There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?

And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,

With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.

There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

There the prisoners are at peace together; the voice of the overseer comes not again to their ears.

The small and the great are there, and the servant is free from his master.

Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:

Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?

When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Will a man take food which has no taste without salt? or is there any taste in the soft substance of purslain?

How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

Is there evil in my tongue? is not the cause of my trouble clear to me?

When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;

He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

There is no one to give a decision between us, who might have control over us.

Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.

Though you see that I am not an evil-doer; and there is no one who is able to take a man out of your hands?

And that if there was cause for pride, you would go after me like a lion; and again put out your wonders against me:

They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge;

And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.

With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.

For there is hope of a tree; if it is cut down, it will come to life again, and its branches will not come to an end.

What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.

His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.

Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.

Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.

His buckets are full of milk, and there is no loss of strength in his bones.

The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him.

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?

Is not your evil-doing great? and there is no end to your sins.

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

See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.

There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.

The flesh is gone from my bones, and they give me no rest; there is no end to my pains.

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.

I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:

Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;

If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;

There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.

There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

To give water to the land where there is waste and destruction, and to make the dry land green with young grass?

From there he is watching for food; his eye sees it far off.

His young have blood for their drink, and where the dead bodies are, there is he to be seen.

Who ever went against me, and got the better of me? There is no one under heaven!

On earth there is not another like him, who is made without fear.

And there were no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job in all the earth: and their father gave them a heritage among their brothers.