woman?

how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot -- a son of man, who is only a worm!"

But Job answered and said,

Hell is naked before Him, and the Pit has no covering.

Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

but it will clap its hands over him, hissing at him as it lunges toward him."

“[As for] the earth, out of it comes food,
But underneath [its surface, down deep] it is turned over as fire.

“Its stones are the bed of sapphires;
It holds dust of gold.

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

She cannot be gotten for the most fine gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any money.

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.

"But wisdom -- where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

But God understands the way to wisdom,
and He knows its location.

Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

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

I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.

For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.

On [the] right hand the brood rises up; {they put me to flight}, and they build up their {siege ramps} against me.

But now my soul is turned to water in me, days of trouble overtake me:

“I cry to You for help, [Lord,] but You do not answer me;
I stand up, but You [only] gaze [indifferently] at me.

In times past thou didst set me up on high, as it were above the wind, but now hast thou given me a very sore fall.

Now use not men to do violence unto them, that are destroyed already; but where hurt is done, there use they to help.

For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.

I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up, I cry in the congregation.

But now I am a companion of dragons, and a fellow of ostriches.

But my harp is in mourning; my flute plays only songs for those who are weeping."

Let me put seed in the earth for another to have the fruit of it, and let my produce be uprooted.

But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him?

or have eaten my bit alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it,

(But from my youth He grew up with me as with a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)

If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;

The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

“Oh, that I had one to listen to me!
Look, here is my signature (mark);
Let the Almighty answer me!
Let my adversary write out His indictment [and put His vague accusations in tangible form].

I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended.

But if cause be that my land cry against me, or that the furrows thereof make any complaint;

Instead of wheat, let there come forth bramble, and, instead of barley, a bad-smelling weed! Ended are the words of Job.

So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes [and could not be persuaded otherwise by them].

But then Barachel's son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram's descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God.

Furthermore, he was furious with his three friends because they had not answered Job, but instead had condemned him.

But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouths of these three men, he burned with anger.

Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite {spoke up} and said, "{I am young}, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.