And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

In the twelfth month, that is the month Adar, upon the thirteenth day, which the king's word and commandment had appointed, that it should be done, even upon the same day that the enemies should have destroyed the Jews to have oppressed them, it turned contrary wise, even that the Jews should subdue their enemies.

The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

And the Jews will strike against all their enemies with the blow of the sword, and killing and destruction; and they will do according to their desire upon those hating them.

The ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy, they slew; and upon the prey they stretched not out their hand.

Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

And the Jews gathered themselves together at Susa, upon the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Susa, but on their goods they laid no hands.

And the rest of the Jews which were in the king's provinces gathered together and stood for their soul, and rested from their enemies, and slew among their enemies five and seventy thousand; and upon the prey they sent not their hand.

For this the Jews of the villages and in cities of the open country making the fourteenth day to the month Adar, gladness and drinking, and a good day, and sending portions a man to his neighbor.

And the Jews took upon them that which they had begun to do, - and that which Mordecai had written unto them;

But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

For this they called to these days Purim, for the name of Pur. For this upon all the words of this epistle, and What they saw upon this, and what came to them,

The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;

to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had decreed, and as they had imposed upon themselves and their descendants, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

And all the work of his power and his strength, and the exposition of the greatness of Mordecai which the king magnified him, are they not written upon the book of the words of the days to the kings of Media and Persia?

And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.

And the LORD said to Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.

Have You not put a hedge [of protection] around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands [and conferred prosperity and happiness upon him], and his possessions have increased in the land.

But lay thine hand upon him a little, touch once all that he hath, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face."

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Now upon a certain day when his sons and daughters were eating, and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

And a messenger came to Job; and he will say, The oxen were ploughing, and the he asses were feeding upon their hands.

And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

This one yet speaking, and this came, and he will say, The fire of God. fell from the heavens, and it will burn upon the sheep and upon the young men, and it will devour them; and I shall escape, only I alone, to announce to thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

It happened also upon a time, that when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan also came among them, and stood before him.

And the LORD said to Satan, Whence comest thou? and Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.

And Jehovah will say to the adversary, Didst thou set thy heart to my servant Job, that none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, fearing God and departing from evil? And yet he holding fast upon his integrity, and thou wilt stimulate me to destroy him without cause.

But lay thine hand upon him, touch him once upon the bone and flesh, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face."

so that he sat upon the ground in the ashes, and scraped off the filth of his sores with a potsherd.

And his wife will say to him, Yet thou art holding fast upon thine integrity: praise God and die.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

The stars of its twilight shall he dark; it shall wait for light, and none; and it shall not look upon the eyelashes of the dawn.,

Why set they me upon their knees? Why gave they me suck with their breasts?

For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

“I am not at ease, nor am I quiet,
And I am not at rest, and yet trouble still comes [upon me].”

But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

When there were thoughts, from visions of the night, - When deep sleep falleth upon men,

Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

Behold, in his servants he will not trust, and upon his messengers he will set folly:

Name me one else, if thou can find any: yea, look about thee upon any of the holy men.

Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

In six straits he will deliver thee, and in seven, evil shall not touch upon thee.

Thou shalt see also, that thy seed shall increase, and that thy posterity shall be as the grass upon the earth.

which are growing dark because of ice upon them, it will pile up snow.

Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

For if thou fasten thine eyes upon me, I come to naught like as a cloud is consumed and vanisheth away. Even so, he that goeth down to hell, cometh no more up,

When I think, 'My bed shall comfort me; I shall have some refreshing by talking to myself upon my couch,'

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

I sinned; what shall I do to thee, guarding men? wherefore didst thou set me for an assault to thee, and I shall be upon myself for a burden?

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

It was moist before the sun, and its sprout will come forth upon his garden.

His roots were entwined upon a heap, he shall see a house of stones.

If he should swallow him down from his place, and it lied upon it: I saw thee not

Behold, God will not reject the blameless one, and he will not take hold upon the hand of those doing evil:

Who commands the sun not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;

Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

Lo! he cometh upon me, yet can I not see him, Yea he passeth on, yet can I not discern him.

If I had called upon him, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had heard my voice!

For, with a tempest, would he fall upon me, and would multiply my wounds without need;

They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Upon thy knowledge that I will not do evil; and none delivering from thy hand.

Life and lovingkindness, thou didst bestow upon me, - and, thy watchful care, preserved my breath.

If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.

For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

Then shouldest thou forget thy misery, and think no more upon it, than upon the waters that run by.

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Godliness is a light despised in the hearts of the rich, and is set for them to stumble upon.

“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

Behold, he will hold back upon the waters, and they will dry up: and he will send them forth and they will overturn the earth.

He loosed the bonds of kings, and he will gird upon their loins a girdle.

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Laying open deep things, out of darkness, and bringing out to light, the death-shade:

Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

Be silent from me and I will speak what shall pass upon me.

Wilt thou be so cruel and extreme unto a flying leaf, and follow upon dry stubble?

Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

"For thou hast numbered all my goings, yet be not thou too extreme upon my sins.

My transgression is sealed up in a purse, and thou wilt patch upon mine iniguity.

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.