Yea, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

If there be with him a [heavenly] agent, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him,

then [God] is gracious to him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.

His flesh shall be fresher than a child's. He returns to the days of his youth.

He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.

to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

Mark well, O Job, hearken to me. Keep silent, and I will speak.

If thou have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

If not, hearken thou to me. Keep silent, and I will teach thee.

Hear my words, ye wise men, and give ear to me, ye who have knowledge.

saying, I have not sinned, nor committed unrighteousness, nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity to go with the profane.

For thou should not say, There shall be no visitation to a man, [whereas] visitation [is] to him from LORD.

Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding. Far be it from me to sin before LORD, and pervert righteousness before the Almighty.

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

Yea, certainly God will not do wrong. Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

If he sets his heart upon himself, [if] he gathers his spirit and his breath to himself,

all flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again to dust.

If now [thou be] understanding, hear this. Hearken to the voice of words.

[him] who says to a king, [Thou are] vile, to ranking men, [Ye are] wicked,

In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.

For he needs no further to consider a man, that he should go before God in judgment.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.

When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hides his face, who then can behold him? [It is] the same whether to a nation, or to a man,

that the profane man not reign, that there be none to ensnare the people.

For has any said to God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more].

Teach thou me that which I do not see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

Men of understanding will say to me, yes, every wise man who hears me,

But surely not. Learn thou Job not to still give an answer like the foolish,

so that we may not add to our sins, and lawlessness will be reckoned against us, speaking many words before LORD.

That thou said, What advantage will it be to thee? [And], What profit shall I have more than if I had sinned?

Look to the heavens, and see. And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

If thou have sinned, what do thou effect against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what do thou to him?

If thou be righteous, what do thou give him? Or what does he receive of thy hand?

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.

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my maker.

He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted [their] right.

He also opens their ear to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.

But if they do not hearken, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

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

They die in youth, and their life [perishes] among the unclean.

Do not desire the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.

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

Behold, God is great, and we do not know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.

He sends it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.

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.

and it is turned round about by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them upon the face of the habitable world.

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

Hearken to this, O Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Do thou know how God lays [his charge] upon them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Do thou know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Teach us what we shall say to him. We cannot set in array because of darkness.

And now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them.

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

Have thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [and] caused the dayspring to know its place

Have the gates of death been revealed to thee? Or have thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?

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

that thou should take it to the bound of it, and that thou should discern the paths to the house of it?

which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

to cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,

to satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], and to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

Do thou know the ordinances of the heavens? Can thou establish the dominion of it on the earth?

Can thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Can thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we are?

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

when they couch in their dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?

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

Do thou know the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [Or] can thou mark when the hinds do calve?

Can thou number the months that they fulfill? Or do thou know the time when they bring forth?

Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

Will thou trust him because his strength is great? Or will thou leave to him thy labor?

because God has deprived her of wisdom, nor has he imparted understanding to her.

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

He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.

Will he make many supplications to thee? Or will he speak soft words to thee?

Lay thy hand upon him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.

Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Under the whole heaven is mine.

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

They are joined one to another. They stick together, so that they cannot be parted.

He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

He makes a path to shine after him. [A man] would think the deep to be hoary.

I know that thou can do all things, and that no purpose of thine can be restrained.

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.

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak, I will ask of thee, and declare thou to me.

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

Then there came to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that LORD ha

but his delight is in the law of LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain {things (LXX/NT)}?

Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and vex them in his great displeasure.

I will tell of the decree. LORD said to me, Thou are my son, this day I have begotten thee.

I cry to LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

Salvation belongs to LORD. Thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah.

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

Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation.

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

O LORD, in the morning thou shall hear my voice. In the morning I will direct to thee, and will keep watch.

I am weary with my groaning. Every night I make my bed to swim. I water my couch with my tears.

All my enemies shall be put to shame and greatly troubled. They shall turn back. They shall be put to shame suddenly.