32:1And these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 32:2Then was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God; 32:3and against his three friends was his anger kindled, because they found no answer, and [yet] condemned Job. 32:4But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he. 32:5And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger was kindled. 32:6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know. 32:7I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom. 32:8But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 32:9It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment. 32:10Therefore I say, Hearken to me; I also will shew what I know. 32:11Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say. 32:12Yea, I gave you mine attention, and behold, there was none of you that confuted Job, that answered his words; 32:13That ye may not say, We have found out wisdom; God will make him yield, not man. 32:14Now he hath not directed [his] words against me; and I will not answer him with your speeches. 32:15They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them. 32:16And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; 32:17I will answer, I also in my turn, I also will shew what I know: 32:18For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 32:19Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst. 32:20I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer. 32:21Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither will I give flattery to man. 32:22For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.
33:1Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words. 33:2Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate, 33:3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely. 33:4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 33:5If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand. 33:6Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay. 33:7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee. 33:8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: 33:9I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me; 33:10Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility 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 right; for God is greater than man. 33:13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. 33:14For God speaketh once, and twice, [and man] perceiveth 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 men's ears, and sealeth their instruction, 33:17That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man. 33:18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword. 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones; 33:20And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food; 33:21His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out; 33:22And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers. 33:23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty; 33:24Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. 33:25His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth. 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness. 33:27He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me; 33:28He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light. 33:29Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man, 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living. 33:31Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, 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; be silent, 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 ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good! 34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment: 34:6Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression. 34:7What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water, 34:8And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God. 34:10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty! 34:11For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way. 34:12Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment. 34:13Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world? 34:14If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath, 34:15All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust. 34:16If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words! 34:17Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just? 34:18Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked? 34:19[How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands. 34:20In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand. 34:21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps. 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 34:23For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment. 34:24He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead; 34:25Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed. 34:26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others, 34:27Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways; 34:28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike; 34:30That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared. 34:31For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend; 34:32What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more? 34:33Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest. 34:34Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me: 34:35Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence. 34:36Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil 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 right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? 35:3For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned? 35:4I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee. 35:5Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou. 35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? 35:7If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand? 35:8Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man. 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out 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 fowl of the heavens? 35:12There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men. 35:13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. 35:14Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him. 35:15But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy? 35:16For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.
36:1And Elihu proceeded and said, 36:2Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet words for God. 36:3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Creator. 36:4For truly my words shall be no falsehood: one perfect in knowledge is with thee. 36:5Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not [any]; mighty in strength of understanding: 36:6He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted. 36:7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted. 36:8And if, bound in fetters, they be held in cords of affliction, 36:9Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, because they have increased. 36:10And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. 36:11If they hearken and serve [him], they shall accomplish their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 36:12But if they hearken not, they shall pass away by the sword, and expire without knowledge. 36:13But the godless in heart heap up anger; they cry not when he bindeth them: 36:14Their soul dieth in youth, and their life is among the unclean. 36:15But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] oppression. 36:16Even so would he have allured thee out of the jaws of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and the supply of thy table [would be] full of fatness. 36:17But thou art full of the judgments of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee]. 36:18Because there is wrath, [beware] lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee. 36:19Will he esteem thy riches? Not gold, nor all the resources of strength! 36:20Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off from their place. 36:21Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. 36:22Lo, God is exalted in his power: who teacheth as he? 36:23Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness? 36:24Remember that thou magnify his work, which men celebrate. 36:25All men look at it; man beholdeth [it] afar off. 36:26Lo, God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 36:27For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth, 36:28Which the skies pour down [and] drop upon man abundantly. 36:29But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the crashing of his pavilion? 36:30Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea. 36:31For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance. 36:32[His] hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike. 36:33His thundering declareth concerning him; the cattle even, concerning its coming.
37:1Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place: 37:2Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth. 37:3He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 37:4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard. 37:5God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend. 37:6For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might. 37:7He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. 37:8And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens. 37:9From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north. 37:10By the breath of God ice is given; and the breadth of the waters is straitened. 37:11Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud; 37:12And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth, 37:13Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy. 37:14Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God. 37:15Dost thou know how God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash? 37:16Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge? 37:17How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? 37:18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror? 37:19Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order [our words] by reason of darkness. 37:20Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man [so] say, surely he shall be swallowed up. 37:21And now [men] see not the light as it gleameth, it is [hidden] in the skies. But the wind passeth by and cleareth them. 37:22From the north cometh gold; with God is terrible majesty. 37:23The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict. 37:24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
38:1And 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; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. 38:4Where wast thou when I founded the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. 38:5Who set the measures thereof if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it? 38:6Whereupon were the foundations thereof sunken? or who laid its corner-stone, 38:7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 38:8And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb? 38:9When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it; 38:10When I cut out for it my boundary, and set bars and doors, 38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? 38:12Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place, 38:13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it? 38:14It is changed like the signet-clay; and [all things] stand forth as in a garment: 38:15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the uplifted arm is broken. 38:16Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? and hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep? 38:17Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? and hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death? 38:18Hath thine understanding compassed the breadths of the earth? Declare if thou knowest it all. 38:19Where is the way to where light dwelleth? and the darkness, where is its place, 38:20That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house? 38:21Thou knowest, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great! 38:22Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail, 38:23Which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of battle and war? 38:24By what way is the light parted, [and] the east wind scattered upon the earth? 38:25Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash; 38:26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man; 38:27To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground], and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth? 38:28Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew? 38:29Out of whose womb cometh the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who bringeth it forth? 38:30When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together. 38:31Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion? 38:32Dost thou bring forth the constellations each in its season? or dost thou guide the Bear with her sons? 38:33Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? dost thou determine their rule over the earth? 38:34Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee? 38:35Dost 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 numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens, 38:38When the dust runneth as into a molten mass, and the clods cleave fast together? 38:39Dost thou hunt the prey for the lioness, and dost thou satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 38:40When they crouch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the thicket to lie in wait? 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?
39:1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds? 39:2Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 39:3They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains; 39:4Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them. 39:5Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager, 39:6Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings? 39:7He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver; 39:8The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. 39:9Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib? 39:10Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 39:11Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 39:12Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor? 39:13The wing of the ostrich beats joyously But is it the stork's pinion and plumage? 39:14For she leaveth her eggs to the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, 39:15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may trample them. 39:16She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern. 39:17For God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding. 39:18What time she lasheth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. 39:19Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane? 39:20Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. 39:21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host. 39:22He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword. 39:23The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin. 39:24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet: 39:25At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 39:26Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south? 39:27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high? 39:28He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness: 39:29From thence he spieth out the prey, his eyes look into the distance; 39:30And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.
40:1And Jehovah answered Job and said, 40:2Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 40:3And Job answered Jehovah and said, 40:4Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. 40:5Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further. 40:6And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, 40:7Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. 40:8Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 40:10Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour. 40:11Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him: 40:12Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place: 40:13Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret. 40:14Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee. 40:15See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox. 40:16Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. 40:17He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together. 40:18His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron. 40:19He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword. 40:20For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 40:21He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen: 40:22Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. 40:23Lo, the river overfloweth he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth. 40:24Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
41:1Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord? 41:2Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike? 41:3Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee? 41:4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever? 41:5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 41:6Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants? 41:7Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears? 41:8Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, do no more! 41:9Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him? 41:10None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me? 41:11Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine. 41:12I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure. 41:13Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws? 41:14Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror. 41:15The rows of his shields are a 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 each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered. 41:18His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 41:19Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out: 41:20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron. 41:21His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 41:22In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him. 41:23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved. 41:24His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether [millstone]. 41:25When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation. 41:26If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon. 41:27He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood. 41:28The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble. 41:29Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin. 41:30His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge 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 the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary. 41:33Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 41:34He beholdeth all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.
42:1And Job answered Jehovah and said, 42:2I know that thou canst do everything, and that thou canst be hindered in no thought of thine. 42:3Who is he that obscureth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered what I did not understand; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 42:4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and inform 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 came to pass after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, that Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, Mine anger is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken rightly of me, like my servant Job. 42:8And now, take for yourselves 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: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, for ye have not spoken of me rightly, like my servant Job. 42:9Then Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did according as Jehovah had said unto them; and Jehovah accepted Job. 42:10And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he had prayed for his friends; and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before. 42:11And all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they condoled with him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him; and every one gave him a piece of money, and every one a golden ring. 42:12And 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. 42:13And he had 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 Job lived after this a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. 42:17And Job died, old and full of days.
Psalms
1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners; 1:2But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 1:3And he [is] as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth. 1:4The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away. 1:5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
2:1Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing? 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed: 2:3Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us! 2:4He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision. 2:5Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them: 2:6And *I* have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness. 2:7I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; *I* this day have begotten thee. 2:8Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth: 2:9Thou shalt break them with a sceptre of iron, as a potter's vessel thou shalt dash them in pieces. 2:10And now, O kings, be ye wise, be admonished, 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, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him. 2:13
3:1{A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me! 3:2Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah. 3:3But thou, Jehovah, art a shield about me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. 3:4With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah. 3:5I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me. 3:6I will not fear for myriads of the people that have set themselves against me round about. 3:7Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked. 3:8Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
4:1{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.} When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer. 4:2Ye sons of men, till when is my glory [to be put] to shame? [How long] will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah. 4:3But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious [man] for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him. 4:4Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 4:5Offer sacrifices of righteousness, and confide in Jehovah. 4:6Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah. 4:7Thou hast put joy in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their new wine was in abundance. 4:8In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for thou, Jehovah, alone makest me to dwell in safety.
5:1{To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation. 5:2Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray. 5:3Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up. 5:4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee. 5:5Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 5:6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit. 5:7But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear. 5:8Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me. 5:9For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 5:10Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee. 5:11And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee. 5:12For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield. 5:13
6:1{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments, upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure. 6:2Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am withered; Jehovah, heal me, for my bones tremble. 6:3And my soul trembleth exceedingly: and thou, Jehovah, till how long? 6:4Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake. 6:5For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who shall give thanks unto thee? 6:6I am wearied with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I dissolve my couch with my tears. 6:7Mine eye wasteth away through grief; it hath grown old because of all mine oppressors. 6:8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping. 6:9Jehovah hath heard my supplication; Jehovah receiveth my prayer. 6:10All mine enemies shall be ashamed and tremble exceedingly; they will turn, they will be ashamed suddenly. 6:11
7:1{Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite.} Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me; 7:2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer. 7:3Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands; 7:4If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;) 7:5Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take [it], and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah. 7:6Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment. 7:7And the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high. 7:8Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me. 7:9Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous [man]; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God. 7:10My shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart. 7:11God is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant all the day. 7:12If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready, 7:13And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning. 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood: 7:15He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made. 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate. 7:17I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the Most High. 7:18
8:1{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens. 8:2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger. 8:3When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established; 8:4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 8:5Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour. 8:6Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet: 8:7Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field; 8:8The fowl of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, [whatever] passeth through the paths of the seas. 8:9Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! 8:10