Chapter 1


1

Job's Character and Wealth

There was a man 376 in the land 776 of Uz 5780 whose name 8034 was Job 347; and that man 376 was blameless 8535, upright 3477, fearing 3372 God 430 and turning 5493 away 5493 from evil 7451.
2 Seven 7651 sons 1121 and three 7969 daughters 1323 were born 3205 to him.
3 His possessions 4735 also were 7,000 sheep 6629, 3,000 camels 1581, 500 yoke 6776 of oxen 1241, 500 female 860 donkeys 860, and very 3966 many 7227 servants 5657; and that man 376 was the greatest 1419 of all 3605 the men 1121 of the east 6924.
4 His sons 1121 used to go 1980 and hold 6213 a feast 4960 in the house 1004 of each 376 one 376 on his day 3117, and they would send 7971 and invite 7121 their three 7969 sisters 269 to eat 398 and drink 8354 with them.
5 When 3588 the days 3117 of feasting 4960 had completed 5362 their cycle 5362, Job 347 would send 7971 and consecrate 6942 them, rising 7925 up early 7925 in the morning 1242 and offering 5927 burnt 5930 offerings 5930 {according to} the number 4557 of them all 3605; for Job 347 said 559, "Perhaps 194 my sons 1121 have sinned 2398 and cursed 1288 God 430 in their hearts 3824." Thus 3602 Job 347 did 6213 continually.
6 ¶ Now there was a day 3117 when the sons 1121 of God 430 came 935 to present 3320 themselves before 5921 the LORD 3068, and Satan 7854 also 1571 came 935 among 8432 them.
7 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Satan 7854, "From where 370 do you come 935?" Then Satan 7854 answered 6030 the LORD 3068 and said 559, "From roaming 7751 about 7751 on the earth 776 and walking 1980 around 1980 on it."
8 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Satan 7854, "Have you considered My servant 5650 Job 347? For there 369 is no 369 one 369 like 3644 him on the earth 776, a blameless 8535 and upright 3477 man 376, fearing 3372 God 430 and turning 5493 away 5493 from evil 7451."
9 Then Satan 7854 answered 6030 the LORD 3068, "Does Job 347 fear 3372 God 430 for nothing 2600?
10 "Have You not made 7753 a hedge 7753 about 1157 him and his house 1004 and all 3605 that he has, on every 5439 side 5439? You have blessed 1288 the work 4639 of his hands 3027, and his possessions 4735 have increased 6555 in the land 776.
11 "But put 7971 forth 7971 Your hand 3027 now 4994 and touch 5060 all 3605 that he has; he will surely curse 1288 You to Your face 6440."
12 Then the LORD 3068 said 559 to Satan 7854, "Behold 2009, all 3605 that he has is in your power 3027, only 7534 do not put 7971 forth 7971 your hand 3027 on him." So Satan 7854 departed 3318 from the presence 6440 of the LORD 3068.
13

Satan Allowed to Test Job

¶ Now on the day 3117 when his sons 1121 and his daughters 1323 were eating 398 and drinking 8354 wine 3196 in their oldest 1060 brother's 251 house 1004,
14 a messenger 4397 came 935 to Job 347 and said 559, "The oxen 1241 were plowing 2790 and the donkeys 860 feeding 7462 beside them,
15 and the Sabeans 7614 attacked 5307 and took 3947 them. They also slew 5221 the servants 5288 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, and I alone have escaped 4422 to tell 5046 you."
16 While he was still 5750 speaking 1696, another 2088 also came 935 and said 559, "The fire 784 of God 430 fell 5307 from heaven 8064 and burned 1197 up the sheep 6629 and the servants 5288 and consumed 398 them, and I alone have escaped 4422 to tell 5046 you."
17 While he was still 5750 speaking 1696, another 2088 also came 935 and said 559, "The Chaldeans 3778 formed 7760 three 7969 bands 7218 and made 7760 a raid 6584 on the camels 1581 and took 3947 them and slew 5221 the servants 5288 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, and I alone have escaped 4422 to tell 5046 you."
18 While he was still speaking 1696, another 2088 also came 935 and said 559, "Your sons 1121 and your daughters 1323 were eating 398 and drinking 8354 wine 3196 in their oldest 1060 brother's 251 house 1004,
19 and behold 2009, a great 1419 wind 7307 came 935 from across 5676 the wilderness 4057 and struck 5221 the four 702 corners 6438 of the house 1004, and it fell 5307 on the young 5288 people 5288 and they died 4191, and I alone have escaped 4422 to tell 5046 you."
20 ¶ Then Job 347 arose 6965 and tore 7167 his robe 4598 and shaved 1494 his head 7218, and he fell 5307 to the ground 776 and worshiped 7812.
21 He said 559, "Naked 6174 I came 3318 from my mother's 517 womb 990, And naked 6174 I shall return 7725 there 8033. The LORD 3068 gave 5414 and the LORD 3068 has taken 3947 away. Blessed 1288 be the name 8034 of the LORD 3068."
22 ¶ Through all 3605 this 384 Job 347 did not sin 2398 nor 3808 did he blame God 430.

Chapter 2


1

Job Loses His Health

Again there was a day 3117 when the sons 1121 of God 430 came 935 to present 3320 themselves before 5921 the LORD 3068, and Satan 7854 also 1571 came 935 among 8432 them to present 3320 himself before 5921 the LORD 3068.
2 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Satan 7854, "Where 335 have you come 935 from?" Then Satan 7854 answered 6030 the LORD 3068 and said 559, "From roaming 7751 about 7751 on the earth 776 and walking 1980 around 1980 on it."
3 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Satan 7854, "Have you considered My servant 5650 Job 347? For there 369 is no 369 one 369 like 3644 him on the earth 776, a blameless 8535 and upright 3477 man 376 fearing 3372 God 430 and turning 5493 away 5493 from evil 7451. And he still 5750 holds 2388 fast 2388 his integrity 8538, although you incited 5496 Me against him to ruin 1104 him without 2600 cause 2600."
4 Satan 7854 answered 6030 the LORD 3068 and said 559, "Skin 5785 for skin 5785! Yes, all 3605 that a man 376 has he will give 5414 for his life 5315.
5 "However 199, put 7971 forth 7971 Your hand 3027 now 4994, and touch 5060 his bone 6106 and his flesh 1320; he will curse 1288 You to Your face 6440."
6 So the LORD 3068 said 559 to Satan 7854, "Behold 2009, he is in your power 3027, only 389 spare 8104 his life 5315."
7 ¶ Then Satan 7854 went 3318 out from the presence 6440 of the LORD 3068 and smote 5221 Job 347 with sore 7451 boils 7822 from the sole 3709 of his foot 7272 to the crown 6936 of his head 6936.
8 And he took 3947 a potsherd 2789 to scrape 1623 himself while he was sitting 3427 among 8432 the ashes 665.
9 ¶ Then his wife 802 said 559 to him, "Do you still 5750 hold 2388 fast 2388 your integrity 8538? Curse 1288 God 430 and die 4191!"
10 But he said 559 to her, "You speak 1696 as one 259 of the foolish 5036 women 5036 speaks 1696. Shall we indeed 1571 accept 6901 good 2896 from God 430 and not accept 6901 adversity 7451?" In all 3605 this 384 Job 347 did not sin 2398 with his lips 8193.
11 ¶ Now when Job's 347 three 7969 friends 7453 heard 8085 of all 3605 this 384 adversity 7463 that had come 935 upon him, they came 935 each 376 one 376 from his own place 4725, Eliphaz 464 the Temanite 8489, Bildad 1085 the Shuhite 7747 and Zophar 6691 the Naamathite 5284; and they made 3259 an appointment 3259 together 3164 to come 935 to sympathize 5110 with him and comfort 5162 him.
12 When they lifted 5375 up their eyes 5869 at a distance 7350 and did not recognize 5234 him, they raised 5375 their voices 6963 and wept 1058. And each 376 of them tore 7167 his robe 4598 and they threw 2236 dust 6083 over 5921 their heads 7218 toward the sky 8064.
13 Then they sat 3427 down 3427 on the ground 776 with him for seven 7651 days 3117 and seven 7651 nights 3915 with no 369 one 369 speaking 1696 a word 1697 to him, for they saw 7200 that {his} pain 3511 was very 3966 great 1431.

Chapter 3


1

Job's Lament

Afterward Job 347 opened 6605 his mouth 6310 and cursed 7043 the day 3117 of his {birth.}
2 And Job 347 said,
3 "Let the day 3117 perish 6 on which I was to be born 3205, And the night 3915 {which} said 559, 'A boy 1397 is conceived 2029.'
4 "May that day 3117 be darkness 2822; Let not God 433 above 4605 care 1875 for it, Nor 408 light 5105 shine 3313 on it.
5 "Let darkness 2822 and black 6757 gloom 6757 claim 1350 it; Let a cloud 6053 settle 7931 on it; Let the blackness 3650 of the day 3117 terrify 1204 it.
6 "{As for} that night 3915, let darkness 652 seize 3947 it; Let it not rejoice 2302 among the days 3117 of the year 8141; Let it not come 935 into the number 4557 of the months 3391.
7 "Behold 2009, let that night 3915 be barren 1565; Let no 408 joyful 7445 shout 7445 enter 935 it.
8 "Let those curse 6895 it who curse 779 the day 3117, Who are prepared 6264 to rouse 5782 Leviathan 3882.
9 "Let the stars 3556 of its twilight 5399 be darkened 2821; Let it wait 6960 for light 216 but have 369 none 369, And let it not see 7200 the breaking 6079 dawn 7837;
10 Because 3588 it did not shut 5462 the opening 1817 of my {mother's} womb 990, Or hide 5641 trouble 5999 from my eyes 5869.
11 ¶ "Why 4100 did I not die 4191 at birth 7358, Come 3318 forth 3318 from the womb 990 and expire 1478?
12 "Why 4069 did the knees 1290 receive 6923 me, And why 4100 the breasts 7699, that I should suck 3243?
13 "For now 6258 I would have lain 7901 down 7901 and been 8252 quiet 8252; I would have slept 3462 then 227, I would have been 5117 at rest 5117,
14 With kings 4428 and {with} counselors 3289 of the earth 776, Who rebuilt 1129 ruins 2723 for themselves;
15 Or 176 with princes 8269 who had gold 2091, Who were filling 4390 their houses 1004 {with} silver 3701.
16 "Or 176 like a miscarriage 5309 which is discarded 2934, I would not be, As infants 5768 that never 3808 saw 7200 light 216.
17 "There 8033 the wicked 7563 cease 2308 from raging 7267, And there 8033 the weary 3019 are at rest 5117.
18 "The prisoners 615 are at ease 7599 together 3162; They do not hear 8085 the voice 6963 of the taskmaster 5065.
19 "The small 6996 and the great 1419 are there 8033, And the slave 5650 is free 2670 from his master 113.
20 ¶ "Why 4100 is light 216 given 5414 to him who 6001 suffers 6001, And life 2425 to the bitter 4751 of soul 5315,
21 Who long 2442 for death 4194, but there 369 is none 369, And dig 2658 for it more 4480 than 4480 for hidden 4301 treasures 4301,
22 Who rejoice 8056 greatly, {And} exult 7797 when 3588 they find 4672 the grave 6913?
23 "{Why is light given} to a man 1397 whose 834 way 1870 is hidden 5641, And whom God 433 has hedged 5480 in?
24 "For my groaning 585 comes 935 at the sight 6440 of my food 3899, And my cries 7581 pour 5413 out like water 4325.
25 "For what 6343 I fear 6342 comes 857 upon me, And what 834 I dread 3025 befalls 935 me.
26 "I am not at ease 7951, nor 3808 am I quiet 8252, And I am not at rest 5117, but turmoil 7267 comes 935."

Chapter 4


1

Eliphaz: Innocent Do Not Suffer

Then Eliphaz 464 the Temanite 8489 answered 6030,
2 "If one ventures 5254 a word 1697 with you, will you become 3811 impatient 3811? But who 4310 can 3201 refrain 6113 from speaking 4405?
3 "Behold 2009 you have admonished 3256 many 7227, And you have strengthened 2388 weak 7504 hands 3027.
4 "Your words 4405 have helped the tottering 3782 to stand 6965, And you have strengthened 553 feeble 3766 knees 1290.
5 "But now 6258 it has come 935 to you, and you are impatient 3811; It touches 5060 you, and you are dismayed 926.
6 "Is not your fear 3374 {of God} your confidence 3690, And the integrity 8537 of your ways 1870 your hope 8615?
7 ¶ "Remember 2142 now 4994, who 4310 {ever} perished 6 being innocent 5355? Or where 375 were the upright 3477 destroyed 3582?
8 "According to what 834 I have seen 7200, those who plow 2790 iniquity 205 And those who sow 2232 trouble 5999 harvest 7114 it.
9 "By the breath 5397 of God 433 they perish 6, And by the blast 7307 of His anger 639 they come 3615 to an end 3615.
10 "The roaring 7581 of the lion 743 and the voice 6963 of the {fierce} lion 7826, And the teeth 8127 of the young 3715 lions 3715 are broken 5421.
11 "The lion 3918 perishes 6 for lack 1097 of prey 2964, And the whelps 1121 of the lioness 3833 are scattered 6504.
12 ¶ "Now a word 1697 was brought 1589 to me stealthily 1589, And my ear 241 received 3947 a whisper 8102 of it.
13 "Amid disquieting 8174 thoughts 8174 from the visions 2384 of the night 3915, When deep 8639 sleep 8639 falls 5307 on men 376,
14 Dread 6343 came 7122 upon me, and trembling 7461, And made all 7230 my bones 6106 shake 6342.
15 "Then a spirit 7307 passed 2498 by my face 6440; The hair 8185 of my flesh 1320 bristled 5568 up.
16 "It stood 5975 still 5975, but I could not discern 5234 its appearance 4758; A form 8544 {was} before 5048 my eyes 5869; {There was} silence 1827, then I heard 8085 a voice 6963:
17 'Can mankind 582 be just 6663 before 4480 God 433? Can a man 1397 be pure 2891 before 4480 his Maker 6213?
18 'He puts 539 no 3808 trust 539 even 2005 in His servants 5650; And against His angels 4397 He charges 7760 error 8417.
19 'How 637 much 637 more 637 those who dwell 7931 in houses 1004 of clay 2563, Whose 834 foundation 3247 is in the dust 6083, Who are crushed 1792 before 6440 the moth 6211!
20 'Between 4480 morning 1242 and evening 6153 they are broken 3807 in pieces 3807; Unobserved, they perish 6 forever 5331.
21 'Is not their tent-cord 3499 plucked 5265 up within them? They die 4191, yet without 3808 wisdom 2451.'

Chapter 5


1

God Is Just

"Call 7121 now 4994, is there 3426 anyone who will answer 6030 you? And to which 4310 of the holy 6918 ones 6918 will you turn 6437?
2 "For anger 7068 slays 2026 the foolish 191 man 191, And jealousy 7068 kills 4191 the simple 6601.
3 "I have seen 7200 the foolish 191 taking 8327 root 8327, And I cursed 6895 his abode 5116 immediately 6597.
4 "His sons 1121 are far 7368 from safety 3468, They are even oppressed 1792 in the gate 8179, And there 369 is no 369 deliverer 5337.
5 "His harvest 7105 the hungry 7457 devour 398 And take 3947 it to a {place of} thorns 6791, And the schemer 6782 is eager 7602 for their wealth 2428.
6 "For affliction 205 does not come 3318 from the dust 6083, Nor 3808 does trouble 5999 sprout 6779 from the ground 127,
7 For man 120 is born 3205 for trouble 5999, As sparks fly 5774 upward 1361.
8 ¶ "But as for me, I would seek 1875 God 410, And I would place 7760 my cause 1700 before 413 God 430;
9 Who does 6213 great 1419 and unsearchable things 2714, Wonders 6381 without number 4557.
10 "He gives 5414 rain 4306 on the earth 776 And sends 7971 water 4325 on the fields 2351,
11 So that He sets 7760 on high 4791 those who are lowly 8217, And those who mourn 6937 are lifted 7682 to safety 3468.
12 "He frustrates 6565 the plotting 4284 of the shrewd 6175, So that their hands 3027 cannot 3808 attain 6213 success 8454.
13 "He captures 3920 the wise 2450 by their own shrewdness 6193, And the advice 6098 of the cunning 6617 is quickly 4116 thwarted 4116.
14 "By day 3119 they meet 6298 with darkness 2822, And grope 4959 at noon 6672 as in the night 3915.
15 "But He saves 3467 from the sword 2719 of their mouth 6310, And the poor 34 from the hand 3027 of the mighty 2389.
16 "So the helpless 1800 has 1961 hope 8615, And unrighteousness 5767 must shut 7092 its mouth 6310.
17 ¶ "Behold 2009, how happy 835 is the man 582 whom God 433 reproves 3198, So do not despise 3988 the discipline 4148 of the Almighty 7706.
18 "For He inflicts 3510 pain 3510, and gives 2280 relief 2280; He wounds 4272, and His hands 3027 {also} heal 7495.
19 "From six 8337 troubles 6869 He will deliver 5337 you, Even in seven 7651 evil 7451 will not touch 5060 you.
20 "In famine 7458 He will redeem 6299 you from death 4194, And in war 4421 from the power 3027 of the sword 2719.
21 "You will be hidden 2244 from the scourge 7752 of the tongue 3956, And you will not be afraid 3372 of violence 7701 when 3588 it comes 935.
22 "You will laugh 7832 at violence 7701 and famine 3720, And you will not be afraid 3372 of wild 776 beasts 2421.
23 "For you will be in league 1285 with the stones 68 of the field 7704, And the beasts 2421 of the field 7704 will be at peace 7999 with you.
24 "You will know 3045 that your tent 168 is secure 7965, For you will visit 6485 your abode 5116 and fear 2398 no 3808 loss 2398.
25 "You will know 3045 also that your descendants 2233 will be many 7227, And your offspring 6631 as the grass 6212 of the earth 776.
26 "You will come 935 to the grave 6913 in full 3624 vigor 3624, Like the stacking 5927 of grain 1430 in its season 6256.
27 "Behold 2009 this 384; we have investigated 2713 it, {and} so 3651 it is. Hear 8085 it, and know 3045 for yourself."

Chapter 6


1

Job's Friends Are No Help

Then Job 347 answered 6030,
2 "Oh 3863 that my grief 3708 were actually 8254 weighed 8254 And laid 5375 in the balances 3976 together 3162 with my calamity 1942!
3 "For then 6258 it would be heavier 3513 than 4480 the sand 2344 of the seas 3220; Therefore my words 1697 have been 3886 rash 3886.
4 "For the arrows 2671 of the Almighty 7706 are within 5973 me, Their poison 2534 my spirit 7307 drinks 8354; The terrors 1161 of God 433 are arrayed 6186 against me.
5 "Does the wild 6501 donkey 6501 bray 5101 over 5921 {his} grass 1877, Or 518 does the ox 7794 low 1600 over 5921 his fodder 1098?
6 "Can something 8602 tasteless 8602 be eaten 398 without 1097 salt 4417, Or 518 is there 3426 any 3426 taste 2940 in the white 2495 of an egg 2495?
7 "My soul 5315 refuses 3985 to touch 5060 {them;} They are like loathsome 1741 food 3899 to me.
8 ¶ "Oh that my request 7596 might come 935 to pass 935, And that God 433 would grant 5414 my longing 8615!
9 "Would that God 433 were willing 2974 to crush 1792 me, That He would loose 5425 His hand 3027 and cut 1214 me off 1214!
10 "But it is still 5750 my consolation 5165, And I rejoice 5539 in unsparing pain 2430, That I have not denied 3582 the words 561 of the Holy 6918 One 6918.
11 "What 4100 is my strength 3581, that I should wait 3176? And what 4100 is my end 7093, that I should endure?
12 "Is my strength 3581 the strength 3581 of stones 68, Or 518 is my flesh 1320 bronze 5153?
13 "Is it that my help 5833 is not within me, And that deliverance 8454 is driven 5080 from me?
14 ¶ "For the despairing 4523 man 4523 {there should be} kindness 2617 from his friend 7453; So that he does not forsake 5800 the fear 3374 of the Almighty 7706.
15 "My brothers 251 have acted 898 deceitfully 898 like 3644 a wadi 5158, Like the torrents 650 of wadis 5158 which vanish 5674,
16 Which are turbid 6937 because 4480 of ice 7140 {And} into which the snow 7950 melts 5956.
17 "When 6256 they become 2215 waterless 2215, they are silent 6789, When it is hot 2552, they vanish 1846 from their place 4725.
18 "The paths 734 of their course 1870 wind 3943 along 3943, They go 5927 up into nothing 8414 and perish 6.
19 "The caravans 734 of Tema 8485 looked 5027, The travelers 1979 of Sheba 7614 hoped 6960 for them.
20 "They were disappointed 954 for they had trusted 982, They came 935 there 5704 and were confounded 2659.
21 "Indeed 3588, you have now 6258 become 1961 such 3808, You see 7200 a terror 2866 and are afraid 3372.
22 "Have I said 559, 'Give 3051 me {something,}' Or, 'Offer 7809 a bribe 7809 for me from your wealth 3581,'
23 Or, 'Deliver 4422 me from the hand 3027 of the adversary 6862,' Or, 'Redeem 6299 me from the hand 3027 of the tyrants 6184'?
24 ¶ "Teach 3384 me, and I will be silent 2790; And show 995 me how 4100 I have erred 7686.
25 "How 4100 painful 4834 are honest 3476 words 561! But what 4100 does your argument 3198 prove 3198?
26 "Do you intend 2803 to reprove 3198 {my} words 561, When the words 561 of one in despair 2976 belong to the wind 7307?
27 "You would even 637 cast 5307 {lots} for the orphans 3490 And barter 3739 over 5921 your friend 7453.
28 "Now 6258 please 2974 look 6437 at me, And {see} if 518 I lie 3576 to your face 6440.
29 "Desist 7725 now 4994, let there be no 408 injustice 5767; Even desist 7725, my righteousness 6664 is yet 5750 in it.
30 "Is there 3426 injustice 5767 on my tongue 3956? Cannot 3808 my palate 2441 discern 995 calamities 1942?

Chapter 7


1

Job's Life Seems Futile

"Is not man 582 forced 6635 to labor 6635 on earth 776, And {are not} his days 3117 like the days 3117 of a hired 7916 man 7916?
2 "As a slave 5650 who pants 7602 for the shade 6738, And as a hired 7916 man 7916 who eagerly 6960 waits 6960 for his wages 6467,
3 So 3651 am I allotted 5157 months 3391 of vanity 7723, And nights 3915 of trouble 5999 are appointed 4487 me.
4 "When 518 I lie 7901 down 7901 I say 559, 'When 4970 shall I arise 6965?' But the night 6153 continues 4058, And I am continually 7646 tossing 5076 until 5704 dawn 5399.
5 "My flesh 1320 is clothed 3847 with worms 7415 and a crust 1487 of dirt 6083, My skin 5785 hardens 7280 and runs 3988.
6 "My days 3117 are swifter 7043 than 4480 a weaver's 708 shuttle 708, And come 3615 to an end 3615 without 657 hope 8615.
7 ¶ "Remember 2142 that my life 2425 is {but} breath 7307; My eye 5869 will not again 7725 see 7200 good 2896.
8 "The eye 5869 of him who sees 7210 me will behold 7789 me no 3808 longer; Your eyes 5869 {will be} on me, but I will not be.
9 "When a cloud 6051 vanishes 3615, it is gone 1980, So 3651 he who goes 3381 down 3381 to Sheol 7585 does not come 5927 up.
10 "He will not return 7725 again 5750 to his house 1004, Nor 3808 will his place 4725 know 5234 him anymore 5750.
11 ¶ "Therefore 1571 I will not restrain 2820 my mouth 6310; I will speak 1696 in the anguish 6862 of my spirit 7307, I will complain 7878 in the bitterness 4751 of my soul 5315.
12 "Am I the sea 3220, or 518 the sea 8577 monster 8577, That You set 7760 a guard 4929 over 5921 me?
13 "If 3588 I say 559, 'My bed 6210 will comfort 5162 me, My couch 4904 will ease 5375 my complaint 7879,'
14 Then You frighten 2865 me with dreams 2472 And terrify 1204 me by visions 2384;
15 So that my soul 5315 would choose 977 suffocation 4267, Death 4194 rather 4480 than 4480 my pains 6106.
16 "I waste 3988 away 3988; I will not live 2421 forever 5769. Leave 2308 me alone 4480, for my days 3117 are {but} a breath 1892.
17 "What 4100 is man 582 that You magnify 1431 him, And that You are concerned about 413 him,
18 That You examine 6485 him every morning 1242 And try 974 him every moment 7281?
19 "Will You never 3808 turn 8159 Your gaze 8159 away from me, Nor 3808 let 7503 me alone 7503 until 5704 I swallow 1104 my spittle 7536?
20 "Have I sinned 2398? What 4100 have I done 6466 to You, O watcher 5341 of men 120? Why 4100 have You set 7760 me as Your target 4645, So that I am 1961 a burden 4853 to myself?
21 "Why 4100 then do You not pardon 5375 my transgression 6588 And take 5674 away 5674 my iniquity 5771? For now 6258 I will lie 7901 down 7901 in the dust 6083; And You will seek 7836 me, but I will not be."

Chapter 8


1

Bildad Says God Rewards the Good

Then Bildad 1085 the Shuhite 7747 answered 6030,
2 "How 575 long 5704 will you say 4448 these 428 things 428, And the words 561 of your mouth 6310 be a mighty 3524 wind 7307?
3 "Does God 410 pervert 5791 justice 4941? Or 518 does the Almighty 7706 pervert 5791 what 6664 is right 6664?
4 "If 518 your sons 1121 sinned 2398 against Him, Then He delivered 7971 them into the power 3027 of their transgression 6588.
5 "If 518 you would seek 7836 God 410 And implore 2603 the compassion 2603 of the Almighty 7706,
6 If 518 you are pure 2134 and upright 3477, Surely 3588 now 6258 He would rouse 5782 Himself for you And restore 7999 your righteous 6664 estate 5116.
7 "Though your beginning 7225 was insignificant 4705, Yet your end 319 will increase 7685 greatly 3966.
8 ¶ "Please 4994 inquire 7592 of past 7223 generations 1755, And consider 3559 the things 2714 searched 2714 out by their fathers 1.
9 "For we are {only} of yesterday 8543 and know 3045 nothing 3808, Because 3588 our days 3117 on earth 776 are as a shadow 6738.
10 "Will they not teach 3384 you {and} tell 559 you, And bring 3318 forth 3318 words 4405 from their minds 3820?
11 ¶ "Can the papyrus 1573 grow 1342 up without 3808 a marsh 1207? Can the rushes 260 grow 7685 without 1097 water 4325?
12 "While it is still 5750 green 3 {and} not cut 6998 down 6998, Yet it withers 3001 before 6440 any 3605 {other} plant 2682.
13 "So 3651 are the paths 734 of all 3605 who 7911 forget 7911 God 410; And the hope 8615 of the godless 2611 will perish 6,
14 Whose 834 confidence 3689 is fragile 6962, And whose trust 4009 a spider's 5908 web 1004.
15 "He trusts 8172 in his house 1004, but it does not stand 5975; He holds 2388 fast 2388 to it, but it does not endure 6965.
16 "He thrives 7373 before 6440 the sun 8121, And his shoots 3127 spread 3318 out over 5921 his garden 1593.
17 "His roots 8328 wrap 5440 around 5440 a rock 1530 pile 1530, He grasps 270 a house 1004 of stones 68.
18 "If 518 he is removed 1104 from his place 4725, Then it will deny 3584 him, {saying,} 'I never 3808 saw 7200 you.'
19 "Behold 2005, this 1931 is the joy 4885 of His way 1870; And out of the dust 6083 others 312 will spring 6779.
20 "Lo 2005, God 410 will not reject 3988 {a man of} integrity 8535, Nor 3808 will He support the evildoers 7489.
21 "He will yet 5704 fill 4390 your mouth 6310 with laughter 7814 And your lips 8193 with shouting 8643.
22 "Those who hate 8130 you will be clothed 3847 with shame 1322, And the tent 168 of the wicked 7563 will be no 369 longer."

Chapter 9


1

Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man

Then Job 347 answered 6030,
2 "In truth 551 I know 3045 that this is so 3651; But how 4100 can a man 582 be in the right 6663 before 5973 God 410?
3 "If 518 one wished 2654 to dispute 7378 with Him, He could not answer 6030 Him once 259 in a thousand 505 {times.}
4 "Wise 2450 in heart 3824 and mighty 533 in strength 3581, Who 4310 has defied Him without 7999 harm 7999?
5 "{It is God} who removes 6275 the mountains 2022, they know 3045 not {how,} When 834 He overturns 2015 them in His anger 639;
6 Who shakes 7264 the earth 776 out of its place 4725, And its pillars 5982 tremble 6426;
7 Who commands 559 the sun 2775 not to shine 2224, And sets 2856 a seal 2856 upon the stars 3556;
8 Who alone 905 stretches 5186 out the heavens 8064 And tramples 1869 down 1869 the waves 1116 of the sea 3220;
9 Who makes 6213 the Bear 5906, Orion 3685 and the Pleiades 3598, And the chambers 2315 of the south 8486;
10 Who does 6213 great 1419 things 1419, unfathomable, And wondrous 6381 works 6381 without number 4557.
11 "Were He to pass 5674 by me, I would not see 7200 Him; Were He to move 2498 past 2498 {me,} I would not perceive 995 Him.
12 "Were He to snatch 2862 away 2862, who 4310 could restrain 7725 Him? Who 4310 could say 559 to Him, 'What 4100 are You doing 6213?'
13 ¶ "God 433 will not turn 7725 back 7725 His anger 639; Beneath 8478 Him crouch 7817 the helpers 5826 of Rahab 7293.
14 "How 637 then can I answer 6030 Him, {And} choose 977 my words 1697 before 5973 Him?
15 "For though 518 I were right 6663, I could not answer 6030; I would have to implore 2603 the mercy 2603 of my judge 8199.
16 "If 518 I called 7121 and He answered 6030 me, I could not believe 539 that He was listening 238 to my voice 6963.
17 "For He bruises 7779 me with a tempest 8183 And multiplies 7235 my wounds 6482 without 2600 cause 2600.
18 "He will not allow 5414 me to get 7725 my breath 7307, But saturates 7646 me with bitterness 4472.
19 "If 518 {it is a matter} of power 3581, behold 2009, {He is} the strong 533 one 533! And if 518 {it is a matter} of justice 4941, who 4310 can summon 3259 Him?
20 "Though 518 I am righteous 6663, my mouth 6310 will condemn 7561 me; Though I am guiltless 8535, He will declare 6140 me guilty 6140.
21 "I am guiltless 8535; I do not take 3045 notice 3045 of myself 5315; I despise 3988 my life 2425.
22 "It is {all} one 259; therefore I say 559, 'He destroys 3615 the guiltless 8535 and the wicked 7563.'
23 "If 518 the scourge 7752 kills 4191 suddenly 6597, He mocks 3932 the despair 4531 of the innocent 5355.
24 "The earth 776 is given 5414 into the hand 3027 of the wicked 7563; He covers 3680 the faces 6440 of its judges 8199. If 518 {it is} not {He,} then 645 who 4310 is it?
25 ¶ "Now my days 3117 are swifter 7043 than 4480 a runner 7323; They flee 1272 away 1272, they see 7200 no 3808 good 2899.
26 "They slip 2498 by like 5973 reed 16 boats 591, Like an eagle 5404 that swoops 2907 on its prey 400.
27 "Though 518 I say 559, 'I will forget 7911 my complaint 7879, I will leave 5800 off my {sad} countenance 6440 and be cheerful 1082,'
28 I am afraid 3025 of all 3605 my pains 6094, I know 3045 that You will not acquit 5352 me.
29 "I am accounted wicked 7561, Why 4100 then 2088 should I toil 3021 in vain 1892?
30 "If 518 I should wash 7364 myself with snow 7950 And cleanse 2141 my hands 3709 with lye 1253,
31 Yet 227 You would plunge 2881 me into the pit 7845, And my own clothes 8008 would abhor 8581 me.
32 "For {He is} not a man 376 as I am that I may answer 6030 Him, That we may go 935 to court 4941 together 3164.
33 "There 3426 is no 3808 umpire 3198 between 996 us, Who may lay 7896 his hand 3027 upon us both 8147.
34 "Let Him remove 5493 His rod 7626 from me, And let not dread 367 of Him terrify 1204 me.
35 "{Then} I would speak 1696 and not fear 3372 Him; But I am not like 3651 that in myself.

Chapter 10


1

Job Despairs of God's Dealings

"I loathe 6962 my own life 2425; I will give 5800 full vent 5800 to my complaint 7879; I will speak 1696 in the bitterness 4751 of my soul 5315.
2 "I will say 559 to God 433, 'Do not condemn 7561 me; Let me know 3045 why You contend 7378 with me.
3 'Is it right 2896 for You indeed 3588 to oppress 6231, To reject 3988 the labor 3018 of Your hands 3709, And to look 3313 favorably 3313 on the schemes 6098 of the wicked 7563?
4 'Have You eyes 5869 of flesh 1320? Or 518 do You see 7200 as a man 582 sees 7200?
5 'Are Your days 3117 as the days 3117 of a mortal 582, Or 518 Your years 8141 as man's 1397 years 3117,
6 That You should seek 1245 for my guilt 5771 And search 1875 after my sin 2403?
7 'According 5921 to Your knowledge 1847 I am indeed 3588 not guilty 7561, Yet there 369 is no 369 deliverance 5337 from Your hand 3027.
8 ¶ 'Your hands 3027 fashioned 6087 and made 6213 me altogether, And would You destroy 1104 me?
9 'Remember 2142 now 4994, that You have made 6213 me as clay 2563; And would You turn 7725 me into dust 6083 again 7725?
10 'Did You not pour 5413 me out like milk 2461 And curdle 7087 me like cheese 1385;
11 Clothe 3847 me with skin 5785 and flesh 1320, And knit 5526 me together 5526 with bones 6106 and sinews 1517?
12 'You have granted 6213 me life 2425 and lovingkindness 2617; And Your care 6486 has preserved 8104 my spirit 7307.
13 'Yet these 428 things 428 You have concealed 6845 in Your heart 3824; I know 3045 that this 384 is within 5973 You:
14 If 518 I sin 2398, then You would take 8104 note 8104 of me, And would not acquit 5352 me of my guilt 5771.
15 'If 518 I am wicked 7561, woe 480 to me! And if I am righteous 6663, I dare not lift 5375 up my head 7218. {I am} sated 7649 with disgrace 7036 and conscious 7202 of my misery 6040.
16 'Should {my head} be lifted 1342 up, You would hunt 6679 me like a lion 7826; And again 7725 You would show 6381 Your power 6381 against me.
17 'You renew 2318 Your witnesses 5707 against 5048 me And increase 7235 Your anger 3708 toward 5973 me; Hardship 2487 after hardship 6635 is with me.
18 ¶ 'Why 4100 then have You brought 3318 me out of the womb 7358? Would that I had died 1478 and no 3808 eye 5869 had seen 7200 me!
19 'I should have been 1961 as though 3512 I had not been 1961, Carried 2986 from womb 990 to tomb 6913.'
20 "Would He not let 2308 my few 4592 days 3117 alone 2308? Withdraw 7896 from me that I may have 1082 a little 4592 cheer 1082
21 Before 2962 I go 1980--and I shall not return 7725-- To the land 776 of darkness 2822 and deep 6757 shadow 6757,
22 The land 776 of utter 5890 gloom 5890 as darkness 652 {itself,} Of deep 6757 shadow 6757 without 3808 order 5468, And which shines 3313 as the darkness 652."

Chapter 11


1

Zophar Rebukes Job

Then Zophar 6691 the Naamathite 5284 answered 6030,
2 "Shall a multitude 7230 of words 1697 go 6030 unanswered, And a talkative 8193 man 376 be acquitted 6663?
3 "Shall your boasts 907 silence 2790 men 4962? And shall you scoff 3932 and none 369 rebuke 3637?
4 "For you have said 559, 'My teaching 3948 is pure 2134, And I am 1961 innocent 1249 in your eyes 5869.'
5 "But would that God 433 might speak 1696, And open 6605 His lips 8193 against 5973 you,
6 And show 5046 you the secrets 8587 of wisdom 2451! For sound 8454 wisdom 8454 has two 3718 sides 3718. Know 3045 then that God 433 forgets 5382 a part of your iniquity 5771.
7 ¶ "Can you discover 4672 the depths 2714 of God 433? Can you discover 4672 the limits 8503 of the Almighty 7706?
8 "{They are} high 1363 as the heavens 8064, what 4100 can you do 6466? Deeper 6013 than 4480 Sheol 7585, what 4100 can you know 3045?
9 "Its measure 4055 is longer 752 than 4480 the earth 776 And broader 7342 than 4480 the sea 3220.
10 "If 518 He passes 2498 by or shuts 5462 up, Or calls 6950 an assembly 6950, who 4310 can restrain 7725 Him?
11 "For He knows 3045 false 7723 men 4962, And He sees 7200 iniquity 205 without 3808 investigating 995.
12 "An idiot will become 3823 intelligent 3823 When the foal 5895 of a wild 6501 donkey 6501 is born 3205 a man 120.
13 ¶ "If 518 you would direct 3559 your heart 3820 right 3559 And spread 6566 out your hand 3709 to Him,
14 If 518 iniquity 205 is in your hand 3027, put 7368 it far 7368 away 7368, And do not let wickedness 5767 dwell 7931 in your tents 168;
15 "Then 227, indeed 3588, you could lift 5375 up your face 6440 without 4480 {moral} defect 4140, And you would be steadfast 3332 and not fear 3372.
16 "For you would forget 7911 {your} trouble 5999, As waters 4325 that have passed 5674 by, you would remember 2142 {it.}
17 "Your life 2465 would be brighter 6965 than 4480 noonday 6672; Darkness 8591 would be like the morning 1242.
18 "Then you would trust 982, because 3588 there 3426 is hope 8615; And you would look 2658 around 2658 and rest 7901 securely 983.
19 "You would lie 7257 down 7257 and none 369 would disturb 2729 {you,} And many 7227 would entreat 2470 your favor 6440.
20 "But the eyes 5869 of the wicked 7563 will fail 3615, And there will be no 6 escape 4498 for them; And their hope 8615 is to breathe 4646 their last 4646."

Chapter 12


1

Job Chides His Accusers

Then Job 347 responded,
2 "Truly 551 then 3588 you are the people 5971, And with you wisdom 2451 will die 4191!
3 "But I have intelligence 3824 as well 1571 as you; I am not inferior 5307 to you. And who 4310 does not know 854 such 3644 things as these 428?
4 "I am 1961 a joke 7814 to my friends 7453, The one who called 7121 on God 433 and He answered 6030 him; The just 6662 {and} blameless 8549 {man} is a joke 7814.
5 "He who is at ease 7600 holds 6248 calamity 6365 in contempt 937, As prepared 3559 for those whose feet 7272 slip 4571.
6 "The tents 168 of the destroyers 7703 prosper 7951, And those who provoke 7264 God 410 are secure 987, Whom 834 God 433 brings 935 into their power 3027.
7 ¶ "But now 4994 ask 7592 the beasts 929, and let them teach 3384 you; And the birds 5775 of the heavens 8064, and let them tell 5046 you.
8 "Or 176 speak 7878 to the earth 776, and let it teach 3384 you; And let the fish 1709 of the sea 3220 declare 5608 to you.
9 "Who 4310 among all 3605 these 428 does not know 3045 That the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 has done 6213 this 384,
10 In whose 834 hand 3027 is the life 5315 of every 3605 living 2416 thing 2416, And the breath 7307 of all 3605 mankind?
11 "Does not the ear 241 test 974 words 4405, As the palate 2441 tastes 2938 its food 400?
12 "Wisdom 2451 is with aged 3453 men 3453, {With} long 753 life 3117 is understanding 8394.
13

Job Speaks of the Power of God

¶ "With Him are wisdom 2451 and might 1369; To Him belong counsel 6098 and understanding 8394.
14 "Behold 2005, He tears 2040 down 2040, and it cannot 3808 be rebuilt 1129; He imprisons 5462 a man 376, and there can be no 3808 release 6605.
15 "Behold 2005, He restrains 6113 the waters 4325, and they dry 3001 up; And He sends 7971 them out, and they inundate 2015 the earth 776.
16 "With Him are strength 5797 and sound 8454 wisdom 8454, The misled 7683 and the misleader 7686 belong to Him.
17 "He makes counselors 3289 walk 1980 barefoot 7758 And makes 1984 fools 1984 of judges 8199.
18 "He loosens 6605 the bond 4147 of kings 4428 And binds 631 their loins 4975 with a girdle 232.
19 "He makes priests 3548 walk 1980 barefoot 7758 And overthrows 5557 the secure 386 ones 386.
20 "He deprives 5493 the trusted 539 ones of speech 8193 And takes 3947 away the discernment 2940 of the elders 2205.
21 "He pours 8210 contempt 937 on nobles 5081 And loosens 7503 the belt 4206 of the strong 650.
22 "He reveals 1540 mysteries 6013 from the darkness 2822 And brings 3318 the deep 6757 darkness 6757 into light 216.
23 "He makes 7679 the nations 1471 great 7679, then destroys 6 them; He enlarges 7849 the nations 1471, then leads 5148 them away.
24 "He deprives 5493 of intelligence 3820 the chiefs 7218 of the earth's 776 people 5971 And makes them wander 8582 in a pathless waste 8414.
25 "They grope 4959 in darkness 2822 with no 3808 light 216, And He makes them stagger 8582 like a drunken 7910 man 7910.

Chapter 13


1

Job Says His Friends' Proverbs Are Ashes

"Behold 2005, my eye 5869 has seen 7200 all 3605 {this,} My ear 241 has heard 8085 and understood 995 it.
2 "What 1847 you know 3045 I also 1571 know 1847; I am not inferior 5307 to you.
3 ¶ "But I would speak 1696 to the Almighty 7706, And I desire 2654 to argue 3198 with God 410.
4 "But you smear 2950 with lies 8267; You are all 3605 worthless 457 physicians 7495.
5 "O 4310 that you would be completely 2790 silent 2790, And that it would become 1961 your wisdom 2451!
6 "Please 4994 hear 8085 my argument 8433 And listen 7181 to the contentions 7379 of my lips 8193.
7 "Will you speak 1696 what 5767 is unjust 5767 for God 410, And speak 1696 what 7423 is deceitful 7423 for Him?
8 "Will you show 5375 partiality for Him? Will you contend 7378 for God 410?
9 "Will it be well 2896 when 3588 He examines 2713 you? Or 518 will you deceive 8524 Him as one deceives 8524 a man 582?
10 "He will surely 3198 reprove 3198 you If 518 you secretly 5643 show 5375 partiality.
11 "Will not His majesty 7613 terrify 1204 you, And the dread 6343 of Him fall 5307 on you?
12 "Your memorable 2146 sayings 2146 are proverbs 4912 of ashes 665, Your defenses 1354 are defenses 1354 of clay 2563.
13

Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated

¶ "Be silent 2790 before 4480 me so that I may speak 1696; Then let come 5674 on me what 4100 may.
14 "Why should I take 5375 my flesh 1320 in my teeth 8127 And put 7760 my life 5315 in my hands 3709?
15 "Though 2005 He slay 6991 me, I will hope 3176 in Him. Nevertheless 389 I will argue 3198 my ways 1870 before Him.
16 "This 1931 also 1571 will be my salvation 3444, For a godless 2611 man 2611 may not come 935 before His presence 6440.
17 "Listen 8085 carefully 8085 to my speech 4405, And let my declaration 262 {fill} your ears 241.
18 "Behold 2009 now 4994, I have prepared 6186 my case 4941; I know 3045 that I will be vindicated 6663.
19 "Who 4310 will contend 7378 with me? For then 6258 I would be silent 2790 and die 1478.
20 ¶ "Only 389 two 8147 things 8147 do not do 6213 to me, Then 227 I will not hide 5641 from Your face 6440:
21 Remove 7368 Your hand 3709 from me, And let not the dread 367 of You terrify 1204 me.
22 "Then call 7121, and I will answer 6030; Or 176 let me speak 1696, then reply 7725 to me.
23 "How 4100 many 4100 are my iniquities 5771 and sins 2403? Make 3045 known 3045 to me my rebellion 6588 and my sin 2403.
24 "Why 4100 do You hide 5641 Your face 6440 And consider 2803 me Your enemy 340?
25 "Will You cause 6206 a driven 5086 leaf 5929 to tremble 6206? Or will You pursue 7291 the dry 3002 chaff 7179?
26 "For You write 3789 bitter 4846 things 4846 against 5921 me And make me to inherit 3423 the iniquities 5771 of my youth 5271.
27 "You put 7760 my feet 7272 in the stocks 5465 And watch 8104 all 3605 my paths 734; You set 2707 a limit 2707 for the soles 8328 of my feet 7272,
28 While I am decaying 1086 like a rotten 7538 thing 7538, Like a garment 899 that is moth-eaten.

Chapter 14


1

Job Speaks of the Finality of Death

"Man 120, who is born 3205 of woman 802, Is short-lived and full 7649 of turmoil 7267.
2 "Like a flower 6731 he comes 3318 forth 3318 and withers 4448. He also flees 1272 like a shadow 6738 and does not remain 5975.
3 "You also 637 open 6491 Your eyes 5869 on him And bring 935 him into judgment 4941 with Yourself.
4 "Who 4310 can make 5414 the clean 2889 out of the unclean 2931? No 3808 one 259!
5 "Since 518 his days 3117 are determined 2782, The number 4557 of his months 2320 is with You; And his limits 2706 You have set 6213 so that he cannot 3808 pass 5674.
6 "Turn 8159 Your gaze 8159 from him that he may rest 2308, Until 5704 he fulfills 7521 his day 3117 like a hired 7916 man 7916.
7 ¶ "For there 3426 is hope 8615 for a tree 6086, When 518 it is cut 3772 down 3772, that it will sprout 2498 again 5750, And its shoots 3127 will not fail 2308.
8 "Though 518 its roots 8328 grow 2204 old 2204 in the ground 776 And its stump 1503 dies 4191 in the dry 6083 soil 6083,
9 At the scent 7381 of water 4325 it will flourish 6524 And put 6213 forth 6213 sprigs 7105 like 3644 a plant 5194.
10 "But man 1397 dies 4191 and lies 2522 prostrate 2522. Man 120 expires 1478, and where 335 is he?
11 "{As} water 4325 evaporates 235 from the sea 3220, And a river 5104 becomes 2717 parched 2717 and dried 3001 up,
12 So man 376 lies 7901 down 7901 and does not rise 6965. Until 5704 the heavens 8064 are no 1115 longer 1115, He will not awake 7019 nor 3808 be aroused 5782 out of his sleep 8142.
13 ¶ "Oh that You would hide 6845 me in Sheol 7585, That You would conceal 5641 me until 5704 Your wrath 639 returns 7725 {to You,} That You would set 7896 a limit 2706 for me and remember 2142 me!
14 "If 518 a man 1397 dies 4191, will he live 2421 {again?} All 3605 the days 3117 of my struggle 6635 I will wait 3176 Until 5704 my change 2487 comes 935.
15 "You will call 7121, and I will answer 6030 You; You will long 3700 for the work 4639 of Your hands 3027.
16 "For now 6258 You number 5608 my steps 6806, You do not observe 8104 my sin 2403.
17 "My transgression 6588 is sealed 2856 up in a bag 6872, And You wrap 2950 up my iniquity 5771.
18 ¶ "But the falling 5307 mountain 2022 crumbles 5034 away 5034, And the rock 6697 moves 6275 from its place 4725;
19 Water 4325 wears 7833 away 7833 stones 68, Its torrents 5599 wash 7857 away 7857 the dust 6083 of the earth 776; So You destroy 6 man's 582 hope 8615.
20 "You forever 5331 overpower 8630 him and he departs 1980; {You} change 8132 his appearance 6440 and send 7971 him away 7971.
21 "His sons 1121 achieve 3513 honor 3513, but he does not know 3045 {it;} Or they become 6819 insignificant 6819, but he does not perceive 995 it.
22 "But his body 1320 pains 3510 him, And he mourns 56 only for himself 5315."

Chapter 15


1

Eliphaz Says Job Presumes Much

Then Eliphaz 464 the Temanite 8489 responded,
2 "Should a wise 2450 man 2450 answer 6030 with windy 7307 knowledge 1847 And fill 4390 himself 990 with the east 6921 wind 6921?
3 "Should he argue 3198 with useless talk 1697, Or with words 4405 which are not profitable 3276?
4 "Indeed 637, you do 6565 away 6565 with reverence 3374 And hinder 1639 meditation 7881 before 6440 God 410.
5 "For your guilt 5771 teaches 502 your mouth 6310, And you choose 977 the language 3956 of the crafty 6175.
6 "Your own mouth 6310 condemns 7561 you, and not I; And your own lips 8193 testify 6030 against you.
7 ¶ "Were you the first 7223 man 120 to be born 3205, Or were you brought 2342 forth 2342 before 6440 the hills 1389?
8 "Do you hear 8085 the secret 5475 counsel 5475 of God 433, And limit 1639 wisdom 2451 to yourself?
9 "What 4100 do you know 3045 that we do not know 3045? {What} do you understand 995 that we do not?
10 "Both 1571 the gray-haired 7867 and the aged 3453 are among us, Older than 4480 your father 1.
11 "Are the consolations 8575 of God 410 too 4480 small 4592 for you, Even the word 1697 {spoken} gently 328 with you?
12 "Why 4100 does your heart 3820 carry 3947 you away? And why 4100 do your eyes 5869 flash 7335,
13 That you should turn 7725 your spirit 7307 against 413 God 410 And allow {such} words 4405 to go 3318 out of your mouth 6310?
14 "What 4100 is man 582, that he should be pure 2135, Or he who is born 3205 of a woman 802, that he should be righteous 6663?
15 "Behold 2005, He puts 539 no 3808 trust 539 in His holy 6918 ones 6918, And the heavens 8064 are not pure 2141 in His sight 5869;
16 How 637 much less 637 one who is detestable 8581 and corrupt 444, Man 376, who drinks 8354 iniquity 5767 like water 4325!
17

What Eliphaz Has Seen of Life

¶ "I will tell 2331 you, listen 8085 to me; And what 2088 I have seen 2372 I will also declare 5608;
18 What 834 wise 2450 men 2450 have told 5046, And have not concealed 3582 from their fathers 1,
19 To whom 1992 alone 905 the land 776 was given 5414, And no 3808 alien 2114 passed 5674 among 8432 them.
20 "The wicked 7563 man 7563 writhes 2342 in pain 2342 all 3605 {his} days 3117, And numbered 4557 are the years 8141 stored 6845 up for the ruthless 6184.
21 "Sounds 6963 of terror 6343 are in his ears 241; While at peace 7965 the destroyer 7703 comes 935 upon him.
22 "He does not believe 539 that he will return 7725 from darkness 2822, And he is destined 6822 for the sword 2719.
23 "He wanders 5074 about for food 3899, saying, 'Where 346 is it?' He knows 3045 that a day 3117 of darkness 2822 is at hand 3027.
24 "Distress 6862 and anguish 4691 terrify 1204 him, They overpower 8630 him like a king 4428 ready 6264 for the attack 3593,
25 Because 3588 he has stretched 5186 out his hand 3027 against 413 God 410 And conducts 1396 himself arrogantly 1396 against 413 the Almighty 7706.
26 "He rushes 7323 headlong 6677 at Him With his massive shield 4043.
27 "For he has covered 3680 his face 6440 with his fat 2459 And made 6213 his thighs 3689 heavy 6371 with flesh 6371.
28 "He has lived 7931 in desolate 3582 cities 5892, In houses 1004 no 3808 one would inhabit 3427, Which 834 are destined 6257 to become ruins 1530.
29 "He will not become 6238 rich 6238, nor 3808 will his wealth 2428 endure 6965; And his grain 4512 will not bend 5186 down 5186 to the ground 776.
30 "He will not escape 5493 from darkness 2822; The flame 7957 will wither 3001 his shoots 3127, And by the breath 7307 of His mouth 6310 he will go 5493 away 5493.
31 "Let him not trust 539 in emptiness 7723, deceiving 8582 himself; For emptiness 7723 will be his reward 8545.
32 "It will be accomplished 4390 before 3808 his time 3117, And his palm 3712 branch 3712 will not be green 7487.
33 "He will drop 2554 off 2554 his unripe 1155 grape 1155 like the vine 1612, And will cast 7993 off 7993 his flower 5328 like the olive 2132 tree 2132.
34 "For the company 5712 of the godless 2611 is barren 1565, And fire 784 consumes 398 the tents 168 of the corrupt 7810.
35 "They conceive 2029 mischief 5999 and bring 3205 forth 3205 iniquity 205, And their mind 990 prepares 3559 deception 4820."

Chapter 16


1

Job Says Friends Are Sorry Comforters

Then Job 347 answered 6030,
2 "I have heard 8085 many 7227 such 428 things 7227; Sorry 5999 comforters 5162 are you all 3605.
3 "Is there {no} limit 7093 to windy 7307 words 1697? Or 176 what 4100 plagues 4834 you that you answer 6030?
4 "I too 1571 could speak 1696 like you, If 3863 I were in your place 8478. I could compose 2266 words 4405 against 5921 you And shake 5128 my head 7218 at you.
5 "I could strengthen 553 you with my mouth 6310, And the solace 5205 of my lips 8193 could lessen 2820 {your pain.}
6

Job Says God Shattered Him

¶ "If 518 I speak 1696, my pain 3511 is not lessened 2820, And if I hold 2308 back 2308, what 4100 has left 1980 me?
7 "But now 6258 He has exhausted 3811 me; You have laid 8074 waste 8074 all 3605 my company 5712.
8 "You have shriveled 7059 me up, It has become 1961 a witness 5707; And my leanness 3585 rises 6965 up against me, It testifies 6030 to my face 6440.
9 "His anger 639 has torn 2963 me and hunted 7852 me down 7852, He has gnashed 2786 at me with His teeth 8127; My adversary 6862 glares at me.
10 "They have gaped 6473 at me with their mouth 6310, They have slapped 5221 me on the cheek 3895 with contempt 2781; They have massed 4390 themselves against 5921 me.
11 "God 410 hands 5462 me over 5462 to ruffians 5760 And tosses 3399 me into the hands 3027 of the wicked 7563.
12 "I was at ease 7961, but He shattered 6565 me, And He has grasped 270 me by the neck 6203 and shaken 6483 me to pieces 6483; He has also set 6965 me up as His target 4307.
13 "His arrows 7228 surround 5437 me. Without 3808 mercy 2550 He splits 6398 my kidneys 3629 open 6398; He pours 8210 out my gall 4845 on the ground 776.
14 "He breaks 6555 through 6555 me with breach 6556 after breach 6556; He runs 7323 at me like a warrior 1368.
15 "I have sewed 8609 sackcloth 8242 over 5921 my skin 1539 And thrust 5953 my horn 7161 in the dust 6083.
16 "My face 6440 is flushed 2560 from weeping 1065, And deep 6757 darkness 6757 is on my eyelids 6079,
17 Although 5921 there is no 3808 violence 2555 in my hands 3709, And my prayer 8605 is pure 2134.
18 ¶ "O earth 776, do not cover 3680 my blood 1818, And let there be no 408 {resting} place 4725 for my cry 2201.
19 "Even 1571 now 6258, behold 2009, my witness 5707 is in heaven 8064, And my advocate 7717 is on high 4791.
20 "My friends 7453 are my scoffers 3917; My eye 5869 weeps 1811 to God 433.
21 "O that a man 1397 might plead 3198 with God 433 As a man with his neighbor 7453!
22 "For when a few 4557 years 8141 are past 857, I shall go 1980 the way 734 of no 3808 return 7725.

Chapter 17


1

Job Says He Has Become a Byword

"My spirit 7307 is broken 2254, my days 3117 are extinguished 2193, The grave 6913 is {ready} for me.
2 "Surely mockers 2049 are with me, And my eye 5869 gazes 3885 on their provocation 4784.
3 ¶ "Lay 7760 down 7760, now 4994, a pledge 6162 for me with Yourself; Who 4310 is there that will be my guarantor?
4 "For You have kept 6845 their heart 3820 from understanding 7922, Therefore You will not exalt 7311 {them.}
5 "He who informs 5046 against friends 7453 for a share 2506 {of the spoil,} The eyes 5869 of his children 1121 also will languish 3615.
6 ¶ "But He has made 3322 me a byword 4914 of the people 5971, And I am 1961 one at whom men spit 8611.
7 "My eye 5869 has also grown 3543 dim 3543 because 4480 of grief 3708, And all 3605 my members 3338 are as a shadow 6738.
8 "The upright 3477 will be appalled 8074 at this 384, And the innocent 5355 will stir 5782 up himself against 5921 the godless 2611.
9 "Nevertheless the righteous 6662 will hold 270 to his way 1870, And he who has clean 2889 hands 3027 will grow 3254 stronger 555 and stronger.
10 "But come 935 again 7725 all 3605 of you now 4994, For I do not find 4672 a wise 2450 man 2450 among you.
11 "My days 3117 are past 5674, my plans 2154 are torn 5423 apart 5423, {Even} the wishes 4180 of my heart 3824.
12 "They make 7760 night 3915 into day 3117, {saying,} 'The light 216 is near 7138,' in the presence 6440 of darkness 2822.
13 "If 518 I look 6960 for Sheol 7585 as my home 1004, I make 7502 my bed 3326 in the darkness 2822;
14 If I call 7121 to the pit 7845, 'You are my father 1'; To the worm 7415, 'my mother 517 and my sister 269';
15 Where 346 now 645 is my hope 8615? And who 4310 regards 7789 my hope 8615?
16 "Will it go 3381 down 3381 with me to Sheol 7585? Shall we together 3162 go 5183 down 5183 into the dust 6083?"

Chapter 18


1

Bildad Speaks of the Wicked

Then Bildad 1085 the Shuhite 7747 responded,
2 "How 575 long 5704 will you hunt for words 4405? Show 995 understanding 995 and then 310 we can talk 1696.
3 "Why 4069 are we regarded 2803 as beasts 929, As stupid 2933 in your eyes 5869?
4 "O you who tear 2963 yourself 5315 in your anger 639-- For your sake 4616 is the earth 776 to be abandoned 5800, Or the rock 6697 to be moved 6275 from its place 4725?
5 ¶ "Indeed 1571, the light 216 of the wicked 7563 goes 1846 out, And the flame 7632 of his fire 784 gives 5050 no 3808 light 5050.
6 "The light 216 in his tent 168 is darkened 2821, And his lamp 5216 goes 1846 out above 5921 him.
7 "His vigorous 202 stride 6806 is shortened 6887, And his own scheme 6098 brings 7993 him down 7993.
8 "For he is thrown 7971 into the net 7568 by his own feet 7272, And he steps 1980 on the webbing 7639.
9 "A snare 6341 seizes 270 {him} by the heel 6119, {And} a trap 6782 snaps 2388 shut 2388 on him.
10 "A noose 2256 for him is hidden 2934 in the ground 776, And a trap 4434 for him on the path 5410.
11 "All 5439 around 5439 terrors 1091 frighten 1204 him, And harry 6327 him at every step 7272.
12 "His strength 202 is famished 7457, And calamity 343 is ready 3559 at his side 6763.
13 "His skin 5785 is devoured 398 by disease 905, The firstborn 1060 of death 4194 devours 398 his limbs 905.
14 "He is torn 5423 from the security 4009 of his tent 168, And they march 6805 him before the king 4428 of terrors 1091.
15 "There dwells 7931 in his tent 168 nothing 1097 of his; Brimstone 1614 is scattered 2219 on his habitation 5116.
16 "His roots 8328 are dried 3001 below, And his branch 7105 is cut 4448 off 4448 above.
17 "Memory 2143 of him perishes 6 from the earth 776, And he has no 3808 name 8034 abroad.
18 "He is driven 1920 from light 216 into darkness 2822, And chased 5074 from the inhabited 8398 world 8398.
19 "He has no 3808 offspring 5209 or posterity 5220 among his people 5971, Nor 369 any survivor 8300 where 4033 he sojourned 4033.
20 "Those in the west 314 are appalled 8074 at his fate 3117, And those in the east 6931 are seized 270 with horror 8178.
21 "Surely 389 such 428 are the dwellings 4908 of the wicked 5767, And this 2088 is the place 4725 of him who does not know 3045 God 410."

Chapter 19


1

Job Feels Insulted

Then Job 347 responded,
2 "How 575 long 5704 will you torment 3013 me And crush 1792 me with words 4405?
3 "These 2088 ten 6235 times 6471 you have insulted 3637 me; You are not ashamed 954 to wrong 1970 me.
4 "Even 637 if I have truly 551 erred 7686, My error 4879 lodges 3885 with me.
5 "If 518 indeed 551 you vaunt 1431 yourselves against 5921 me And prove 3198 my disgrace 2781 to me,
6 Know 3045 then 645 that God 433 has wronged 5791 me And has closed 5362 His net 4685 around 5362 me.
7

Everything Is against Him

¶ "Behold 2005, I cry 6817, 'Violence 2555!' but I get 6030 no 3808 answer 6030; I shout 7768 for help 7768, but there 369 is no 369 justice 4941.
8 "He has walled 1443 up my way 734 so that I cannot 3808 pass 5674, And He has put 7760 darkness 2822 on my paths 5410.
9 "He has stripped 6584 my honor 3519 from me And removed 5493 the crown 5850 from my head 7218.
10 "He breaks 5422 me down 5422 on every 5439 side 5439, and I am gone 1980; And He has uprooted 5265 my hope 8615 like a tree 6086.
11 "He has also kindled 2734 His anger 639 against 5921 me And considered 2803 me as His enemy 6862.
12 "His troops 1416 come 935 together 3162, And build 5549 up their way 1870 against 5921 me And camp 2583 around 5439 my tent 168.
13 ¶ "He has removed 7368 my brothers 251 far 7368 from me, And my acquaintances 3045 are completely 389 estranged 2114 from me.
14 "My relatives 7138 have failed 2308, And my intimate 3045 friends 3045 have forgotten 7911 me.
15 "Those who live 1481 in my house 1004 and my maids 519 consider 2803 me a stranger 2114. I am 1961 a foreigner 5237 in their sight 5869.
16 "I call 7121 to my servant 5650, but he does not answer 6030; I have to implore 2603 him with my mouth 6310.
17 "My breath 7307 is offensive 2114 to my wife 802, And I am loathsome 2603 to my own brothers.
18 "Even 1571 young 5759 children 5759 despise 3988 me; I rise 6965 up and they speak 1696 against me.
19 "All 3605 my associates 4962 abhor 8581 me, And those 2088 I love 157 have turned 2015 against me.
20 "My bone 6106 clings 1692 to my skin 5785 and my flesh 1320, And I have escaped 4422 {only} by the skin 5785 of my teeth 8127.
21 "Pity 2603 me, pity 2603 me, O you my friends 7453, For the hand 3027 of God 433 has struck 5221 me.
22 "Why 4100 do you persecute 7291 me as God 410 {does,} And are not satisfied 7646 with my flesh 1320?
23

Job Says, ``My Redeemer Lives"

¶ "Oh that my words 4405 were written 3789! Oh that they were inscribed 2710 in a book 5612!
24 "That with an iron 1270 stylus 5842 and lead 5777 They were engraved 2672 in the rock 6697 forever 5703!
25 "As for me, I know 3045 that my Redeemer 1350 lives 2416, And at the last 314 He will take 6965 His stand 6965 on the earth 6083.
26 "Even after 310 my skin 5785 is destroyed 5362, Yet from my flesh 1320 I shall see 2372 God 433;
27 Whom 834 I myself 589 shall behold 2372, And whom my eyes 5869 will see 7200 and not another 2114. My heart 3629 faints 3615 within 2436 me!
28 "If 3588 you say 559, 'How 4100 shall we persecute 7291 him?' And 'What pretext 8328 for a case 1697 against him can we find 4672?'
29 "{Then} be afraid 1481 of the sword 2719 for yourselves, For wrath 2534 {brings} the punishment 5771 of the sword 2719, So 4616 that you may know 3045 there is judgment 1779."

Chapter 20


1

Zophar Says, ``The Triumph of the Wicked Is Short"

Then Zophar 6691 the Naamathite 5284 answered 6030,
2 "Therefore 3651 my disquieting 8174 thoughts 8174 make me respond 7725, Even because 5668 of my inward agitation 2363.
3 "I listened 8085 to the reproof 4148 which insults 3639 me, And the spirit 7307 of my understanding 998 makes me answer 6030.
4 "Do you know 3045 this 384 from of old 5703, From the establishment 7760 of man 120 on earth 776,
5 That the triumphing 7445 of the wicked 7563 is short 7138, And the joy 8057 of the godless 2611 momentary?
6 "Though 518 his loftiness 7863 reaches 5927 the heavens 8064, And his head 7218 touches 5060 the clouds 5645,
7 He perishes 6 forever 5331 like his refuse 1561; Those who have seen 7200 him will say 559, 'Where 335 is he?'
8 "He flies 5774 away 5774 like a dream 2472, and they cannot 3808 find 4672 him; Even like a vision 2384 of the night 3915 he is chased 5074 away 5074.
9 "The eye 5869 which saw 7805 him sees him no 3808 longer, And his place 4725 no 3808 longer 5750 beholds 7789 him.
10 "His sons 1121 favor 7521 the poor 1800, And his hands 3027 give 7725 back 7725 his wealth 202.
11 "His bones 6106 are full 4390 of his youthful 5934 vigor 5934, But it lies 7901 down 7901 with him in the dust 6083.
12 ¶ "Though 518 evil 7463 is sweet 4985 in his mouth 6310 {And} he hides 3582 it under 8478 his tongue 3956,
13 {Though} he desires 2550 it and will not let 5800 it go 5800, But holds 4513 it in his mouth 2441,
14 {Yet} his food 3899 in his stomach 4578 is changed 2015 To the venom 4846 of cobras 6620 within 7130 him.
15 "He swallows 1104 riches 2428, But will vomit 7006 them up; God 410 will expel 3423 them from his belly 990.
16 "He sucks 3243 the poison 7219 of cobras 6620; The viper's 660 tongue 3956 slays 2026 him.
17 "He does not look 7200 at the streams 6390, The rivers 5104 flowing 5158 with honey 1706 and curds 2529.
18 "He returns 7725 what 3022 he has attained 3022 And cannot 3808 swallow 1104 {it;} As to the riches 2428 of his trading 8545, He cannot 3808 even enjoy 5965 {them.}
19 "For he has oppressed 7533 {and} forsaken 5800 the poor 1800; He has seized 1497 a house 1004 which he has not built 1129.
20 ¶ "Because 3588 he knew 3045 no 3808 quiet 7961 within 990 him, He does not retain 4422 anything he desires 2530.
21 "Nothing 369 remains 8300 for him to devour 398, Therefore his prosperity 2898 does not endure 2342.
22 "In the fullness 4390 of his plenty 8231 he will be cramped 6887; The hand 3027 of everyone 3605 who 6001 suffers 6001 will come 935 {against} him.
23 "When he fills 4390 his belly 990, {God} will send 7971 His fierce 2740 anger 639 on him And will rain 4305 {it} on him while he is eating 3894.
24 "He may flee 1272 from the iron 1270 weapon 5402, {But} the bronze 5154 bow 7198 will pierce 2498 him.
25 "It is drawn 8025 forth 8025 and comes 3318 out of his back 1465, Even the glittering 1300 point 1300 from his gall 4845. Terrors 367 come 1980 upon him,
26 Complete 3605 darkness 2822 is held 2934 in reserve 2934 for his treasures 6845, And unfanned 5301 fire 784 will devour 398 him; It will consume 7462 the survivor 8300 in his tent 168.
27 "The heavens 8064 will reveal 1540 his iniquity 5771, And the earth 776 will rise 6965 up against him.
28 "The increase 2981 of his house 1004 will depart 1540; {His possessions} will flow 5064 away in the day 3117 of His anger 639.
29 "This 2088 is the wicked 7563 man's 120 portion 2506 from God 430, Even the heritage 5159 decreed 561 to him by God 410."

Chapter 21


1

Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked

Then Job 347 answered 6030,
2 "Listen 8085 carefully 8085 to my speech 4405, And let this 384 be your {way of} consolation 8575.
3 "Bear 5375 with me that I may speak 1696; Then after 310 I have spoken 1696, you may mock 3932.
4 "As for me, is my complaint 7879 to man 120? And why 4069 should I not be impatient 7114?
5 "Look 6437 at me, and be astonished 8074, And put 7760 {your} hand 3027 over 5921 {your} mouth 6310.
6 "Even when 518 I remember 2142, I am disturbed 926, And horror 6427 takes 270 hold 270 of my flesh 1320.
7 "Why 4069 do the wicked 7563 {still} live 2421, Continue 6275 on, also 1571 become 1396 very 2428 powerful 2428?
8 "Their descendants 2233 are established 3559 with them in their sight 6440, And their offspring 6631 before their eyes 5869,
9 Their houses 1004 are safe 7965 from fear 6343, And the rod 7626 of God 433 is not on them.
10 "His ox 7794 mates 5674 without 3808 fail 1602; His cow 6510 calves 6403 and does not abort 7921.
11 "They send 7971 forth their little 5759 ones 5759 like the flock 6629, And their children 3206 skip 7540 about 7540.
12 "They sing 5375 to the timbrel 8596 and harp 3658 And rejoice 8055 at the sound 6963 of the flute 5748.
13 "They spend 1086 their days 3117 in prosperity 2896, And suddenly 7281 they go 5181 down 5181 to Sheol 7585.
14 "They say 559 to God 410, 'Depart 5493 from us! We do not even desire 2654 the knowledge 1847 of Your ways 1870.
15 'Who 4100 is the Almighty 7706, that we should serve 5647 Him, And what 4100 would we gain 3276 if 3588 we entreat 6293 Him?'
16 "Behold 2005, their prosperity 2898 is not in their hand 3027; The counsel 6098 of the wicked 7563 is far 7368 from me.
17 ¶ "How 4100 often 4100 is the lamp 5216 of the wicked 7563 put 1846 out, Or does their calamity 343 fall 935 on them? Does God apportion 2505 destruction 2256 in His anger 639?
18 "Are they as straw 8401 before 6440 the wind 7307, And like chaff 4671 which the storm 5492 carries 1589 away 1589?
19 "{You say,} 'God 433 stores 6845 away 6845 a man's iniquity 205 for his sons 1121.' Let God repay 7999 him so that he may know 3045 {it.}
20 "Let his own eyes 5869 see 7200 his decay 3589, And let him drink 8354 of the wrath 2534 of the Almighty 7706.
21 "For what 4100 does he care 2656 for his household 1004 after 310 him, When the number 4557 of his months 2320 is cut 2686 off 2686?
22 "Can anyone teach 3925 God 410 knowledge 1847, In that He judges 8199 those on high 7311?
23 "One 2088 dies 4191 in his full 8537 strength 6106, Being wholly 3605 at ease 7600 and satisfied 7961;
24 His sides 5845 are filled 4390 out with fat 2459, And the marrow 4221 of his bones 6106 is moist 8248,
25 While another 2088 dies 4191 with a bitter 4751 soul 5315, Never 3808 even tasting 398 {anything} good 2899.
26 "Together 3162 they lie 7901 down 7901 in the dust 6083, And worms 7415 cover 3680 them.
27 ¶ "Behold 2005, I know 3045 your thoughts 4284, And the plans 4209 by which you would wrong 2554 me.
28 "For you say 559, 'Where 346 is the house 1004 of the nobleman 5081, And where 346 is the tent 168, the dwelling 4908 places 4908 of the wicked 7563?'
29 "Have you not asked 7592 wayfaring 5674 men, And do you not recognize 5234 their witness 226?
30 "For the wicked 7451 is reserved 2820 for the day 3117 of calamity 343; They will be led 2986 forth 2986 at the day 3117 of fury 5678.
31 "Who 4310 will confront him with his actions 1870, And who 4310 will repay 7999 him for what he has done 6213?
32 "While he is carried 2986 to the grave 6913, {Men} will keep 8245 watch 8245 over 5921 {his} tomb 1430.
33 "The clods 7263 of the valley 5158 will gently 4985 cover 4985 him; Moreover, all 3605 men 120 will follow 4900 after 310 him, While countless ones {go} before 6440 him.
34 "How 349 then will you vainly 1892 comfort 5162 me, For your answers 8666 remain 7604 {full of} falsehood 4604?"

Chapter 22


1

Eliphaz Accuses and Exhorts Job

Then Eliphaz 464 the Temanite 8489 responded,
2 "Can a vigorous man 1397 be of use 5532 to God 410, Or 3588 a wise 7919 man be useful 5532 to himself?
3 "Is there any pleasure 2656 to the Almighty 7706 if 3588 you are righteous 6663, Or 518 profit 1215 if 3588 you make 8552 your ways 1870 perfect 8552?
4 "Is it because 4480 of your reverence 3374 that He reproves 3198 you, That He enters 935 into judgment 4941 against 5973 you?
5 "Is not your wickedness 7463 great 7227, And your iniquities 5771 without 369 end 7093?
6 "For you have taken 2254 pledges 2254 of your brothers 251 without 2600 cause 2600, And stripped 6584 men naked 6174.
7 "To the weary 5889 you have given 8248 no 3808 water 4325 to drink 8248, And from the hungry 7457 you have withheld 4513 bread 3899.
8 "But the earth 776 belongs to the mighty 2220 man 376, And the honorable man dwells 3427 in it.
9 "You have sent 7971 widows 490 away 7971 empty 7387, And the strength 2220 of the orphans 3490 has been crushed 1792.
10 "Therefore snares 6341 surround 5439 you, And sudden 6597 dread 6343 terrifies 926 you,
11 Or 176 darkness 2822, so that you cannot 3808 see 7200, And an abundance 8229 of water 4325 covers 3680 you.
12 ¶ "Is not God 433 {in} the height 1363 of heaven 8064? Look 7200 also at the distant 7218 stars 3556, how 3588 high 7311 they are!
13 "You say 559, 'What 4100 does God 410 know 3045? Can He judge 8199 through 1157 the thick 6205 darkness 6205?
14 'Clouds 5645 are a hiding 5643 place 5643 for Him, so that He cannot 3808 see 7200; And He walks 1980 on the vault 2329 of heaven 8064.'
15 "Will you keep 8104 to the ancient 5769 path 734 Which 834 wicked 205 men 4962 have trod 1869,
16 Who 834 were snatched 7059 away 7059 before their time 6256, Whose foundations 3247 were washed 3332 away 3332 by a river 5104?
17 "They said 559 to God 410, 'Depart 5493 from us!' And 'What 4100 can the Almighty 7706 do 6466 to them?'
18 "Yet He filled 4390 their houses 1004 with good 2896 {things;} But the counsel 6098 of the wicked 7563 is far 7368 from me.
19 "The righteous 6662 see 7200 and are glad 8055, And the innocent 5355 mock 3932 them,
20 {Saying,} 'Truly our adversaries 7009 are cut 3582 off 3582, And their abundance 3499 the fire 784 has consumed 398.'
21 ¶ "Yield 5532 now 4994 and be at peace 7999 with Him; Thereby good 2899 will come 935 to you.
22 "Please 4994 receive 3947 instruction 8451 from His mouth 6310 And establish 7760 His words 561 in your heart 3824.
23 "If 518 you return 7725 to the Almighty 7706, you will be restored 1129; If you remove 7368 unrighteousness 5767 far 7368 from your tent 168,
24 And place 7896 {your} gold 1220 in the dust 6083, And {the gold of} Ophir 211 among the stones 6697 of the brooks 5158,
25 Then the Almighty 7706 will be your gold 1220 And choice 8443 silver 3701 to you.
26 "For then 227 you will delight 6026 in the Almighty 7706 And lift 5375 up your face 6440 to God 433.
27 "You will pray 6279 to Him, and He will hear 8085 you; And you will pay 7999 your vows 5088.
28 "You will also decree 1504 a thing 561, and it will be established 6965 for you; And light 216 will shine 5050 on your ways 1870.
29 "When 3588 you are cast 8213 down 8213, you will speak 559 with confidence 1466, And the humble person He will save 3467.
30 "He will deliver 4422 one who is not innocent 5355, And he will be delivered 4422 through the cleanness 1252 of your hands 3709."

Chapter 23


1

Job Says He Longs for God

Then Job 347 replied,
2 "Even 1571 today 3117 my complaint 7879 is rebellion 4805; His hand 3027 is heavy 3513 despite 5921 my groaning 585.
3 "Oh that I knew 3045 where I might find 4672 Him, That I might come 935 to His seat 8499!
4 "I would present 6186 {my} case 4941 before 6440 Him And fill 4390 my mouth 6310 with arguments 8433.
5 "I would learn 3045 the words 4405 {which} He would answer 6030, And perceive 995 what 4100 He would say 559 to me.
6 "Would He contend 7378 with me by the greatness 7230 of {His} power 3581? No 3808, surely 389 He would pay 7760 attention 7760 to me.
7 "There 8033 the upright 3477 would reason 3198 with Him; And I would be delivered 6403 forever 5331 from my Judge 8199.
8 ¶ "Behold 2005, I go 1980 forward 6924 but He is not {there,} And backward 268, but I cannot 3808 perceive 995 Him;
9 When He acts 6213 on the left 8040, I cannot 3808 behold 2372 {Him;} He turns 5848 on the right 3225, I cannot 3808 see 7200 Him.
10 "But He knows 3045 the way 1870 I take 5973; {When} He has tried 974 me, I shall come 3318 forth 3318 as gold 2091.
11 "My foot 7272 has held 270 fast 270 to His path 804; I have kept 8104 His way 1870 and not turned 5186 aside 5186.
12 "I have not departed 4185 from the command 4687 of His lips 8193; I have treasured 6845 the words 561 of His mouth 6310 more 4480 than 4480 my necessary 2706 food 2706.
13 "But He is unique 259 and who 4310 can turn 7725 Him? And {what} His soul 5315 desires 183, that He does 6213.
14 "For He performs 7999 what 2706 is appointed 2706 for me, And many 7227 such 1992 {decrees} are with Him.
15 "Therefore, I would be dismayed 926 at His presence 6440; {When} I consider 995, I am terrified 6342 of Him.
16 "{It is} God 410 {who} has made my heart 3820 faint 7401, And the Almighty 7706 {who} has dismayed 926 me,
17 But I am not silenced 6789 by the darkness 2822, Nor 3808 deep gloom 652 {which} covers 3680 me.

Chapter 24


1

Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs

"Why 4069 are times 6256 not stored 6845 up by the Almighty 7706, And why do those who know 3045 Him not see 2372 His days 3117?
2 "Some remove 5381 the landmarks 1367; They seize 1497 and devour 7462 flocks 5739.
3 "They drive 5090 away 5090 the donkeys 2543 of the orphans 3490; They take 2254 the widow's 490 ox 7794 for a pledge 2254.
4 "They push 5186 the needy 34 aside 5186 from the road 1870; The poor 6041 of the land 776 are made to hide 2244 themselves altogether 3162.
5 "Behold 2005, as wild 6501 donkeys 6501 in the wilderness 4057 They go 3318 forth 3318 seeking 7836 food 2964 in their activity 6467, As bread 3899 for {their} children 5288 in the desert 6160.
6 "They harvest 7114 their fodder 1098 in the field 7704 And glean 3953 the vineyard 3754 of the wicked 7563.
7 "They spend 3885 the night 3885 naked 6174, without 1097 clothing 3830, And have 369 no 369 covering 3682 against the cold 7135.
8 "They are wet 7372 with the mountain 2022 rains 2230 And hug 2263 the rock 6697 for want 1097 of a shelter 4268.
9 "Others snatch 1497 the orphan 3490 from the breast 7699, And against 5921 the poor 6041 they take 2254 a pledge 2254.
10 "They cause {the poor} to go 1980 about naked 6174 without 1097 clothing 3830, And they take 5375 away 5375 the sheaves 6016 from the hungry 7457.
11 "Within 996 the walls 7791 they produce 6671 oil 6671; They tread 1869 wine 3342 presses 3342 but thirst 6770.
12 "From the city 5892 men 4962 groan 5008, And the souls 5315 of the wounded 2491 cry 7768 out; Yet God 433 does not pay 7760 attention 7760 to folly 8604.
13 ¶ "Others 1992 have been 1961 with those who rebel 4775 against the light 216; They do not want to know 5234 its ways 1870 Nor 3808 abide 3427 in its paths 5410.
14 "The murderer 7523 arises 6965 at dawn 216; He kills 6991 the poor 6041 and the needy 34, And at night 3915 he is as a thief 1590.
15 "The eye 5869 of the adulterer 5003 waits 8104 for the twilight 5399, Saying 559, 'No 3808 eye 5869 will see 7789 me.' And he disguises his face 6440.
16 "In the dark 2822 they dig 2864 into houses 1004, They shut 2856 themselves up by day 3119; They do not know 3045 the light 216.
17 "For the morning 1242 is the same 3164 to him as thick 6757 darkness 6757, For he is familiar 5234 with the terrors 1091 of thick 6757 darkness 6757.
18 ¶ "They are insignificant 7031 on the surface 6440 of the water 4325; Their portion 2513 is cursed 7043 on the earth 776. They do not turn 6437 toward 1870 the vineyards 3754.
19 "Drought 6723 and heat 2527 consume 1497 the snow 7950 waters 4325, {So does} Sheol 7585 {those who} have sinned 2398.
20 "A mother 7358 will forget 7911 him; The worm 7415 feeds 4985 sweetly 4985 till he is no 3808 longer 5750 remembered 2142. And wickedness 5767 will be broken 7665 like a tree 6086.
21 "He wrongs 7462 the barren 6135 woman 6135 And does 3190 no 3808 good 3190 for the widow 490.
22 "But He drags 4900 off the valiant 47 by His power 3581; He rises 6965, but no 3808 one has 539 assurance 539 of life 2425.
23 "He provides 5414 them with security 983, and they are supported 8172; And His eyes 5869 are on their ways 1870.
24 "They are exalted 7426 a little 4592 while 4592, then they are gone 369; Moreover, they are brought 4355 low 4355 and like everything 3605 gathered 7092 up; Even like the heads 7218 of grain 7641 they are cut 4448 off 4448.
25 "Now if 518 it is not so 645, who 4310 can prove 3576 me a liar 3576, And make 7760 my speech 4405 worthless 408?"

Chapter 25


1

Bildad Says Man Is Inferior

Then Bildad 1085 the Shuhite 7747 answered 6030,
2 "Dominion 4910 and awe 6343 belong to Him Who establishes 6213 peace 7965 in His heights 4791.
3 "Is there 3426 any 3426 number 4557 to His troops 1416? And upon whom 4310 does His light 216 not rise 6965?
4 "How 4100 then can a man 582 be just 6663 with God 410? Or how 4100 can he be clean 2135 who is born 3205 of woman 802?
5 "If 2005 even 5704 the moon 3394 has 166 no 3808 brightness 166 And the stars 3556 are not pure 2141 in His sight 5869,
6 How 637 much less 637 man 582, {that} maggot 7415, And the son 1121 of man 120, {that} worm 8439!"

Chapter 26


1

Job Rebukes Bildad

Then Job 347 responded,
2 "What 4100 a help 5826 you are to the weak 3808! How you have saved 3467 the arm 2220 without 3808 strength 5797!
3 "What 4100 counsel 3289 you have given 3289 to {one} without 3808 wisdom 2451! What helpful 8454 insight 8454 you have abundantly 7230 provided 3045!
4 "To whom 4310 have you uttered 5046 words 4405? And whose 4310 spirit 5397 was expressed 3318 through 4480 you?
5

The Greatness of God

¶ "The departed 7496 spirits 7496 tremble 2342 Under 8478 the waters 4325 and their inhabitants 7931.
6 "Naked 6174 is Sheol 7585 before 5048 Him, And Abaddon 11 has 369 no 369 covering 3682.
7 "He stretches 5186 out the north 6828 over 5921 empty 8414 space 8414 And hangs 8518 the earth 776 on nothing 1099.
8 "He wraps 6887 up the waters 4325 in His clouds 5645, And the cloud 6051 does not burst 1234 under 8478 them.
9 "He obscures 270 the face 6440 of the full 3677 moon 3677 And spreads 6576 His cloud 6051 over 5921 it.
10 "He has inscribed 2328 a circle 2328 on the surface 6440 of the waters 4325 At the boundary 8503 of light 216 and darkness 2822.
11 "The pillars 5982 of heaven 8064 tremble 7514 And are amazed 8539 at His rebuke 1606.
12 "He quieted 7280 the sea 3220 with His power 3581, And by His understanding 8394 He shattered 4272 Rahab 7293.
13 "By His breath 7307 the heavens 8064 are cleared 8235; His hand 3027 has pierced 2490 the fleeing 1281 serpent 5175.
14 "Behold 2005, these 428 are the fringes 7098 of His ways 1870; And how 4100 faint 8102 a word 1697 we hear 8085 of Him! But His mighty 1369 thunder 7482, who 4310 can understand 995?"

Chapter 27


1

Job Affirms His Righteousness

Then Job 347 continued his discourse 4912 and said 559,
2 "As God 410 lives 2416, who has taken 5493 away 5493 my right 4941, And the Almighty 7706, who has embittered 4843 my soul 5315,
3 For as long as life 5397 is in me, And the breath 5397 of God 433 is in my nostrils 639,
4 My lips 8193 certainly 518 will not speak 1696 unjustly 5767, Nor 518 will my tongue 3956 mutter 1897 deceit 7423.
5 "Far 2486 be it from me that I should declare 6663 you right 6663; Till 5704 I die 1478 I will not put 5493 away 5493 my integrity 8538 from me.
6 "I hold 2388 fast 2388 my righteousness 6666 and will not let 7503 it go 7503. My heart 3824 does not reproach 2778 any 4480 of my days 3117.
7

The State of the Godless

¶ "May my enemy 340 be as the wicked 7563 And my opponent 6965 as the unjust 5767.
8 "For what 4100 is the hope 8615 of the godless 2611 when 3588 he is cut 1214 off 1214, When 3588 God 433 requires 7953 his life 5315?
9 "Will God 410 hear 8085 his cry 6818 When 3588 distress 6869 comes 935 upon him?
10 "Will he take 6026 delight 6026 in the Almighty 7706? Will he call 7121 on God 433 at all 3605 times 6256?
11 "I will instruct 3384 you in the power 3027 of God 410; What 834 is with the Almighty 7706 I will not conceal 3582.
12 "Behold 2005, all 3605 of you have seen 2372 {it;} Why 4100 then 2088 do you act 1891 foolishly 1891?
13 ¶ "This 2088 is the portion 2506 of a wicked 7563 man 120 from God 410, And the inheritance 5159 {which} tyrants 6184 receive 3947 from the Almighty 7706.
14 "Though 518 his sons 1121 are many 7235, they are destined for the sword 2719; And his descendants 6631 will not be satisfied 7646 with bread 3899.
15 "His survivors 8300 will be buried 6912 because of the plague 4194, And their widows 490 will not be able to weep 1058.
16 "Though 518 he piles 6651 up silver 3701 like dust 6083 And prepares 3559 garments 4403 as {plentiful as} the clay 2563,
17 He may prepare 3559 {it,} but the just 6662 will wear 3847 {it} And the innocent 5355 will divide 2505 the silver 3701.
18 "He has built 1129 his house 1004 like the spider's web, Or as a hut 5521 {which} the watchman 5341 has made 6213.
19 "He lies 7901 down 7901 rich 6223, but never 3808 again 622; He opens 6491 his eyes 5869, and it is no 369 longer 369.
20 "Terrors 1091 overtake 5381 him like a flood 4325; A tempest 5492 steals 1589 him away 1589 in the night 3915.
21 "The east 6921 wind 6921 carries 5375 him away, and he is gone 1980, For it whirls 8175 him away 8175 from his place 4725.
22 "For it will hurl 7993 at him without 3808 sparing 2550; He will surely 1272 try to flee 1272 from its power 3027.
23 "{Men} will clap 5606 their hands 3709 at him And will hiss 8319 him from his place 4725.

Chapter 28


1

Job Tells of Earth's Treasures

"Surely 3588 there 3426 is a mine 4161 for silver 3701 And a place 4725 where they refine 2212 gold 2091.
2 "Iron 1270 is taken 3947 from the dust 6083, And copper 5154 is smelted 6694 from rock 68.
3 "{Man} puts 7760 an end 7093 to darkness 2822, And to the farthest 3605 limit 8503 he searches 2713 out The rock 68 in gloom 652 and deep 6757 shadow 6757.
4 "He sinks 6555 a shaft 5158 far from habitation 1481, Forgotten 7911 by the foot 7272; They hang 1809 and swing 5128 to and fro 5128 far from men 582.
5 "The earth 776, from it comes 3318 food 3899, And underneath 8478 it is turned 2015 up as fire 784.
6 "Its rocks 68 are the source 4725 of sapphires 5601, And its dust 6083 {contains} gold 2091.
7 "The path 5410 no 3808 bird 5861 of prey 5861 knows 3045, Nor 3808 has the falcon's 344 eye 5869 caught 7805 sight 7805 of it.
8 "The proud 7830 beasts 1121 have not trodden 1869 it, Nor 3808 has the {fierce} lion 7826 passed 5710 over 5921 it.
9 "He puts 7971 his hand 3027 on the flint 2496; He overturns 2015 the mountains 2022 at the base 8328.
10 "He hews 1234 out channels 2975 through the rocks 6697, And his eye 5869 sees 7200 anything 3605 precious 3366.
11 "He dams 2280 up the streams 5104 from flowing 1065, And what 8587 is hidden 8587 he brings 3318 out to the light 216.
12

The Search for Wisdom Is Harder

¶ "But where 370 can wisdom 2451 be found 4672? And where 335 is the place 4725 of understanding 998?
13 "Man 582 does not know 3045 its value 6187, Nor 3808 is it found 4672 in the land 776 of the living 2416.
14 "The deep 8415 says 559, 'It is not in me'; And the sea 3220 says 559, 'It is not with me.'
15 "Pure 5462 gold 5458 cannot 3808 be given 5414 in exchange 8478 for it, Nor 3808 can silver 3701 be weighed 8254 as its price 4242.
16 "It cannot 3808 be valued 5541 in the gold 3800 of Ophir 211, In precious 3368 onyx 7718, or sapphire 5601.
17 "Gold 2091 or glass 2137 cannot 3808 equal 6186 it, Nor 3808 can it be exchanged 8545 for articles 3627 of fine 6337 gold 6337.
18 "Coral 7215 and crystal 1378 are not to be mentioned 2142; And the acquisition 4901 of wisdom 2451 is above 4480 {that of} pearls 6443.
19 "The topaz 6357 of Ethiopia 3568 cannot 3808 equal 6186 it, Nor 3808 can it be valued 5541 in pure 2889 gold 3800.
20 "Where 370 then does wisdom 2451 come 935 from? And where 335 is the place 4725 of understanding 998?
21 "Thus it is hidden 5956 from the eyes 5869 of all 3605 living 2416 And concealed 5641 from the birds 5775 of the sky 8064.
22 "Abaddon 11 and Death 4194 say 559, 'With our ears 241 we have heard 8085 a report 8088 of it.'
23 ¶ "God 430 understands 995 its way 1870, And He knows 3045 its place 4725.
24 "For He looks 5027 to the ends 7098 of the earth 776 And sees 7200 everything 3605 under 8478 the heavens 8064.
25 "When He imparted 6213 weight 4948 to the wind 7307 And meted 8505 out the waters 4325 by measure 4060,
26 When He set 6213 a limit 2706 for the rain 4306 And a course 1870 for the thunderbolt,
27 Then 227 He saw 7200 it and declared 5608 it; He established 3559 it and also 1571 searched 2713 it out.
28 "And to man 120 He said 559, 'Behold 2005, the fear 3374 of the Lord 136, that is wisdom 2451; And to depart 5493 from evil 7451 is understanding 998.'"

Chapter 29


1

Job's Past Was Glorious

And Job 347 again 3254 took 5375 up his discourse 4912 and said 559,
2 "Oh that I were as in months 3391 gone 6924 by, As in the days 3117 when God 433 watched 8104 over me;
3 When His lamp 5216 shone 1984 over 5921 my head 7218, {And} by His light 216 I walked 1980 through darkness 2822;
4 As I was in the prime 2779 of my days 3117, When the friendship 5475 of God 433 {was} over 5921 my tent 168;
5 When the Almighty 7706 was yet 5750 with me, {And} my children 5288 were around 5439 me;
6 When my steps 1978 were bathed 7364 in butter 2529, And the rock 6697 poured 6694 out for me streams 6388 of oil 8081!
7 "When I went 3318 out to the gate 8179 of the city 7176, When I took 3559 my seat 4186 in the square 7339,
8 The young 5288 men 5288 saw 7200 me and hid 2244 themselves, And the old 3453 men 3453 arose 6965 {and} stood 5975.
9 "The princes 8269 stopped 6113 talking 4405 And put 7760 {their} hands 3709 on their mouths 6310;
10 The voice 6963 of the nobles 5057 was hushed 2244, And their tongue 3956 stuck 1692 to their palate 2441.
11 "For when the ear 241 heard 8085, it called 833 me blessed 833, And when the eye 5869 saw 7200, it gave 5749 witness 5749 of me,
12 Because 3588 I delivered 4422 the poor 6041 who cried 7768 for help 7768, And the orphan 3490 who had no 3808 helper 5826.
13 "The blessing 1293 of the one ready to perish 6 came 935 upon me, And I made the widow's 490 heart 3820 sing 7442 for joy 7442.
14 "I put 3847 on righteousness 6664, and it clothed 3847 me; My justice 4941 was like a robe 4598 and a turban 6797.
15 "I was eyes 5869 to the blind 5787 And feet 7272 to the lame 6455.
16 "I was a father 1 to the needy 34, And I investigated 2713 the case 7379 which I did not know 3045.
17 "I broke 7665 the jaws 4973 of the wicked 5767 And snatched 7993 the prey 2964 from his teeth 8127.
18 "Then I thought 559, 'I shall die 1478 in my nest 7064, And I shall multiply 7235 {my} days 3117 as the sand 2344.
19 'My root 8328 is spread 6605 out to the waters 4325, And dew 2919 lies 3885 all night 3885 on my branch 7105.
20 'My glory 3519 is {ever} new 2319 with me, And my bow 7198 is renewed 2498 in my hand 3027.'
21 ¶ "To me they listened 8085 and waited 3176, And kept 1826 silent 1826 for my counsel 6098.
22 "After 310 my words 1697 they did not speak 8138 again 8138, And my speech 4405 dropped 5197 on them.
23 "They waited 3176 for me as for the rain 4306, And opened 6473 their mouth 6310 as for the spring 4456 rain 4456.
24 "I smiled 7832 on them when they did not believe 539, And the light 216 of my face 6440 they did not cast 5307 down 5307.
25 "I chose 977 a way 1870 for them and sat 3427 as chief 7218, And dwelt 7931 as a king 4428 among the troops 1416, As one who 3512 comforted 5162 the mourners 57.

Chapter 30


1

Job's Present State Is Humiliating

"But now 6258 those 6810 younger 6810 than 4480 I mock 7832 me, Whose 834 fathers 1 I disdained 3988 to put 7896 with the dogs 3611 of my flock 6629.
2 "Indeed 1571, what 4100 {good was} the strength 3581 of their hands 3027 to me? Vigor 3624 had perished 6 from them.
3 "From want 2639 and famine 3720 they are gaunt 1565 Who gnaw 6207 the dry 6723 ground by night 570 in waste 7724 and desolation 4875,
4 Who pluck 6998 mallow 4408 by the bushes 7880, And whose food 3899 is the root 8328 of the broom 7574 shrub 7574.
5 "They are driven 1644 from the community 1460; They shout 7321 against 5921 them as {against} a thief 1590,
6 So that they dwell 7931 in dreadful 6178 valleys 5158, In holes 2356 of the earth 6083 and of the rocks 3710.
7 "Among 996 the bushes 7880 they cry 5101 out; Under 8478 the nettles 2738 they are gathered 5596 together 5596.
8 "Fools, even 1571 those 1121 without 1097 a name 8034, They were scourged 5217 from the land 776.
9 ¶ "And now 6258 I have become 1961 their taunt 5058, I have even become 1961 a byword 4405 to them.
10 "They abhor 8581 me {and} stand 7368 aloof 7368 from me, And they do not refrain 2820 from spitting 7536 at my face 6440.
11 "Because 3588 He has loosed 6605 His bowstring 3499 and afflicted 6031 me, They have cast 7971 off 7971 the bridle 7448 before me.
12 "On the right 3225 hand 3225 their brood 6526 arises 6965; They thrust 7971 aside my feet 7272 and build 5549 up against 5921 me their ways 734 of destruction 343.
13 "They break 5420 up my path 5410, They profit 3276 from my destruction 1942; No 3808 one restrains 5826 them.
14 "As {through} a wide 7342 breach 6556 they come 857, Amid 8478 the tempest 7724 they roll 1556 on.
15 "Terrors 1091 are turned 2015 against 5921 me; They pursue 7291 my honor 5082 as the wind 7307, And my prosperity 3444 has passed 5674 away 5674 like a cloud 5645.
16 ¶ "And now 6258 my soul 5315 is poured 8210 out within 5921 me; Days 3117 of affliction 6040 have seized 270 me.
17 "At night 3915 it pierces 5365 my bones 6106 within me, And my gnawing 6207 {pains} take 7901 no 3808 rest 7901.
18 "By a great 7230 force 3581 my garment 3830 is distorted 2664; It binds 247 me about as the collar 6310 of my coat 3801.
19 "He has cast 3384 me into the mire 2563, And I have become 4911 like 4911 dust 6083 and ashes 665.
20 "I cry 7768 out to You for help 7768, but You do not answer 6030 me; I stand 5975 up, and You turn 995 Your attention 995 against me.
21 "You have become 2015 cruel 393 to me; With the might 6108 of Your hand 3027 You persecute 7852 me.
22 "You lift 5375 me up to the wind 7307 {and} cause me to ride 7392; And You dissolve 4127 me in a storm 8663.
23 "For I know 3045 that You will bring 7725 me to death 4194 And to the house 1004 of meeting 4150 for all 3605 living 2416.
24 ¶ "Yet 389 does not one in a heap 5856 of ruins 5856 stretch 7971 out {his} hand 3027, Or 518 in his disaster 6365 therefore 3651 cry 7769 out for help 7769?
25 "Have I not wept 1058 for the one whose life 3117 is hard 7186? Was not my soul 5315 grieved 5701 for the needy 34?
26 "When 3588 I expected 6960 good 2896, then evil 7451 came 935; When I waited 3176 for light 216, then darkness 652 came 935.
27 "I am seething 7570 within 4578 and cannot 3808 relax 1826; Days 3117 of affliction 6040 confront 6923 me.
28 "I go 1980 about mourning 6937 without 3808 comfort; I stand 6965 up in the assembly 6951 {and} cry 7768 out for help 7768.
29 "I have become 1961 a brother 251 to jackals 8565 And a companion 7453 of ostriches.
30 "My skin 5785 turns 7835 black 7835 on me, And my bones 6106 burn 2787 with fever 2721.
31 "Therefore my harp 3658 is turned 1961 to mourning 60, And my flute 5748 to the sound 6963 of those who weep 1058.

Chapter 31


1

Job Asserts His Integrity

"I have made 3772 a covenant 1285 with my eyes 5869; How 4100 then could I gaze 995 at a virgin 1330?
2 "And what 4100 is the portion 2506 of God 433 from above 4605 Or the heritage 5159 of the Almighty 7706 from on high 4791?
3 "Is it not calamity 343 to the unjust 5767 And disaster 5235 to those who work 6466 iniquity 205?
4 "Does He not see 7200 my ways 1870 And number 5608 all 3605 my steps 6806?
5 ¶ "If 518 I have walked 1980 with falsehood 7723, And my foot 7272 has hastened 2363 after 5921 deceit 4820,
6 Let Him weigh 8254 me with accurate 6664 scales 3976, And let God 433 know 3045 my integrity 8538.
7 "If 518 my step 838 has turned 5186 from the way 1870, Or my heart 3820 followed my eyes 5869, Or if any spot 3971 has stuck 1692 to my hands 3709,
8 Let me sow 2232 and another 312 eat 398, And let my crops 6631 be uprooted 8327.
9 ¶ "If 518 my heart 3820 has been enticed 6601 by a woman 802, Or I have lurked 693 at my neighbor's 7453 doorway 6607,
10 May my wife 802 grind 2912 for another 312, And let others 312 kneel 3766 down 3766 over 5921 her.
11 "For that would be a lustful 2154 crime 2154; Moreover, it would be an iniquity 5771 {punishable by} judges 6414.
12 "For it would be fire 784 that consumes 398 to Abaddon 11, And would uproot 8327 all 3605 my increase 8393.
13 ¶ "If 518 I have despised 3988 the claim 4941 of my male 5650 or female 519 slaves When they filed 7378 a complaint 7379 against 5973 me,
14 What 4100 then could I do 6213 when 3588 God 410 arises 6965? And when 3588 He calls 6485 me to account 6485, what 4100 will I answer 7725 Him?
15 "Did not He who made 6213 me in the womb 990 make 6213 him, And the same 259 one 259 fashion 3559 us in the womb 990?
16 ¶ "If 518 I have kept 4513 the poor 1800 from {their} desire 2656, Or have caused the eyes 5869 of the widow 490 to fail 3615,
17 Or have eaten 398 my morsel 6595 alone 905, And the orphan 3490 has not shared it
18 (But from my youth 5271 he grew 1431 up with me as with a father 1, And from infancy I guided 5148 her),
19 If 518 I have seen 7200 anyone perish 6 for lack 1097 of clothing 3830, Or that the needy 34 had 369 no 369 covering 3682,
20 If 518 his loins 2504 have not thanked 1288 me, And if he has not been warmed 2552 with the fleece 1488 of my sheep 3532,
21 If 518 I have lifted 5130 up my hand 3027 against 5921 the orphan 3490, Because 3588 I saw 7200 I had support 5833 in the gate 8179,
22 Let my shoulder 3802 fall 5307 from the socket 7926, And my arm 248 be broken 7665 off 7665 at the elbow 7070.
23 "For calamity 343 from God 410 is a terror 6343 to me, And because 4480 of His majesty 7613 I can 3201 do 3201 nothing 3808.
24 ¶ "If 518 I have put 7760 my confidence 3689 {in} gold 2091, And called 559 fine 3800 gold 3800 my trust 4009,
25 If 518 I have gloated 8055 because 3588 my wealth 2428 was great 7227, And because 3588 my hand 3027 had secured 4672 {so} much 3524;
26 If 518 I have looked 7200 at the sun 216 when 3588 it shone 1984 Or the moon 3394 going 1980 in splendor 3368,
27 And my heart 3820 became 6601 secretly 5643 enticed 6601, And my hand 3027 threw 5401 a kiss 5401 from my mouth 6310,
28 That too 1571 would have been an iniquity 5771 {calling for} judgment 6416, For I would have denied 3584 God 410 above.
29 ¶ "Have I rejoiced 8055 at the extinction 6365 of my enemy 8130, Or exulted 5782 when 3588 evil 7451 befell 4672 him?
30 "No 3808, I have not allowed 5414 my mouth 2441 to sin 2398 By asking 7592 for his life 5315 in a curse 423.
31 "Have the men 4962 of my tent 168 not said 559, 'Who 4310 can find 5414 one who has not been satisfied 7646 with his meat 1320'?
32 "The alien 1616 has not lodged 3885 outside 2351, {For} I have opened 6605 my doors 1817 to the traveler 734.
33 "Have I covered 3680 my transgressions 6588 like Adam 121, By hiding 2934 my iniquity 5771 in my bosom 2243,
34 Because 3588 I feared 6206 the great 7227 multitude 1995, And the contempt 937 of families 4940 terrified 2865 me, And kept 1826 silent 1826 and did not go 3318 out of doors 6607?
35 "Oh that I had 5414 one to hear 8085 me! Behold 2005, here 2005 is my signature 8420; Let the Almighty 7706 answer 6030 me! And the indictment 5612 which my adversary 7379 has written 3789,
36 Surely I would carry 5375 it on my shoulder 7926, I would bind 6029 it to myself like a crown 5850.
37 "I would declare 5608 to Him the number 4557 of my steps 6806; Like 3644 a prince 5057 I would approach 7126 Him.
38 ¶ "If 518 my land 127 cries 2199 out against 5921 me, And its furrows 8525 weep 1058 together 3162;
39 If 518 I have eaten 398 its fruit 3581 without 1097 money 3701, Or have caused its owners 1167 to lose 5301 their lives 5315,
40 Let briars 2336 grow 3318 instead 8478 of wheat 2406, And stinkweed 890 instead 8478 of barley 8184." The words 1697 of Job 347 are ended 8552.

Chapter 32


1

Elihu in Anger Rebukes Job

Then these 428 three 7969 men 376 ceased 7673 answering 6030 Job 347, because 3588 he was righteous 6662 in his own eyes 5869.
2 But the anger 639 of Elihu 453 the son 1121 of Barachel 1292 the Buzite 940, of the family 4940 of Ram 7410 burned 2734; against Job 347 his anger 639 burned 2734 because 5921 he justified 6663 himself 5315 before 4480 God 430.
3 And his anger 639 burned 2734 against his three 7969 friends 7453 because they had found 4672 no 3808 answer 4617, and yet had condemned 7561 Job 347.
4 Now Elihu 453 had waited 2442 to speak 1697 to Job 347 because 3588 they were years 3117 older 2205 than 4480 he.
5 And when Elihu 453 saw 7200 that there 369 was no 369 answer 4617 in the mouth 6310 of the three 7969 men 376 his anger 639 burned 2734.
6 ¶ So Elihu 453 the son 1121 of Barachel 1292 the Buzite 940 spoke 6030 out and said 559, "I am young 6810 in years 3117 and you are old 3453; Therefore I was shy 2119 and afraid 3372 to tell 2331 you what 1843 I think 1843.
7 "I thought 559 age 3117 should speak 1696, And increased 7230 years 8141 should teach 3045 wisdom 2451.
8 "But it is a spirit 7307 in man 582, And the breath 5397 of the Almighty 7706 gives 995 them understanding 995.
9 "The abundant 7227 {in years} may not be wise 2449, Nor 3808 may elders 2205 understand 995 justice 4941.
10 "So 3651 I say 559, 'Listen 8085 to me, I too 637 will tell 2331 what 1843 I think 1843.'
11 ¶ "Behold 2005, I waited 3176 for your words 1697, I listened 238 to your reasonings 8394, While 5704 you pondered 2713 what 4405 to say 4405.
12 "I even paid 995 close 995 attention 995 to you; Indeed 2009, there 369 was no 369 one 369 who refuted 3198 Job 347, Not one of you who answered 6030 his words 561.
13 "Do not say 559, 'We have found 4672 wisdom 2451; God 410 will rout 5086 him, not man 376.'
14 "For he has not arranged 6186 {his} words 4405 against 413 me, Nor 3808 will I reply 7725 to him with your arguments 561.
15 ¶ "They are dismayed 2865, they no 3808 longer 5750 answer 6030; Words 4405 have failed 6275 them.
16 "Shall I wait 3176, because 3588 they do not speak 1696, Because 3588 they stop 5975 {and} no 3808 longer 5750 answer 6030?
17 "I too 637 will answer 6030 my share 2506, I also 637 will tell 2331 my opinion 1843.
18 "For I am full 4390 of words 4405; The spirit 7307 within 990 me constrains 6693 me.
19 "Behold 2009, my belly 990 is like unvented wine 3196, Like new 2319 wineskins 178 it is about to burst 1234.
20 "Let me speak 1696 that I may get 7304 relief 7304; Let me open 6605 my lips 8193 and answer 6030.
21 "Let me now 4994 be partial to no 408 one 376, Nor 3808 flatter 3655 {any} man 120.
22 "For I do not know 3045 how to flatter 3655, {Else} my Maker 6213 would soon 4592 take 5375 me away.

Chapter 33


1

Elihu Claims to Speak for God

"However 199 now, Job 347, please 4994 hear 8085 my speech 4405, And listen 238 to all 3605 my words 1697.
2 "Behold 2009 now 4994, I open 6605 my mouth 6310, My tongue 3956 in my mouth 2441 speaks 1696.
3 "My words 561 are {from} the uprightness 3476 of my heart 3820, And my lips 8193 speak 4448 knowledge 1847 sincerely 1305.
4 "The Spirit 7307 of God 410 has made 6213 me, And the breath 5397 of the Almighty 7706 gives 2421 me life 2421.
5 "Refute 7725 me if 518 you can 3201; Array 6186 yourselves before 6440 me, take 3320 your stand 3320.
6 "Behold 2005, I belong to God 410 like you; I too 1571 have been formed 7169 out of the clay 2563.
7 "Behold 2009, no 3808 fear 367 of me should terrify 1204 you, Nor 3808 should my pressure 405 weigh 3513 heavily 3513 on you.
8 ¶ "Surely 389 you have spoken 559 in my hearing 241, And I have heard 8085 the sound 6963 of {your} words 4405:
9 'I am pure 2134, without 1097 transgression 6588; I am innocent 2643 and there is no 3808 guilt 5771 in me.
10 'Behold 2005, He invents 4672 pretexts 8569 against 5921 me; He counts 2803 me as His enemy 340.
11 'He puts 7760 my feet 7272 in the stocks 5465; He watches 8104 all 3605 my paths 734.'
12 "Behold 2005, let me tell 6030 you, you are not right 6663 in this 384, For God 433 is greater 7235 than 4480 man 582.
13 ¶ "Why 4069 do you complain 7378 against 413 Him That He does not give 6030 an account 6030 of all 3605 His doings 1697?
14 "Indeed 3588 God 410 speaks 1696 once 259, Or twice 8147, {yet} no 3808 one notices 7789 it.
15 "In a dream 2472, a vision 2384 of the night 3915, When sound 8639 sleep 8639 falls 5307 on men 376, While they slumber 8572 in their beds 4904,
16 Then 227 He opens 1540 the ears 241 of men 376, And seals 2856 their instruction 4148,
17 That He may turn 5493 man 120 aside 5493 {from his} conduct 4639, And keep 3680 man 1397 from pride 1466;
18 He keeps 2820 back 2820 his soul 5315 from the pit 7845, And his life 2421 from passing 5674 over 5674 into Sheol 7973.
19 ¶ "Man is also chastened 3198 with pain 4341 on his bed 4904, And with unceasing 386 complaint 7379 in his bones 6106;
20 So that his life 2421 loathes 2092 bread 3899, And his soul 5315 favorite 8378 food 3978.
21 "His flesh 1320 wastes 3615 away 3615 from sight 7210, And his bones 6106 which were not seen 7210 stick 8192 out.
22 "Then his soul 5315 draws 7126 near 7126 to the pit 7845, And his life 2421 to those who bring 4191 death 4191.
23 ¶ "If 518 there 3426 is an angel 4397 {as} mediator 3917 for him, One 259 out of a thousand 505, To remind 5046 a man 120 what 3477 is right 3476 for him,
24 Then let him be gracious 2603 to him, and say 559, 'Deliver 6308 him from going 3381 down 3381 to the pit 7845, I have found 4672 a ransom 3724';
25 Let his flesh 1320 become 7375 fresher 7375 than 4480 in youth 5290, Let him return 7725 to the days 3117 of his youthful 5934 vigor 5934;
26 Then he will pray 6279 to God 433, and He will accept 7521 him, That he may see 7200 His face 6440 with joy 8643, And He may restore 7725 His righteousness 6666 to man 582.
27 "He will sing 7891 to men 376 and say 559, 'I have sinned 2398 and perverted 5753 what 3477 is right 3474, And it is not proper 7737 for me.
28 'He has redeemed 6299 my soul 5315 from going 5674 to the pit 7845, And my life 2421 shall see 7200 the light 216.'
29 ¶ "Behold 2005, God 410 does 6466 all 3605 these 428 oftentimes with men 1397,
30 To bring 7725 back 7725 his soul 5315 from the pit 7845, That he may be enlightened 215 with the light 216 of life 2425.
31 "Pay 7181 attention 7181, O Job 347, listen 8085 to me; Keep 2790 silent 2790, and let me speak 1696.
32 "{Then} if 518 you have 3426 anything 4405 to say 4405, answer 7725 me; Speak 1696, for I desire 2654 to justify 6663 you.
33 "If 518 not, listen 8085 to me; Keep 2790 silent 2790, and I will teach 502 you wisdom 2451."

Chapter 34


1

Elihu Vindicates God's Justice

Then Elihu 453 continued 6030 and said 559,
2 "Hear 8085 my words 4405, you wise 2450 men 2450, And listen 238 to me, you who know 3045.
3 "For the ear 241 tests 974 words 4405 As the palate 2441 tastes 2938 food 398.
4 "Let us choose 977 for ourselves what 4941 is right 4941; Let us know 3045 among 996 ourselves what 4100 is good 2896.
5 "For Job 347 has said 559, 'I am righteous 6663, But God 410 has taken 5493 away 5493 my right 4941;
6 Should I lie 3576 concerning 5921 my right 4941? My wound 2671 is incurable 605, {though I am} without 1097 transgression 6588.'
7 "What 4310 man 1397 is like Job 347, Who 4310 drinks 8354 up derision 3933 like water 4325,
8 Who goes 732 in company 2274 with the workers 6466 of iniquity 205, And walks 1980 with wicked 7562 men 376?
9 "For he has said 559, 'It profits 5532 a man 1397 nothing 3808 When he is pleased 7521 with God 430.'
10 ¶ "Therefore 3651, listen 8085 to me, you men 376 of understanding 3824. Far 2486 be it from God 410 to do wickedness 7562, And from the Almighty 7706 to do wrong 5766.
11 "For He pays 7999 a man 120 according to his work 6467, And makes him find 4672 it according to his way 734.
12 "Surely, God 410 will not act 7561 wickedly 7561, And the Almighty 7706 will not pervert 5791 justice 4941.
13 "Who 4310 gave 6485 Him authority 6845 over 5921 the earth 776? And who 4310 has laid 7760 {on Him} the whole 3605 world 8398?
14 "If 518 He should determine to do so, If He should gather 622 to Himself His spirit 7307 and His breath 5397,
15 All 3605 flesh 1320 would perish 1478 together 3162, And man 120 would return 7725 to dust 6083.
16 ¶ "But if 518 {you have} understanding 998, hear 8085 this 384; Listen 238 to the sound 6963 of my words 4405.
17 "Shall one who hates 8130 justice 4941 rule 2280? And will you condemn 7561 the righteous 6662 mighty 3524 One 3524,
18 Who says 559 to a king 4428, 'Worthless 1100 one 1100,' To nobles 5081, 'Wicked 7563 ones 7563';
19 Who 834 shows 5375 no 3808 partiality to princes 8269 Nor 3808 regards 5234 the rich 7771 above 6440 the poor 1800, For they all 3605 are the work 4639 of His hands 3027?
20 "In a moment 7281 they die 4191, and at midnight People 5971 are shaken 1607 and pass 5674 away 5674, And the mighty 47 are taken 5493 away 5493 without 3808 a hand 3027.
21 ¶ "For His eyes 5869 are upon the ways 1870 of a man 376, And He sees 7200 all 3605 his steps 6806.
22 "There 369 is no 369 darkness 2822 or deep 6757 shadow 6757 Where 8033 the workers 6466 of iniquity 205 may hide 5641 themselves.
23 "For He does not {need to} consider 7760 a man 376 further 5750, That he should go 1980 before 413 God 410 in judgment 4941.
24 "He breaks 7489 in pieces mighty 3524 men 3524 without 3808 inquiry 2714, And sets 5975 others 312 in their place 8478.
25 "Therefore 3651 He knows 5234 their works 4566, And He overthrows 2015 {them} in the night 3915, And they are crushed 1792.
26 "He strikes 5606 them like 8478 the wicked 7563 In a public 7200 place 4725,
27 Because they turned 5493 aside 5493 from following 310 Him, And had 7919 no 3808 regard 7919 for any 3605 of His ways 1870;
28 So that they caused the cry 6818 of the poor 1800 to come 935 to Him, And that He might hear 8085 the cry 6818 of the afflicted 6041--
29 When He keeps 8252 quiet 8252, who 4310 then can condemn 7561? And when He hides 5641 His face 6440, who 4310 then can behold 7789 Him, That is, in regard 5921 to both 3162 nation 1471 and man 120?--
30 So 4480 that godless 2611 men 120 would not rule 4427 Nor 4480 be snares 4170 of the people 5971.
31 ¶ "For has anyone said 559 to God 410, 'I have borne 5375 {chastisement;} I will not offend 2254 {anymore;}
32 Teach 3384 me what I do not see 2372; If 518 I have done 6466 iniquity 5766, I will not do 3254 it again 3254'?
33 "Shall He recompense 7999 on your terms 5973, because 3588 you have rejected 3988 {it?} For you must choose 977, and not I; Therefore declare 1696 what 4100 you know 3045.
34 "Men 376 of understanding 3824 will say 559 to me, And a wise 2450 man 1397 who hears 8085 me,
35 'Job 347 speaks 1696 without 3808 knowledge 1847, And his words 1697 are without 3808 wisdom 7919.
36 'Job 347 ought 994 to be tried 974 to the limit 5331, Because 5921 he answers 8666 like wicked 205 men 376.
37 'For he adds 3254 rebellion 6588 to his sin 2403; He claps 5606 his hands among 996 us, And multiplies 7235 his words 561 against God 410.'"

Chapter 35


1

Elihu Sharply Reproves Job

Then Elihu 453 continued 6030 and said 559,
2 "Do you think 2803 this 384 is according to justice 4941? Do you say 559, 'My righteousness 6664 is more 4480 than 4480 God's 410'?
3 "For you say 559, 'What 4100 advantage 5532 will it be to You? What 4100 profit 3276 will I have, more 4480 than 4480 if I had sinned 2403?'
4 "I will answer you, And your friends 7453 with you.
5 "Look 5027 at the heavens 8064 and see 7200; And behold 7789 the clouds 7834--they are higher 1361 than 4480 you.
6 "If 518 you have sinned 2398, what 4100 do you accomplish 6466 against Him? And if your transgressions 6588 are many 7231, what 4100 do you do 6213 to Him?
7 "If 518 you are righteous 6663, what 4100 do you give 5414 to Him, Or 176 what 4100 does He receive 3947 from your hand 3027?
8 "Your wickedness 7562 is for a man 376 like 3644 yourself, And your righteousness 6666 is for a son 1121 of man 120.
9 ¶ "Because 4480 of the multitude 7230 of oppressions 6217 they cry 2199 out; They cry 7768 for help 7768 because 4480 of the arm 2220 of the mighty 7227.
10 "But no 3808 one says 559, 'Where 346 is God 433 my Maker 6213, Who gives 5414 songs 2158 in the night 3915,
11 Who teaches 502 us more 4480 than 4480 the beasts 929 of the earth 776 And makes 2449 us wiser 2449 than 4480 the birds 5775 of the heavens 8064?'
12 "There 8033 they cry 6817 out, but He does not answer 6030 Because of the pride 1347 of evil 7451 men 7451.
13 "Surely 389 God 410 will not listen 8085 to an empty 7723 {cry,} Nor 3808 will the Almighty 7706 regard 7789 it.
14 "How 637 much 637 less 637 when 3588 you say 559 you do not behold 7789 Him, The case 1779 is before 6440 Him, and you must wait 2342 for Him!
15 "And now 6258, because 3588 He has not visited 6485 {in} His anger 639, Nor 3808 has He acknowledged 3045 transgression 6588 well 3966,
16 So Job 347 opens 6475 his mouth 6310 emptily 1892; He multiplies 3527 words 4405 without 1097 knowledge 1847."

Chapter 36


1

Elihu Speaks of God's Dealings with Men

Then Elihu 453 continued 3254 and said 559,
2 "Wait 3803 for me a little 2191, and I will show 2331 you That there is yet 5750 more 5750 to be said 4405 in God's 433 behalf.
3 "I will fetch 5375 my knowledge 1843 from afar 7350, And I will ascribe 5414 righteousness 6664 to my Maker 6466.
4 "For truly 551 my words 4405 are not false 8267; One who 8549 is perfect 8549 in knowledge 1844 is with you.
5 "Behold 2005, God 410 is mighty 3524 but does not despise 3988 {any;} {He is} mighty 3524 in strength 3581 of understanding 3820.
6 "He does not keep 2421 the wicked 7563 alive 2421, But gives 5414 justice 4941 to the afflicted 6041.
7 "He does not withdraw 1639 His eyes 5869 from the righteous 6662; But with kings 4428 on the throne 3678 He has seated 3427 them forever 5331, and they are exalted 1361.
8 "And if 518 they are bound 631 in fetters 2203, And are caught 3920 in the cords 2256 of affliction 6040,
9 Then He declares 5046 to them their work 6467 And their transgressions 6588, that they have magnified 1396 themselves.
10 "He opens 1540 their ear 241 to instruction 4148, And commands 559 that they return 7725 from evil 205.
11 "If 518 they hear 8085 and serve 5647 {Him,} They will end 3615 their days 3117 in prosperity 2896 And their years 8141 in pleasures 5273.
12 "But if 518 they do not hear 8085, they shall perish 5674 by the sword 2719 And they will die 1478 without 1097 knowledge 1847.
13 "But the godless 2611 in heart 3820 lay 7760 up anger 639; They do not cry 7768 for help 7768 when 3588 He binds 631 them.
14 "They die 4191 in youth 5290, And their life 2421 {perishes} among the cult 6945 prostitutes 6945.
15 "He delivers 2502 the afflicted 6041 in their affliction 6040, And opens 1540 their ear 241 in {time of} oppression 3906.
16 "Then indeed 637, He enticed 5496 you from the mouth 6310 of distress 6862, Instead 8478 of it, a broad 7338 place 7338 with no 3808 constraint 4164; And that which 5183 was set 5183 on your table 7979 was full 4390 of fatness 1880.
17 ¶ "But you were full 4390 of judgment 1779 on the wicked 7563; Judgment 1779 and justice 4941 take 8551 hold 8551 {of you.}
18 "{Beware} that wrath 2534 does not entice 5496 you to scoffing 5607; And do not let the greatness 7230 of the ransom 3724 turn 5186 you aside 5186.
19 "Will your riches 7770 keep 6186 you from distress 6862, Or all 3605 the forces 3981 of {your} strength 3581?
20 "Do not long 7602 for the night 3915, When people 5971 vanish 5927 in their place 8478.
21 "Be careful 8104, do not turn 6437 to evil 205, For you have preferred 977 this 2088 to affliction 6040.
22 "Behold 2005, God 410 is exalted 7682 in His power 3581; Who 4310 is a teacher 4175 like 3644 Him?
23 "Who 4310 has appointed 6485 Him His way 1870, And who 4310 has said 559, 'You have done 6466 wrong 5767'?
24 ¶ "Remember 2142 that you should exalt 7679 His work 6467, Of which 834 men 376 have sung 7891.
25 "All 3605 men 120 have seen 2372 it; Man 120 beholds 5027 from afar 7350.
26 "Behold 2005, God 410 is exalted 7689, and we do not know 3045 {Him;} The number 4557 of His years 8141 is unsearchable.
27 "For He draws 1639 up the drops 5198 of water 4325, They distill 2212 rain 4306 from the mist 108,
28 Which 834 the clouds 7834 pour 5140 down 5140, They drip 7491 upon man 120 abundantly 7227.
29 "Can anyone understand 995 the spreading 4666 of the clouds 5645, The thundering 8663 of His pavilion 5521?
30 "Behold 2005, He spreads 6566 His lightning 216 about 5921 Him, And He covers 3680 the depths 8328 of the sea 3220.
31 "For by these He judges 1777 peoples 5971; He gives 5414 food 400 in abundance 3527.
32 "He covers 3680 {His} hands 3709 with the lightning 216, And commands 6680 it to strike 6293 the mark 6293.
33 "Its noise 7452 declares 5046 His presence 5921; The cattle 4735 also 637, concerning 5921 what is coming 5927 up.

Chapter 37


1

Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm

"At this 384 also 637 my heart 3820 trembles 2729, And leaps 5425 from its place 4725.
2 "Listen 8085 closely 8085 to the thunder 7267 of His voice 6963, And the rumbling 1899 that goes 3318 out from His mouth 6310.
3 "Under 8478 the whole 3605 heaven 8064 He lets 8281 it loose 8281, And His lightning 216 to the ends 3671 of the earth 776.
4 "After 310 it, a voice 6963 roars 7580; He thunders 7481 with His majestic 1347 voice 6963, And He does not restrain 6117 the lightnings when His voice 6963 is heard 8085.
5 "God 410 thunders 7481 with His voice 6963 wondrously 6381, Doing 6213 great 1419 things 1419 which we cannot 3808 comprehend 3045.
6 "For to the snow 7950 He says 559, 'Fall 1933 on the earth 776,' And to the downpour and the rain, 'Be strong 5797.'
7 "He seals 2856 the hand 3027 of every 3605 man 120, That all 3605 men 376 may know 3045 His work 4639.
8 "Then the beast 2421 goes 935 into its lair 695 And remains 7931 in its den 4585.
9 "Out of the south 2315 comes 935 the storm 5492, And out of the north 2219 the cold 7135.
10 "From the breath 5397 of God 410 ice 7140 is made 5414, And the expanse 7341 of the waters 4325 is frozen 4164.
11 "Also 637 with moisture 7377 He loads 2959 the thick 5645 cloud 5645; He disperses 6327 the cloud 6051 of His lightning 216.
12 "It changes 4524 direction 4524, turning 2015 around 2015 by His guidance 8458, That it may do 6466 whatever He commands 6680 it On the face 6440 of the inhabited 8398 earth 776.
13 "Whether 518 for correction 7626, or 518 for His world 776, Or 518 for lovingkindness 2617, He causes it to happen 4672.
14 ¶ "Listen 238 to this 384, O Job 347, Stand 5975 and consider 995 the wonders 6381 of God 410.
15 "Do you know 3045 how God 433 establishes 7760 them, And makes the lightning 216 of His cloud 6051 to shine 3313?
16 "Do you know 3045 about 5921 the layers 4657 of the thick 5645 clouds 5645, The wonders 4652 of one perfect 8549 in knowledge 1843,
17 You whose 834 garments 899 are hot 2525, When the land 776 is still 8252 because 4480 of the south 1864 wind?
18 "Can you, with Him, spread 7554 out the skies 7834, Strong 2389 as a molten 3332 mirror 7209?
19 "Teach 3045 us what 4100 we shall say 559 to Him; We cannot 3808 arrange 6186 {our case} because of darkness 2822.
20 "Shall it be told 5608 Him that I would speak 1696? Or 518 should a man 376 say 559 that he would be swallowed 1104 up?
21 ¶ "Now 6258 men do not see 7200 the light 216 which 1931 is bright 925 in the skies 7834; But the wind 7307 has passed 5674 and cleared 2891 them.
22 "Out of the north 6828 comes 857 golden 2091 {splendor;} Around 5921 God 433 is awesome 3372 majesty 1935.
23 "The Almighty 7706--we cannot 3808 find 4672 Him; He is exalted 7689 in power 3581 And He will not do 6031 violence 6031 to justice 4941 and abundant 7230 righteousness 6666.
24 "Therefore 3651 men 376 fear 3372 Him; He does not regard 7200 any 3605 who are wise 2450 of heart 3820."

Chapter 38


1

God Speaks Now to Job

Then the LORD 3068 answered 6030 Job 347 out of the whirlwind 5591 and said 559,
2 "Who 4310 is this 2088 that darkens 2821 counsel 6098 By words 4405 without 1097 knowledge 1847?
3 "Now 4994 gird 247 up your loins 2504 like a man 1397, And I will ask 7592 you, and you instruct 3045 Me!
4 "Where 375 were you when I laid 3245 the foundation 3245 of the earth 776? Tell 5046 {Me,} if 518 you have 3045 understanding 998,
5 Who 4310 set 7760 its measurements 4461? Since 3588 you know 3045. Or 176 who 4310 stretched 5186 the line 6957 on it?
6 "On what 4100 were its bases 134 sunk 2883? Or 176 who 4310 laid 3384 its cornerstone,
7 When the morning 1242 stars 3556 sang 7442 together 3162 And all 3605 the sons 1121 of God 430 shouted 7321 for joy 7321?
8 ¶ "Or {who} enclosed 5480 the sea 3220 with doors 1817 When, bursting 1518 forth 1518, it went 3318 out from the womb 7358;
9 When I made 7760 a cloud 6051 its garment 3830 And thick 6205 darkness 6205 its swaddling 2854 band 2854,
10 And I placed 7665 boundaries 2706 on it And set 7760 a bolt 1280 and doors 1817,
11 And I said 559, 'Thus 6311 far 5704 you shall come 935, but no 3808 farther 3254; And here 6311 shall your proud 1347 waves 1530 stop 7896'?
12

God's Mighty Power

¶ "Have you ever in your life commanded 6680 the morning 1242, {And} caused the dawn 7837 to know 3045 its place 4725,
13 That it might take 270 hold 270 of the ends 3671 of the earth 776, And the wicked 7563 be shaken 5287 out of it?
14 "It is changed 2015 like clay 2563 {under} the seal 2368; And they stand 3320 forth 3320 like 3644 a garment 3830.
15 "From the wicked 7563 their light 216 is withheld 4513, And the uplifted 7311 arm 2220 is broken 7665.
16 ¶ "Have you entered 935 into the springs 5033 of the sea 3220 Or walked 1980 in the recesses 2714 of the deep 8415?
17 "Have the gates 8179 of death 4194 been revealed 1540 to you, Or have you seen 7200 the gates 8179 of deep 6757 darkness 6757?
18 "Have you understood 995 the expanse 7338 of the earth 776? Tell 5046 {Me,} if 518 you know 3045 all 3605 this.
19 ¶ "Where 335 is the way 1870 to the dwelling 7931 of light 216? And darkness 2822, where 335 is its place 4725,
20 That you may take 3947 it to its territory 1366 And that you may discern 995 the paths 5410 to its home 1004?
21 "You know 3045, for you were born 3205 then 227, And the number 4557 of your days 3117 is great 7227!
22 "Have you entered 935 the storehouses 214 of the snow 7950, Or have you seen 7200 the storehouses 214 of the hail 1259,
23 Which 834 I have reserved 2820 for the time 6256 of distress 6862, For the day 3117 of war 7128 and battle 4421?
24 "Where 335 is the way 1870 that the light 216 is divided 2505, {Or} the east 6921 wind 6921 scattered 6327 on the earth 776?
25 ¶ "Who 4310 has cleft 6385 a channel 8585 for the flood 7858, Or a way 1870 for the thunderbolt,
26 To bring 4305 rain 4305 on a land 776 without 3808 people 376, {On} a desert 4057 without 3808 a man 120 in it,
27 To satisfy 7646 the waste 7724 and desolate 4875 land And to make the seeds 4161 of grass 1877 to sprout 6779?
28 "Has 3426 the rain 4306 a father 1? Or 176 who 4310 has begotten 3205 the drops 96 of dew 2919?
29 "From whose 4310 womb 990 has come 3318 the ice 7140? And the frost 3713 of heaven 8064, who 4310 has given 3205 it birth 3205?
30 "Water 4325 becomes 2244 hard 2244 like stone 68, And the surface 6440 of the deep 8415 is imprisoned 3920.
31 ¶ "Can you bind 7194 the chains 4575 of the Pleiades 3598, Or 176 loose 6605 the cords 4189 of Orion 3685?
32 "Can you lead 3318 forth 3318 a constellation 4216 in its season 6256, And guide 5148 the Bear 5906 with her satellites 1121?
33 "Do you know 3045 the ordinances 2708 of the heavens 8064, Or 518 fix 7760 their rule 4896 over the earth 776?
34 ¶ "Can you lift 7311 up your voice 6963 to the clouds 5645, So that an abundance 8229 of water 4325 will cover 3680 you?
35 "Can you send 7971 forth lightnings 1300 that they may go 1980 And say 559 to you, 'Here 2009 we are'?
36 "Who 4310 has put 7896 wisdom 2451 in the innermost 2910 being 2910 Or 176 given 5414 understanding 998 to the mind 7907?
37 "Who 4310 can count 5608 the clouds 7834 by wisdom 2451, Or tip 7901 the water 5035 jars 5035 of the heavens 8064,
38 When the dust 6083 hardens 3332 into a mass 4165 And the clods 7263 stick 1692 together 1692?
39 ¶ "Can you hunt 6679 the prey 2964 for the lion 3833, Or satisfy 4390 the appetite 2421 of the young 3715 lions 3715,
40 When 3588 they crouch 7817 in {their} dens 4585 {And} lie 695 in wait 695 in {their} lair 5521?
41 "Who 4310 prepares 3559 for the raven 6158 its nourishment 6718 When 3588 its young 3206 cry 7768 to God 410 And wander 8582 about without 1097 food 400?

Chapter 39


1

God Speaks of Nature and Its Beings

"Do you know 3045 the time 6256 the mountain goats 3277 give 3205 birth 3205? Do you observe 8104 the calving 2342 of the deer 355?
2 "Can you count 5608 the months 3391 they fulfill 4390, Or do you know 3045 the time 6256 they give 3205 birth 3205?
3 "They kneel 3766 down 3766, they bring 6398 forth 6398 their young 3206, They get 7971 rid 7971 of their labor 2256 pains 2256.
4 "Their offspring 1121 become 2492 strong 2492, they grow 7235 up in the open 1253 field 1253; They leave 3318 and do not return 7725 to them.
5 ¶ "Who 4310 sent 7971 out the wild 6501 donkey 6501 free 2670? And who 4310 loosed 6605 the bonds 4147 of the swift 6171 donkey 6171,
6 To whom 834 I gave 7760 the wilderness 6160 for a home 1004 And the salt 4420 land 4420 for his dwelling 4908 place 4908?
7 "He scorns 7832 the tumult 1995 of the city 7151, The shoutings 8663 of the driver 5065 he does not hear 8085.
8 "He explores 8446 the mountains 2022 for his pasture 4829 And searches 1875 after 310 every 3605 green 3387 thing 3387.
9 "Will the wild 7214 ox 7214 consent 14 to serve 5647 you, Or 518 will he spend 3885 the night 3885 at your manger 18?
10 "Can you bind 7194 the wild 7214 ox 7214 in a furrow 8525 with ropes 5688, Or 518 will he harrow 7702 the valleys 6010 after 310 you?
11 "Will you trust 539 him because 3588 his strength 3581 is great 7227 And leave 5800 your labor 3018 to him?
12 "Will you have 539 faith 539 in him that he will return 7725 your grain 2233 And gather 622 {it from} your threshing 1637 floor 1637?
13 ¶ "The ostriches' 7443 wings 3671 flap 5965 joyously 5965 With the pinion 84 and plumage 5133 of love 2623,
14 For she abandons 5800 her eggs 1000 to the earth 776 And warms 2552 them in the dust 6083,
15 And she forgets 7911 that a foot 7272 may crush 2115 them, Or that a wild 7704 beast 2421 may trample 1758 them.
16 "She treats 7188 her young 1121 cruelly 7188, as if {they} were not hers; Though her labor 3018 be in vain 7385, {she} is unconcerned;
17 Because 3588 God 433 has made her forget 5382 wisdom 2451, And has not given 2505 her a share 2505 of understanding 998.
18 "When 6256 she lifts 4754 herself on high 4791, She laughs 7832 at the horse 5483 and his rider 7392.
19 ¶ "Do you give 5414 the horse 5483 {his} might 1369? Do you clothe 3847 his neck 6677 with a mane 7483?
20 "Do you make him leap 7493 like the locust 697? His majestic 1935 snorting 5170 is terrible 367.
21 "He paws 2658 in the valley 6010, and rejoices 7797 in {his} strength 3581; He goes 3318 out to meet 7122 the weapons 5402.
22 "He laughs 7832 at fear 6343 and is not dismayed 2865; And he does not turn 7725 back 7725 from the sword 2719.
23 "The quiver 827 rattles 7439 against 5921 him, The flashing 3851 spear 2595 and javelin 3591.
24 "With shaking 7494 and rage 7267 he races 1572 over the ground 776, And he does not stand 539 still 539 at the voice 6963 of the trumpet 7782.
25 "As often 1767 as the trumpet 7782 {sounds} he says 559, 'Aha 1889!' And he scents 7381 the battle 4421 from afar 7350, And the thunder 7482 of the captains 8269 and the war 8643 cry 8643.
26 ¶ "Is it by your understanding 998 that the hawk 5322 soars 82, Stretching 6566 his wings 3671 toward the south 8486?
27 "Is it at your command 6310 that the eagle 5404 mounts 1361 up And makes 7311 his nest 7064 on high 7311?
28 "On the cliff 5553 he dwells 7931 and lodges 3885, Upon the rocky 5553 crag 8127, an inaccessible 4686 place 4686.
29 "From there 8033 he spies 2658 out food 400; His eyes 5869 see 5027 {it} from afar 7350.
30 "His young 667 ones 667 also suck 5966 up blood 1818; And where 834 the slain 2491 are, there 8033 is he."

Chapter 40


1

Job: What Can I Say?

Then the LORD 3068 said to Job 347,
2 "Will the faultfinder 3250 contend 7378 with the Almighty 7706? Let him who reproves 3198 God 433 answer 6030 it."
3 ¶ Then Job 347 answered 6030 the LORD 3068 and said 559,
4 "Behold 2005, I am insignificant 7043; what 4100 can I reply 7725 to You? I lay 7760 my hand 3027 on my mouth 6310.
5 "Once 259 I have spoken 1696, and I will not answer 6030; Even twice 8147, and I will add 3254 nothing 3808 more."
6

God Questions Job

¶ Then the LORD 3068 answered 6030 Job 347 out of the storm 5591 and said 559,
7 "Now 4994 gird 247 up your loins 2504 like a man 1397; I will ask 7592 you, and you instruct 3045 Me.
8 "Will you really 637 annul 6565 My judgment 4941? Will you condemn 7561 Me that you may be justified 6663?
9 "Or 518 do you have an arm 2220 like God 410, And can you thunder 7481 with a voice 6963 like 3644 His?
10 ¶ "Adorn 5710 yourself 5710 with eminence 1347 and dignity 1363, And clothe 3847 yourself 3847 with honor 1935 and majesty 1926.
11 "Pour 6327 out the overflowings 5678 of your anger 639, And look 7200 on everyone 3605 who 1343 is proud 1343, and make 8213 him low 8213.
12 "Look 7200 on everyone 3605 who 1343 is proud 1343, {and} humble 3665 him, And tread 1915 down 1915 the wicked 7563 where 8478 they stand 8478.
13 "Hide 2934 them in the dust 6083 together 3162; Bind 2280 them in the hidden 2934 {place.}
14 "Then I will also 1571 confess 3034 to you, That your own right 3225 hand 3225 can save 3467 you.
15

God's Power Shown in Creatures

¶ "Behold 2009 now 4994, Behemoth 930, which 834 I made 6213 as well 5973 as you; He eats 398 grass 2682 like an ox 1241.
16 "Behold 2009 now 4994, his strength 3581 in his loins 4975 And his power 202 in the muscles 8306 of his belly 990.
17 "He bends 2654 his tail 2180 like 3644 a cedar 730; The sinews 1517 of his thighs 6344 are knit 8276 together 8276.
18 "His bones 6106 are tubes 650 of bronze 5154; His limbs 1634 are like bars 4300 of iron 1270.
19 ¶ "He is the first 7225 of the ways 1870 of God 410; Let his maker 6213 bring 5066 near 5066 his sword 2719.
20 "Surely 5608 the mountains 2022 bring 5375 him food 944, And all 3605 the beasts 2421 of the field 7704 play 7832 there 8033.
21 "Under 8478 the lotus 6628 plants 6628 he lies 7901 down 7901, In the covert 5643 of the reeds 7070 and the marsh 1207.
22 "The lotus 6628 plants 6628 cover 5526 him with shade 6738; The willows 6155 of the brook 5158 surround 5437 him.
23 "If 2005 a river 5104 rages 6231, he is not alarmed 2648; He is confident 982, though 3588 the Jordan 3383 rushes 1518 to his mouth 6310.
24 "Can anyone capture 3947 him when he is on watch 5869, With barbs 4170 can anyone pierce 5344 {his} nose 639?

Chapter 41


1

God's Power Shown in Creatures

"Can you draw 4900 out Leviathan 3882 with a fishhook 2443? Or press 8257 down 8257 his tongue 3956 with a cord 2256?
2 "Can you put 7760 a rope 100 in his nose 639 Or pierce 5344 his jaw 3895 with a hook 2336?
3 "Will he make 7235 many 7235 supplications 8469 to you, Or 518 will he speak 1696 to you soft 7390 words 1697?
4 "Will he make 3772 a covenant 1285 with you? Will you take 3947 him for a servant 5650 forever 5769?
5 "Will you play 7832 with him as with a bird 6833, Or will you bind 7194 him for your maidens 5291?
6 "Will the traders 2271 bargain 3739 over 5921 him? Will they divide 2673 him among 996 the merchants 3669?
7 "Can you fill 4390 his skin 5785 with harpoons 7905, Or his head 7218 with fishing 1709 spears 6767?
8 "Lay 7760 your hand 3709 on him; Remember 2142 the battle 4421; you will not do 3254 it again 3254!
9 "Behold 2005, your expectation 8431 is false 3576; Will you be laid 2904 low 2904 even 1571 at the sight 4758 of him?
10 "No 3808 one is so fierce 393 that he dares to arouse 5782 him; Who 4310 then is he that can stand 3320 before 6440 Me?
11 "Who 4310 has given 6923 to Me that I should repay 7999 {him?} {Whatever} is under 8478 the whole 3605 heaven 8064 is Mine.
12 ¶ "I will not keep 2790 silence 2790 concerning his limbs 905, Or his mighty 1369 strength 1369, or his orderly 2433 frame 6187.
13 "Who 4310 can strip 1540 off 1540 his outer 6440 armor 3830? Who 4310 can come 935 within his double 3718 mail 7448?
14 "Who 4310 can open 6605 the doors 1817 of his face 6440? Around 5439 his teeth 8127 there is terror 367.
15 "{His} strong 4651 scales 4043 are {his} pride 1346, Shut 5462 up {as with} a tight 6862 seal 2368.
16 "One 259 is so near 5066 to another 259 That no 3808 air 7307 can come 935 between 996 them.
17 "They are joined 1692 one 376 to another 251; They clasp 3920 each 376 other and cannot 3808 be separated 6504.
18 "His sneezes 5846 flash 1984 forth 1984 light 216, And his eyes 5869 are like the eyelids 6079 of the morning 7837.
19 "Out of his mouth 6310 go 1980 burning 3940 torches 3940; Sparks 3590 of fire 784 leap 4422 forth 4422.
20 "Out of his nostrils 5156 smoke 6227 goes 3318 forth 3318 As {from} a boiling 5301 pot 1731 and {burning} rushes 100.
21 "His breath 5315 kindles 3857 coals 1513, And a flame 3851 goes 3318 forth 3318 from his mouth 6310.
22 "In his neck 6677 lodges 3885 strength 5797, And dismay 1670 leaps 1750 before 6440 him.
23 "The folds 4651 of his flesh 1320 are joined 1692 together 1692, Firm 3332 on him and immovable.
24 "His heart 3820 is as hard 3332 as a stone 68, Even as hard 3332 as a lower 8482 millstone 6400.
25 "When 4480 he raises 7613 himself up, the mighty 410 fear 1481; Because 4480 of the crashing 7667 they are bewildered 2398.
26 "The sword 2719 that reaches 5381 him cannot 1097 avail 6965, Nor 1097 the spear 2595, the dart 4551 or the javelin 8301.
27 "He regards 2803 iron 1270 as straw 8401, Bronze 5154 as rotten 7539 wood 6086.
28 "The arrow 1121 cannot 3808 make him flee 1272; Slingstones are turned 2015 into stubble 7179 for him.
29 "Clubs 8455 are regarded 2803 as stubble 7179; He laughs 7832 at the rattling 7494 of the javelin 3591.
30 "His underparts 8478 are {like} sharp 2303 potsherds 2789; He spreads 7502 out {like} a threshing 2742 sledge 2742 on the mire 2916.
31 "He makes the depths 4688 boil 7570 like a pot 5518; He makes 7760 the sea 3220 like a jar 4841 of ointment 4841.
32 "Behind 310 him he makes a wake 5410 to shine 215; One would think 2803 the deep 8415 to be gray-haired 7872.
33 "Nothing 369 on earth 6083 is like 4915 him, One made 6213 without 1097 fear 2844.
34 "He looks 7200 on everything 3605 that is high 1364; He is king 4428 over 5921 all 3605 the sons 1121 of pride 7830."

Chapter 42


1

Job's Confession

Then Job 347 answered 6030 the LORD 3068 and said 559,
2 "I know 3045 that You can 3201 do all 3605 things 3605, And that no 3808 purpose 4209 of Yours can be thwarted 1219.
3 'Who 4310 is this 2088 that hides 5956 counsel 6098 without 1097 knowledge 1847?' "Therefore 3651 I have declared 5046 that which I did not understand 995, Things 6381 too 4480 wonderful 6381 for me, which I did not know 3045."
4 'Hear 8085, now 4994, and I will speak 1696; I will ask 7592 You, and You instruct 3045 me.'
5 "I have heard 8085 of You by the hearing 8088 of the ear 241; But now 6258 my eye 5869 sees 7200 You;
6 Therefore I retract 3988, And I repent 5162 in dust 6083 and ashes 665."
7

God Displeased with Job's Friends

¶ It came 1961 about after 310 the LORD 3068 had spoken 1696 these 428 words 1697 to Job 347, that the LORD 3068 said 559 to Eliphaz 464 the Temanite 8489, "My wrath 639 is kindled 2734 against you and against your two 8147 friends 7453, because 3588 you have not spoken 1696 of Me what is right 3559 as My servant 5650 Job 347 has.
8 "Now 6258 therefore, take 3947 for yourselves seven 7651 bulls 6499 and seven 7651 rams 352, and go 1980 to My servant 5650 Job 347, and offer 5927 up a burnt 5930 offering 5930 for yourselves, and My servant 5650 Job 347 will pray 6419 for you. For I will accept him so 1115 that I may not do 6213 with you {according to your} folly 5039, because 3588 you have not spoken 1696 of Me what is right 3559, as My servant 5650 Job 347 has."
9 So Eliphaz 464 the Temanite 8489 and Bildad 1085 the Shuhite 7747 {and} Zophar 6691 the Naamathite 5284 went 1980 and did 6213 as the LORD 3068 told 1696 them; and the LORD 3068 accepted Job 347.
10

God Restores Job's Fortunes

¶ The LORD 3068 restored 7725 the fortunes 7622 of Job 347 when he prayed 6419 for his friends 7453, and the LORD 3068 increased 3254 all 3605 that Job 347 had twofold 4932.
11 Then all 3605 his brothers 251 and all 3605 his sisters 269 and all 3605 who had known 3045 him before 6440 came 935 to him, and they ate 398 bread 3899 with him in his house 1004; and they consoled 5110 him and comforted 5162 him for all 3605 the adversities 7463 that the LORD 3068 had brought 935 on him. And each 376 one 376 gave 5414 him one 259 piece 7192 of money 7192, and each 376 a ring 5141 of gold 2091.
12 The LORD 3068 blessed 1288 the latter 319 {days} of Job 347 more 4480 than 4480 his beginning 7225; and he had 1961 14,000 sheep 6629 and 6,000 camels 1581 and 1,000 505 yoke 6776 of oxen 1241 and 1,000 505 female 860 donkeys 860.
13 He had 1961 seven 7658 sons 1121 and three 7969 daughters 1323.
14 He named the first 259 Jemimah 3224, and the second 8145 Keziah 7103, and the third 7992 Keren-happuch 7163.
15 In all 3605 the land 776 no 3808 women 802 were found 4672 so fair 3303 as Job's 347 daughters 1323; and their father 1 gave 5414 them inheritance 5159 among 8432 their brothers 251.
16 After 310 this 384, Job 347 lived 2421 140 years 8141, and saw 7200 his sons 1121 and his grandsons 1121, four 702 generations 1755.
17 And Job 347 died 4191, an old 2205 man 2205 and full 7649 of days 3117.