There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell 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.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

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.

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

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

It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?

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

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

Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

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

Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

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

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.