28:1Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine. 28:2Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone. 28:3[Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. 28:4He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro. 28:5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. 28:6The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold. 28:7That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon`s eye seen it: 28:8The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby. 28:9He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. 28:10He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing. 28:11He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 28:12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? 28:13Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living. 28:14The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me. 28:15It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 28:16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 28:17Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 28:18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies. 28:19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding? 28:21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens. 28:22Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears. 28:23God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof. 28:24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven; 28:25To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure. 28:26When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder; 28:27Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out. 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
29:1And Job again took up his parable, and said, 29:2Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me; 29:3When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness; 29:4As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent; 29:5When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me; 29:6When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil! 29:7When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street, 29:8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood; 29:9The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth; 29:10The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 29:11For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me: 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him. 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow`s heart to sing for joy. 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem. 29:15I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame. 29:16I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out. 29:17And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth. 29:18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand: 29:19My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch; 29:20My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand. 29:21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel. 29:22After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them. 29:23And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain. 29:24I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down. 29:25I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.
30:1But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. 30:2Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me? Men in whom ripe age is perished. 30:3They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. 30:4They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food. 30:5They are driven forth from the midst [of men]; They cry after them as after a thief; 30:6So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks. 30:7Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together. 30:8[They are] children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land. 30:9And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. 30:10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face. 30:11For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me. 30:12Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction. 30:13They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, [Even] men that have no helper. 30:14As through a wide breach they come: In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves [upon me]. 30:15Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud. 30:16And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 30:17In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the [pains] that gnaw me take no rest. 30:18By [God`s] great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 30:19He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes. 30:20I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me. 30:21Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me. 30:22Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride [upon it]; And thou dissolvest me in the storm. 30:23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living. 30:24Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help? 30:25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy? 30:26When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness. 30:27My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me. 30:28I go mourning without the sun: I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help. 30:29I am a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches. 30:30My skin is black, [and falleth] from me, And my bones are burned with heat. 30:31Therefore is my harp [turned] to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.
31:1I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin? 31:2For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high? 31:3Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity? 31:4Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps? 31:5If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit 31:6(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity); 31:7If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands: 31:8Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out. 31:9If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor`s door; 31:10Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her. 31:11For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges: 31:12For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase. 31:13If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me; 31:14What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? 31:15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb? 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 31:17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof 31:18(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And her have I guided from my mother`s womb); 31:19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering; 31:20If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 31:21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate: 31:22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone. 31:23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing. 31:24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; 31:25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much; 31:26If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness, 31:27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand: 31:28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above. 31:29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him; 31:30(Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse); 31:31If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat? 31:32(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller); 31:33If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom, 31:34Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door- 31:35Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And [that I had] the indictment which mine adversary hath written! 31:36Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown: 31:37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him. 31:38If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together; 31:39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: 31:40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
32:1So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 32:2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. 32:3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. 32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he. 32:5And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled. 32:6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion. 32:7I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom. 32:8But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 32:9It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice. 32:10Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion. 32:11Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say. 32:12Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you. 32:13Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man: 32:14For he hath not directed his words against me; Neither will I answer him with your speeches. 32:15They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say. 32:16And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more? 32:17I also will answer my part, I also will show mine opinion. 32:18For I am full of words; The spirit within me constraineth me. 32:19Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst. 32:20I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer. 32:21Let me not, I pray you, respect any man`s person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. 32:22For I know not to give flattering titles; [Else] would my Maker soon take me away.
33:1Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words. 33:2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 33:3My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely. 33:4The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life. 33:5If thou canst, answer thou me; Set [thy words] in order before me, stand forth. 33:6Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay. 33:7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee. 33:8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying], 33:9I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me: 33:10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy: 33:11He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths. 33:12Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man. 33:13Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters? 33:14For God speaketh once, Yea twice, [though man] regardeth it not. 33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed; 33:16Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, 33:17That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, And hide pride from man; 33:18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword. 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones; 33:20So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food. 33:21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out. 33:22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers. 33:23If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him; 33:24Then [God] is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. 33:25His flesh shall be fresher than a child`s; He returneth to the days of his youth. 33:26He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness. 33:27He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not: 33:28He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light. 33:29Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, [yea] thrice, with a man, 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living. 33:31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak. 33:32If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33:33If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
34:1Moreover Elihu answered and said, 34:2Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 34:3For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food. 34:4Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good. 34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right: 34:6Notwithstanding my right I am [accounted] a liar; My wound is incurable, [though I am] without transgression. 34:7What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water, 34:8Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men? 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God. 34:10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 34:11For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways. 34:12Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice. 34:13Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world? 34:14If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; 34:15All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust. 34:16If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words. 34:17Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous [and] mighty?- 34:18[Him] that saith to a king, [Thou art] vile, [Or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked; 34:19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands. 34:20In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand. 34:21For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings. 34:22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 34:23For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment. 34:24He breaketh in pieces mighty men [in ways] past finding out, And setteth others in their stead. 34:25Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. 34:26He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others; 34:27Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways: 34:28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted. 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man: 34:30That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people. 34:31For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]: 34:32That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more? 34:33Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest. 34:34Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me: 34:35Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. 34:36Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men. 34:37For he addeth rebellion unto his sin; He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.
35:1Moreover Elihu answered and said, 35:2Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God`s, 35:3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned? 35:4I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee. 35:5Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou. 35:6If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? 35:7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand? 35:8Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; And thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man. 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. 35:10But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night, 35:11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens? 35:12There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men. 35:13Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it. 35:14How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him! 35:15But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance; 35:16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.
36:1Elihu also proceeded, and said, 36:2Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God`s behalf. 36:3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 36:4For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. 36:5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding. 36:6He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right. 36:7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted. 36:8And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions; 36:9Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly. 36:10He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity. 36:11If they hearken and serve [him], They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures. 36:12But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge. 36:13But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them. 36:14They die in youth, And their life [perisheth] among the unclean. 36:15He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression. 36:16Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness. 36:17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee]. 36:18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside. 36:19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength? 36:20Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place. 36:21Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. 36:22Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him? 36:23Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness? 36:24Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung. 36:25All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off. 36:26Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable. 36:27For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor, 36:28Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly. 36:29Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion? 36:30Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea. 36:31For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance. 36:32He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark. 36:33The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning [the storm] that cometh up.
37:1Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place. 37:2Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 37:3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightening unto the ends of the earth. 37:4After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard. 37:5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. 37:6For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain. 37:7He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know [it]. 37:8Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens. 37:9Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north. 37:10By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened. 37:11Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning: 37:12And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world, 37:13Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come. 37:14Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. 37:15Dost thou know how God layeth [his charge] upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine? 37:16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge? 37:17How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]? 37:18Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror? 37:19Teach us what we shall say unto him; [For] we cannot set [our speech] in order by reason of darkness. 37:20Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up? 37:21And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them. 37:22Out of the north cometh golden splendor: God hath upon him terrible majesty. 37:23[Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict. 37:24Men do therefore fear him: He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.
38:1Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge? 38:3Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. 38:5Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it? 38:6Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, 38:7When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? 38:8Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb; 38:9When I made clouds the garment thereof, And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it, 38:10And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors, 38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed? 38:12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days [began], [And] caused the dayspring to know its place; 38:13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? 38:14It is changed as clay under the seal; And [all things] stand forth as a garment: 38:15And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken. 38:16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? 38:17Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? 38:18Hast thou comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all. 38:19Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 38:20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof? 38:21[Doubtless], thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great! 38:22Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 38:23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war? 38:24By what way is the light parted, Or the east wind scattered upon the earth? 38:25Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder; 38:26To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 38:27To satisfy the waste and desolate [ground], And to cause the tender grass to spring forth? 38:28Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 38:29Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 38:30The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen. 38:31Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion? 38:32Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her train? 38:33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth? 38:34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee? 38:35Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are? 38:36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind? 38:37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven, 38:38When the dust runneth into a mass, And the clods cleave fast together? 38:39Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 38:40When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait? 38:41Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
39:1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [Or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 39:2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 39:3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains. 39:4Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again. 39:5Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass, 39:6Whose home I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place? 39:7He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver. 39:8The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing. 39:9Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? 39:10Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 39:11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor? 39:12Wilt thou confide in him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather [the grain] of thy threshing-floor? 39:13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; [But] are they the pinions and plumage of love? 39:14For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, 39:15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them. 39:16She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers: Though her labor be in vain, [she is] without fear; 39:17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 39:18What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider. 39:19Hast thou given the horse [his] might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane? 39:20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible. 39:21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men. 39:22He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword. 39:23The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin. 39:24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet. 39:25As oft as the trumpet [soundeth] he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 39:26Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south? 39:27Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high? 39:28On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold. 39:29From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off. 39:30Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
40:1Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said, 40:2Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it. 40:3Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, 40:4Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. 40:5Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. 40:6Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 40:7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 40:8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified? 40:9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 40:10Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty. 40:11Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him. 40:12Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand. 40:13Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place]. 40:14Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee. 40:15Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox. 40:16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly. 40:17He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together. 40:18His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron. 40:19He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword. 40:20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play. 40:21He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen. 40:22The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about. 40:23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth. 40:24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
41:1Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord? 41:2Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook? 41:3Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee? 41:4Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever? 41:5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 41:6Will the bands [of fishermen] make traffic of him? Will they part him among the merchants? 41:7Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-spears? 41:8Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more. 41:9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 41:10None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me? 41:11Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine. 41:12I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame. 41:13Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws? 41:14Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror. 41:15[His] strong scales are [his] pride, Shut up together [as with] a close seal. 41:16One is so near to another, That no air can come between them. 41:17They are joined one to another; They stick together, so that they cannot be sundered. 41:18His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 41:19Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth. 41:20Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and [burning] rushes. 41:21His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth. 41:22In his neck abideth strength, And terror danceth before him. 41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved. 41:24His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone. 41:25When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves. 41:26If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. 41:27He counteth iron as straw, [And] brass as rotten wood. 41:28The arrow cannot make him flee: Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble. 41:29Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin. 41:30His underparts are [like] sharp potsherds: He spreadeth [as it were] a threshing-wain upon the mire. 41:31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. 41:32He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary. 41:33Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear. 41:34He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.
42:1Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, 42:2I know that thou canst do all things, And that no purpose of thine can be restrained. 42:3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 42:4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 42:5I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee: 42:6Wherefore I abhor [myself], And repent in dust and ashes. 42:7And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah 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 Job hath. 42:8Now therefore, take unto 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 will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 42:9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as Jehovah commanded them: and Jehovah accepted Job. 42:10And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before. 42:11Then 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 concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold. 42:12So Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. 42:13He had also seven sons and three daughters. 42:14And he called the name of the first, Jemimah: and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. 42:15And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 42:16And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons` sons, [even] four generations. 42:17So Job died, being old and full of days. Book I Psalm 1
Psalms
1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: 1:2But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night. 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 1:4The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 1:5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish. Psalm 2
2:1Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing? 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying], 2:3Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us. 2:4He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision. 2:5Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure: 2:6Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion. 2:7I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee. 2:8Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter`s vessel. 2:10Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 2:11Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 2:12Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him. Psalm 3 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
3:1Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me. 3:2Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah 3:3But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head. 3:4I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. Selah 3:5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me. 3:6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about. 3:7Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked. 3:8Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah Psalm 4 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large [when I was] in distress: Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 4:2O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? [How long] will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah 4:3But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself him that is godly: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him. 4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah 4:5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah. 4:6Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 4:7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, More than [they have] when their grain and their new wine are increased. 4:8In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety. Psalm 5 For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.