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Job 1
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1	There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.	There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
2	And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.	And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3	And his substance was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; and this man was greater than all the children of the east.	His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
4	And his sons went and made a feast in the house of each one on his day; and they sent and invited their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.	And his sons went and feasted [in their] houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5	And it was so, when the days of the feasting were gone about, that Job sent and hallowed them; and he rose up early in the morning, and offered up burnt-offerings [according to] the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.	And it was so, when the days of [their] feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings [according] to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
6	And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.	Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
7	And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.	And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
8	And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil?	And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
9	And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?	Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
10	Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.	Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
11	But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!	But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
12	And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.	And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath [is] in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
13	And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.	And there was a day when his sons and his daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
14	And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;	And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
15	and [they of] Sheba fell [upon them] and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.	And the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
16	While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.	While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
17	While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.	While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
18	While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn;	While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
19	and behold, there came a great wind from over the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.	And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
20	And Job rose up, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped;	Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
21	and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!	And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
22	In all this Job sinned not, nor ascribed anything unseemly to God.	In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
Job 2
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1	And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.	Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
2	And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.	And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3	And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.	And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4	And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;	And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5	but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!	But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6	And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.	And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life.
7	And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.	So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
8	And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.	And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
9	And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.	Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
10	But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.	But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
11	And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.	Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
12	And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.	And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
13	And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.	So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that [his] grief was very great.
Job 3
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1	After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.	After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
2	And Job answered and said,	And Job spake, and said,
3	Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, There is a man child conceived.	Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4	That day -- let it be darkness, let not +God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:	Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
5	Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.	Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6	That night -- let gloom seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.	As [for] that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
7	Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;	Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
8	Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse Leviathan;	Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
9	Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it wait for light, and have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the dawn:	Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but [have] none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
10	Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, and hid not trouble from mine eyes.	Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother's] womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
11	Wherefore did I not die from the womb, -- come forth from the belly and expire?	Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
12	Why did the knees meet me? and wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?	Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
13	For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept: then had I been at rest,	For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
14	With kings and counsellors of the earth, who build desolate places for themselves,	With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
15	Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;	Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
16	Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants that have not seen the light.	Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants [which] never saw light.
17	There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the wearied are at rest.	There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
18	The prisoners together are at ease; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.	[There] the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19	The small and great are there, and the bondman freed from his master.	The small and great are there; and the servant [is] free from his master.
20	Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,	Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;
21	Who long for death, and it [cometh] not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;	Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
22	Who rejoice even exultingly and are glad when they find the grave? --	Which rejoice exceedingly, [and] are glad, when they can find the grave?
23	To the man whose way is hidden, and whom +God hath hedged in?	[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
24	For my sighing cometh before my bread, and my groanings are poured out like the waters.	For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
25	For I feared a fear, and it hath come upon me, and that which I dreaded hath come to me.	For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
26	I was not in safety, neither had I quietness, neither was I at rest, and trouble came.	I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Job 4
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1	And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,	Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2	If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking?	[If] we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3	Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands;	Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4	Thy words have upholden him that was stumbling, and thou hast braced up the bending knees:	Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5	But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.	But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6	Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?	[Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
7	Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off?	Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
8	Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.	Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
9	By the breath of +God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.	By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
10	The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken;	The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11	The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.	The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
12	Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.	Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
13	In thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men: --	In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
14	Fear came on me, and trembling, and made all my bones to shake;	Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
15	And a spirit passed before my face -- the hair of my flesh stood up --	Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
16	It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:	It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
17	Shall [mortal] man be more just than +God? Shall a man be purer than his Maker?	Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
18	Lo, he trusteth not his servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly:	Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
19	How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed as the moth!	How much less [in] them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation [is] in the dust, [which] are crushed before the moth?
20	From morning to evening are they smitten: without any heeding it, they perish for ever.	They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding [it].
21	Is not their tent-cord torn away in them? they die, and without wisdom.	Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Job 5
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1	Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?	Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
2	For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.	For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3	I myself saw the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.	I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4	His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:	His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them].
5	Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh even out of the thorns; and the snare gapeth for his substance.	Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
6	For evil cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;	Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
7	For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards.	Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
8	But as for me I will seek unto God, and unto God commit my cause;	I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
9	Who doeth great things and unsearchable, marvellous things without number;	Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
10	Who giveth rain on the face of the earth, and sendeth waters on the face of the fields;	Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
11	Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.	To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12	He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.	He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise.
13	He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:	He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14	They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night.	They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15	And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.	But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16	So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.	So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17	Behold, happy is the man whom +God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty.	Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18	For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.	For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19	He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.	He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20	In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.	In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21	Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.	Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22	At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh, and of the beasts of the earth thou shalt not be afraid.	At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23	For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.	For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24	And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; and thou wilt survey thy fold, and miss nothing.	And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle [shall be] in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25	And thou shalt know that thy seed is numerous, and thine offspring as the herb of the earth.	Thou shalt know also that thy seed [shall be] great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26	Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.	Thou shalt come to [thy] grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
27	Behold this, we have searched it out, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thyself.	Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good.
Job 6
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1	And Job answered and said,	But Job answered and said,
2	Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!	Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
3	For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are vehement.	For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
4	For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of +God are arrayed against me.	For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
5	Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder?	Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6	Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg?	Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there [any] taste in the white of an egg?
7	What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.	The things [that] my soul refused to touch [are] as my sorrowful meat.
8	Oh that I might have my request, and that +God would grant my desire!	Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!
9	And that it would please +God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!	Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10	Then should I yet have comfort; and in the pain which spareth not I would rejoice that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.	Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
11	What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should have patience?	What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what [is] mine end, that I should prolong my life?
12	Is my strength the strength of stones? is my flesh of brass?	[Is] my strength the strength of stones? or [is] my flesh of brass?
13	Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?	[Is] not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
14	For him that is fainting kindness [is meet] from his friend; or he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.	To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
15	My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,	My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, [and] as the stream of brooks they pass away;
16	Which are turbid by reason of the ice, in which the snow hideth itself:	Which are blackish by reason of the ice, [and] wherein the snow is hid:
17	At the time they diminish, they are dried up; when heat affecteth them, they vanish from their place:	What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18	They wind about in the paths of their course, they go off into the waste and perish.	The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
19	The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba counted on them:	The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.
20	They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded.	They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
21	So now ye are nothing; ye see a terrible object and are afraid.	For now ye are nothing; ye see [my] casting down, and are afraid.
22	Did I say, Bring unto me, and make me a present from your substance?	Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23	Or, rescue me from the hand of the oppressor, and redeem me from the hand of the violent?	Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
24	Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.	Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25	How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?	How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
26	Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind.	Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, [which are] as wind?
27	Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and dig [a pit] for your friend.	Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig [a pit] for your friend.
28	Now therefore if ye will, look upon me; and it shall be to your face if I lie.	Now therefore be content, look upon me; for [it is] evident unto you if I lie.
29	Return, I pray you, let there be no wrong; yea, return again, my righteousness shall be in it.	Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness [is] in it.
30	Is there wrong in my tongue? cannot my taste discern mischievous things?	Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
Job 7
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1	Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling?	[Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth? [are not] his days also like the days of an hireling?
2	As a bondman earnestly desireth the shadow, and a hireling expecteth his wages,	As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:
3	So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.	So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4	If I lie down, I say, When shall I rise up, and the darkness be gone? and I am full of tossings until the dawn.	When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
5	My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and suppurates.	My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
6	My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.	My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
7	Remember thou that my life is wind; mine eye shall no more see good.	O remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
8	The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no [more]: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.	The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not.
9	The cloud consumeth and vanisheth away; so he that goeth down to Sheol shall not come up.	[As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].
10	He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him again.	He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
11	Therefore I will not restrain my mouth: I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.	Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12	Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that thou settest a watch over me?	[Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
13	When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;	When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
14	Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions;	Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
15	So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.	So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.
16	I loathe it; I shall not live always: let me alone, for my days are a breath.	I loathe [it]; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days [are] vanity.
17	What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?	What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
18	And that thou visitest him every morning, triest him every moment?	And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment?
19	How long wilt thou not look away from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?	How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
20	Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself?	I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
21	And why dost not thou forgive my transgression and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust, and thou shalt seek me early, and I shall not be.	And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
Job 8
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1	And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,	Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2	How long wilt thou speak these things? and the words of thy mouth be a strong wind?	How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?
3	Doth God pervert judgment, and the Almighty pervert justice?	Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4	If thy children have sinned against him, he hath also given them over into the hand of their transgression.	If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
5	If thou seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty,	If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6	If thou be pure and upright, surely now he will awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous;	If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7	And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.	Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8	For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and attend to the researches of their fathers;	For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
9	For we are [but] of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.	(For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)
10	Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?	Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11	Doth the papyrus shoot up without mire? doth the reed-grass grow without water?	Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12	Whilst it is yet in its greenness [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] grass.	Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] herb.
13	So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,	So [are] the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
14	Whose confidence shall be cut off, and his reliance is a spider's web.	Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider's web.
15	He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.	He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16	He is full of sap before the sun, and his sprout shooteth forth over his garden;	He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17	His roots are entwined about the stoneheap; he seeth the place of stones.	His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the place of stones.
18	If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him: I have not seen thee!	If he destroy him from his place, then [it] shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee.
19	Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the dust shall others grow.	Behold, this [is] the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
20	Behold, God will not cast off a perfect man, neither will he take evil-doers by the hand.	Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man], neither will he help the evil doers:
21	Whilst he would fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with shouting,	Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
22	They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked be no more.	They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Job 9
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1	And Job answered and said,	Then Job answered and said,
2	Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?	I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3	If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.	If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4	He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?	[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?
5	Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;	Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6	Who shaketh the earth out of its place, and the pillars thereof tremble;	Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7	Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;	Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8	Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;	Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9	Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;	Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10	Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number.	Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11	Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.	Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12	Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?	Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13	+God withdraweth not his anger; the proud helpers stoop under him:	[If] God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
14	How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?	How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him?
15	Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.	Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer, [but] I would make supplication to my judge.
16	If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, --	If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
17	He, who crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.	For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18	He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.	He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
19	Be it a question of strength, lo, [he is] strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?	If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]?
20	If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.	If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
21	Were I perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.	[Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22	It is all one; therefore I said, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.	This [is] one [thing], therefore I said [it], He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23	If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.	If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24	The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?	The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, [and] who [is] he?
25	And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.	Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26	They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.	They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey.
27	If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,	If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort [myself]:
28	I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.	I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29	Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain?	[If] I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
30	If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity,	If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
31	Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.	Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32	For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.	For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment.
33	There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.	Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, [that] might lay his hand upon us both.
34	Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,	Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
35	[Then] I will speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.	[Then] would I speak, and not fear him; but [it is] not so with me.
Job 10
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1	My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.	My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2	I will say unto +God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me.	I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3	Doth it please thee to oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?	[Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
4	Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?	Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
5	Are thy days as the days of a mortal? are thy years as a man's days,	[Are] thy days as the days of man? [are] thy years as man's days,
6	That thou searchest after mine iniquity, and inquirest into my sin;	That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
7	Since thou knowest that I am not wicked, and that there is none that delivereth out of thy hand?	Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and [there is] none that can deliver out of thine hand.
8	Thy hands have bound me together and made me as one, round about; yet dost thou swallow me up!	Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
9	Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as clay, and wilt bring me into dust again.	Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10	Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?	Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11	Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews;	Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
12	Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy care hath preserved my spirit;	Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
13	And these things didst thou hide in thy heart; I know that this was with thee.	And these [things] hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this [is] with thee.
14	If I sinned, thou wouldest mark me, and thou wouldest not acquit me of mine iniquity.	If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
15	If I were wicked, woe unto me! and righteous, I will not lift up my head, being [so] full of shame, and beholding mine affliction; --	If I be wicked, woe unto me; and [if] I be righteous, [yet] will I not lift up my head. [I am] full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
16	And it increaseth: thou huntest me as a fierce lion; and ever again thou shewest thy marvellous power upon me.	For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
17	Thou renewest thy witnesses before me and increasest thy displeasure against me; successions [of evil] and a time of toil are with me.	Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war [are] against me.
18	And wherefore didst thou bring me forth out of the womb? I had expired, and no eye had seen me.	Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!
19	I should be as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.	I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20	Are not my days few? cease then and let me alone, that I may revive a little,	[Are] not my days few? cease [then, and] let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
21	Before I go, and never to return, -- to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;	Before I go [whence] I shall not return, [even] to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22	A land of gloom, as darkness itself; of the shadow of death, without any order, where the light is as thick darkness.	A land of darkness, as darkness [itself; and] of the shadow of death, without any order, and [where] the light [is] as darkness.
Job 11
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1	And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,	Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2	Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified?	Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3	Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make [thee] ashamed?	Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4	For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.	For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5	But oh that +God would speak, and open his lips against thee;	But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6	And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that +God passeth by [much] of thine iniquity!	And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thine iniquity [deserveth].
7	Canst thou by searching find out +God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?	Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8	[It is as] the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?	[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
9	The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.	The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10	If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?	If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11	For he knoweth vain men, and seeth wickedness when [man] doth not consider it;	For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?
12	Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born [like] the foal of a wild ass.	For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like] a wild ass's colt.
13	If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,	If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14	If thou put far away the iniquity which is in thy hand, and let not wrong dwell in thy tents;	If iniquity [be] in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15	Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear:	For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16	For thou shalt forget misery; as waters that are passed away shalt thou remember it;	Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
17	And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning,	And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18	And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.	And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19	Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour.	Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20	But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and [all] refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope [shall be] the breathing out of life.	But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.
Job 12
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1	And Job answered and said,	And Job answered and said,
2	Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you!	No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3	I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; and who knoweth not such things as these?	But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4	I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon +God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright [man].	I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] laughed to scorn.
5	He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.	He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6	The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand +God bringeth.	The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
7	But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;	But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8	Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.	Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9	Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this?	Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10	In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.	In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11	Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food?	Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12	With the aged is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.	With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13	With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.	With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14	Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.	Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15	Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.	Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16	With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.	With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.
17	He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;	He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18	He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;	He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19	He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;	He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20	He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;	He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21	He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;	He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22	He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;	He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23	He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;	He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].
24	He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.	He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where there is] no way.
25	They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunkard.	They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].
Job 13
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1	Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.	Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2	What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.	What ye know, [the same] do I know also: I [am] not inferior unto you.
3	But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with God;	Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
4	For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.	But ye [are] forgers of lies, ye [are] all physicians of no value.
5	Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.	O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
6	Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.	Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7	Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?	Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
8	Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?	Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
9	Will it be well if he should search you out? or as one mocketh at a man, will ye mock at him?	Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him?
10	He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.	He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
11	Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?	Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
12	Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, your bulwarks are bulwarks of mire.	Your remembrances [are] like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
13	Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what [will]!	Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what [will].
14	Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?	Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
15	Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.	Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
16	This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.	He also [shall be] my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
17	Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.	Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
18	Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.	Behold now, I have ordered [my] cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19	Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.	Who [is] he [that] will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
20	Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.	Only do not two [things] unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
21	Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:	Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
22	Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.	Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23	How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.	How many [are] mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24	Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?	Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
25	Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?	Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26	For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;	For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
27	And thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou settest a bound about the soles of my feet; --	Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
28	One who, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that the moth eateth.	And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Job 14
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1	Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.	Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble.
2	He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.	He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3	Yet dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?	And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
4	Who can bring a clean [man] out of the unclean? Not one!	Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.
5	If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, [and] thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass,	Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6	Look away from him; and let him rest, till he accomplish, as a hireling, his day.	Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7	For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease;	For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8	Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,	Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9	Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a young plant.	[Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10	But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he?	But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he?
11	The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up:	[As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12	So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.	So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13	Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret until thine anger be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me, --	O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14	(If a man die, shall he live [again]?) all the days of my time of toil would I wait, till my change should come:	If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
15	Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.	Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
16	For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?	For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17	My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou heapest up mine iniquity.	My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18	And indeed a mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;	And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
19	The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.	The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
20	Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him.	Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21	His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.	His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.
22	But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself.	But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
Job 15
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1	And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,	Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2	Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind,	Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
3	Reasoning with unprofitable talk, and with speeches which do no good?	Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4	Yea, thou makest piety of none effect, and restrainest meditation before God.	Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
5	For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty.	For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6	Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; and thy lips testify against thee.	Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7	Art thou the first man that was born? and wast thou brought forth before the hills?	[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
8	Hast thou listened in the secret council of +God? And hast thou absorbed wisdom for thyself?	Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
9	What knowest thou that we know not? [what] understandest thou which is not in us?	What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
10	Both the greyheaded and the aged are with us, older than thy father.	With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
11	Are the consolations of God too small for thee? and the word gently spoken to thee?	[Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
12	Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink?	Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
13	That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest words go out of thy mouth?	That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?
14	What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?	What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15	Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight:	Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
16	How much less the abominable and corrupt, -- man, that drinketh unrighteousness like water!	How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
17	I will shew thee, listen to me; and what I have seen I will declare;	I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;
18	Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hidden;	Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it]:
19	Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.	Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
20	All his days the wicked man is tormented, and numbered years are allotted to the violent.	The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21	The sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer cometh upon him.	A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22	He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword.	He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
23	He wandereth abroad for bread, -- where may it be? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.	He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where [is it]? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24	Distress and anguish make him afraid; they prevail against him, as a king ready for the battle.	Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25	For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty:	For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26	He runneth against him, with [outstretched] neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers;	He runneth upon him, [even] on [his] neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
27	For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon [his] flanks.	Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on [his] flanks.
28	And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps.	And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
29	He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.	He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
30	He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches; and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.	He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
31	Let him not trust in vanity: he is deceived, for vanity shall be his recompense;	Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
32	It shall be complete before his day, and his branch shall not be green.	It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
33	He shall shake off his unripe grapes as a vine, and shall cast his flower as an olive.	He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34	For the family of the ungodly shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.	For the congregation of hypocrites [shall be] desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
35	They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.	They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Job 16
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1	And Job answered and said,	Then Job answered and said,
2	I have heard many such things: grievous comforters are ye all.	I have heard many such things: miserable comforters [are] ye all.
3	Shall words of wind have an end? or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?	Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
4	I also could speak as ye: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join together words against you, and shake my head at you;	I also could speak as ye [do]: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
5	[But] I would encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage [your pain].	[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage [your grief].
6	If I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and if I forbear, what am I eased?	Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and [though] I forbear, what am I eased?
7	But now he hath made me weary; ...thou hast made desolate all my family;	But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
8	Thou hast shrivelled me up! it is become a witness; and my leanness riseth up against me, it beareth witness to my face.	And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, [which] is a witness [against me]: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
9	His anger teareth and pursueth me; he gnasheth with his teeth against me; [as] mine adversary he sharpeneth his eyes at me.	He teareth [me] in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
10	They gape upon me with their mouth; they smite my cheeks reproachfully; they range themselves together against me.	They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
11	God hath delivered me over to the iniquitous man, and hurled me into the hands of the wicked.	God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
12	I was at rest, but he hath shattered me; he hath taken me by the neck and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.	I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken [me] by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
13	His arrows encompass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.	His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14	He breaketh me with breach upon breach; he runneth upon me like a mighty man.	He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
15	I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and rolled my horn in the dust.	I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
16	My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;	My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids [is] the shadow of death;
17	Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.	Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer [is] pure.
18	O earth, cover not my blood, and let there be no place for my cry!	O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
19	Even now, behold, my Witness is in the heavens, and he that voucheth for me is in the heights.	Also now, behold, my witness [is] in heaven, and my record [is] on high.
20	My friends are my mockers; mine eye poureth out tears unto +God.	My friends scorn me: [but] mine eye poureth out [tears] unto God.
21	Oh that there were arbitration for a man with +God, as a son of man for his friend!	O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man [pleadeth] for his neighbour!
22	For years [few] in number shall pass, -- and I shall go the way [whence] I shall not return.	When a few years are come, then I shall go the way [whence] I shall not return.
Job 17
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1	My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are mine.	My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves [are ready] for me.
2	Are there not mockers around me? and doth [not] mine eye abide in their provocation?	[Are there] not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
3	Lay down now [a pledge], be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me?	Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who [is] he [that] will strike hands with me?
4	For thou hast hidden their heart from understanding; therefore thou wilt not exalt [them].	For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt [them].
5	He that betrayeth friends for a prey -- even the eyes of his children shall fail.	He that speaketh flattery to [his] friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6	And he hath made me a proverb of the peoples; and I am become one to be spit on in the face.	He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
7	And mine eye is dim by reason of grief, and all my members are as a shadow.	Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members [are] as a shadow.
8	Upright men [shall be] astonished at this, and the innocent shall be stirred up against the ungodly;	Upright [men] shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
9	But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength.	The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
10	But as for you all, pray come on again; and I shall not find one wise man among you.	But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find [one] wise [man] among you.
11	My days are past, my purposes are broken off, the cherished thoughts of my heart.	My days are past, my purposes are broken off, [even] the thoughts of my heart.
12	They change the night into day; the light [they imagine] near in presence of the darkness.	They change the night into day: the light [is] short because of darkness.
13	If I wait, Sheol is my house; I spread my bed in the darkness:	If I wait, the grave [is] mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
14	I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister!	I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister.
15	And where is then my hope? yea, my hope, who shall see it?	And where [is] now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
16	It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, when [our] rest shall be together in the dust.	They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when [our] rest together [is] in the dust.
Job 18
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1	And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,	Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2	How long will ye hunt for words? Be intelligent, and then we will speak.	How long [will it be ere] ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
3	Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed stupid in your sight?	Wherefore are we counted as beasts, [and] reputed vile in your sight?
4	Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?	He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
5	Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the flame of his fire shall not shine.	Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6	The light shall become dark in his tent, and his lamp over him shall be put out.	The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
7	The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.	The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8	For he is sent into the net by his own feet, and he walketh on the meshes;	For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
9	The gin taketh [him] by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him;	The gin shall take [him] by the heel, [and] the robber shall prevail against him.
10	A cord is hidden for him in the ground, and his trap in the way.	The snare [is] laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
11	Terrors make him afraid on every side, and chase him at his footsteps.	Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
12	His strength is hunger-bitten, and calamity is ready at his side.	His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction [shall be] ready at his side.
13	The firstborn of death devoureth the members of his body; it will devour his members.	It shall devour the strength of his skin: [even] the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
14	His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall lead him away to the king of terrors:	His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
15	They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; brimstone shall be showered upon his habitation:	It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because [it is] none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16	His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off;	His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
17	His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name on the pasture-grounds.	His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18	He is driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.	He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19	He hath neither son nor grandson among his people, nor any remaining in the places of his sojourn.	He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20	They that come after shall be astonished at his day, as they that went before [them] were affrighted.	They that come after [him] shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
21	Surely, such are the dwellings of the unrighteous man, and such the place of him that knoweth not God.	Surely such [are] the dwellings of the wicked, and this [is] the place [of him that] knoweth not God.
Job 19
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1	And Job answered and said,	Then Job answered and said,
2	How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?	How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
3	These ten times have ye reproached me; ye are not ashamed to stupefy me.	These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed [that] ye make yourselves strange to me.
4	And be it [that] I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.	And be it indeed [that] I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
5	If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and prove against me my reproach,	If indeed ye will magnify [yourselves] against me, and plead against me my reproach:
6	Know now that +God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net.	Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7	Behold, I cry out of wrong, and I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.	Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but [there is] no judgment.
8	He hath hedged up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.	He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9	He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.	He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown [from] my head.
10	He breaketh me down on every side, and I am gone; and my hope hath he torn up as a tree.	He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
11	And he hath kindled his anger against me, and hath counted me unto him as one of his enemies.	He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as [one of] his enemies.
12	His troops have come together and cast up their way against me, and have encamped round about my tent.	His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
13	He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me.	He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
14	My kinsfolk have failed, and my known friends have forgotten me.	My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
15	The sojourners in my house and my maids count me as a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.	They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
16	I called my servant, and he answered not; I entreated him with my mouth.	I called my servant, and he gave [me] no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
17	My breath is strange to my wife, and my entreaties to the children of my [mother's] womb.	My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's [sake] of mine own body.
18	Even young children despise me; I rise up, and they speak against me.	Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
19	All my intimate friends abhor me, and they whom I loved are turned against me.	All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
20	My bones cleave to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.	My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21	Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, ye my friends; for the hand of +God hath touched me.	Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
22	Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?	Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
23	Oh would that my words were written! oh that they were inscribed in a book!	Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
24	That with an iron style and lead they were graven in the rock for ever!	That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
25	And [as for] me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;	For I know [that] my redeemer liveth, and [that] he shall stand at the latter [day] upon the earth:
26	And [if] after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see +God;	And [though] after my skin [worms] destroy this [body], yet in my flesh shall I see God:
27	Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: -- my reins are consumed within me.	Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; [though] my reins be consumed within me.
28	If ye say, How shall we persecute him? when the root of the matter is found in me,	But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
29	Be ye yourselves afraid of the sword! for the sword is fury against misdeeds, that ye may know there is a judgment.	Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath [bringeth] the punishments of the sword, that ye may know [there is] a judgment.
Job 20
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1	And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,	Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2	Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and for this is my haste within me.	Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for [this] I make haste.
3	I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.	I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
4	Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,	Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5	The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?	That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?
6	Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,	Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
7	Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?	[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?
8	He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night.	He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9	The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.	The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10	His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.	His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
11	His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust.	His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12	Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,	Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue;
13	[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,	[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
14	His food is turned in his bowels; it is the gall of asps within him.	[Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the gall of asps within him.
15	He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.	He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16	He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall kill him.	He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
17	He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.	He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
18	That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].	That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].
19	For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.	Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20	Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.	Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21	Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.	There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22	In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.	In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23	It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.	[When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
24	If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.	He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25	He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.	It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.
26	All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.	All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27	The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.	The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28	The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.	The increase of his house shall depart, [and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29	This is the portion of the wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by God.	This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Job 21
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1	And Job answered and said,	But Job answered and said,
2	Hear attentively my speech, and let this replace your consolations.	Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
3	Suffer me and I will speak; and after I have spoken, mock on!	Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
4	As for me, is my complaint to a man? or wherefore should not my spirit be impatient?	As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?
5	Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.	Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.
6	Even when I think [thereon], I am affrighted, and trembling taketh hold of my flesh.	Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
7	Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?	Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
8	Their seed is established with them in their sight, and their offspring before their eyes.	Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9	Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of +God upon them.	Their houses [are] safe from fear, neither [is] the rod of God upon them.
10	Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.	Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11	They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.	They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12	They shout to the tambour and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.	They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13	They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.	They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
14	And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!	Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15	What is the Almighty that we should serve him? and what are we profited if we pray unto him?	What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16	Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!	Lo, their good [is] not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17	How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows [to them] in his anger?	How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18	Do they become as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away?	They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
19	+God layeth up [the punishment of] his iniquity for his children; he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it]:	God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].
20	His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the fury of the Almighty.	His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21	For what pleasure should he have in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?	For what pleasure [hath] he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
22	Can any teach God knowledge? And he it is that judgeth those that are high.	Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
23	One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;	One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
24	His sides are full of fat, and the marrow of his bones is moistened;	His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25	And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath not tasted good:	And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
26	Together they lie down in the dust, and the worms cover them.	They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
27	Lo, I know your thoughts, and the devices ye wrongfully imagine against me.	Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices [which] ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28	For ye say, Where is the house of the noble? and where the tent of the dwellings of the wicked?	For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince? and where [are] the dwelling places of the wicked?
29	Have ye not asked the wayfarers? and do ye not regard their tokens:	Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
30	That the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity? They are led forth to the day of wrath.	That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31	Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?	Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him [what] he hath done?
32	Yet is he carried to the graves, and watch is kept over the tomb.	Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
33	The clods of the valley are sweet unto him; and every man followeth suit after him, as there were innumerable before him.	The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as [there are] innumerable before him.
34	How then comfort ye me in vain? Your answers remain perfidious.	How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
Job 22
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1	And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,	Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2	Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.	Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
3	Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?	[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4	Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?	Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5	Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?	[Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
6	For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.	For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7	Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.	Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8	But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.	But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
9	Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.	Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10	Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;	Therefore snares [are] round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
11	Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.	Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
12	Is not +God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!	[Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13	And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?	And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14	Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.	Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
15	Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?	Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16	Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;	Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
17	Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?	Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
18	Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.	Yet he filled their houses with good [things]: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19	The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:	The righteous see [it], and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
20	Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?	Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
21	Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.	Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
22	Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.	Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23	If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,	If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24	And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,	Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25	Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;	Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26	Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:	For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27	Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;	Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28	And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.	Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29	When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.	When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
30	[Even] him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.	He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
Job 23
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1	And Job answered and said,	Then Job answered and said,
2	Even to-day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.	Even to day [is] my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3	Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come to his seat!	Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat!
4	I would order the cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments;	I would order [my] cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5	I would know the words he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.	I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6	Would he plead against me with [his] great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.	Will he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me.
7	There would an upright man reason with him; and I should be delivered for ever from my judge.	There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
8	Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;	Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9	On the left hand, where he doth work, but I behold [him] not; he hideth himself on the right hand, and I see [him] not.	On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him]:
10	But he knoweth the way that I take; he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold.	But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11	My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.	My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
12	Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.	Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].
13	But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.	But he [is] in one [mind], and who can turn him? and [what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth.
14	For he will perform [what] is appointed for me; and many such things are with him.	For he performeth [the thing that is] appointed for me: and many such [things are] with him.
15	Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him.	Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
16	For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;	For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
17	Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he hidden the gloom from me.	Because I was not cut off before the darkness, [neither] hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Job 24
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1	Why are not times treasured up with the Almighty? why do not they that know him see his days?	Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?
2	They remove the landmarks; they violently take away the flocks and pasture them;	[Some] remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed [thereof].
3	They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;	They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
4	They turn the needy out of the way: the afflicted of the land all hide themselves.	They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
5	Lo, [as] wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking early for the prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] them food for [their] children.	Behold, [as] wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] food for them [and] for [their] children.
6	They reap in the field the fodder thereof, and they gather the vintage of the wicked;	They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.
7	They pass the night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold;	They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that [they have] no covering in the cold.
8	They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and for want of a shelter embrace the rock...	They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9	They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor:	They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
10	These go naked without clothing, and, hungry, they bear the sheaf;	They cause [him] to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf [from] the hungry;
11	They press out oil within their walls, they tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.	[Which] make oil within their walls, [and] tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12	Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; and +God imputeth not the impiety.	Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly [to them].
13	There are those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.	They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14	The murderer riseth with the light, killeth the afflicted and needy, and in the night is as a thief.	The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
15	And the eye of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me; and he putteth a covering on [his] face.	The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face.
16	In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in; they know not the light:	In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17	For the morning is to them all [as] the shadow of death; for they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.	For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the shadow of death.
18	He is swift on the face of the waters; their portion is cursed on the earth: he turneth not unto the way of the vineyards.	He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19	Drought and heat consume snow waters; so doth Sheol those that have sinned.	Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth] the grave [those which] have sinned.
20	The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him: he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree, --	The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
21	He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:	He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22	He draweth also the mighty with his power; he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.	He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
23	[God] setteth him in safety, and he resteth thereon; but his eyes are upon their ways.	[Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.
24	They are exalted for a little, and are no more; they are laid low; like all [other] are they gathered, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.	They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all [other], and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
25	If it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?	And if [it be] not [so] now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
Job 25
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1	And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,	Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2	Dominion and fear are with him; he maketh peace in his high places.	Dominion and fear [are] with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
3	Is there any number of his troops? and upon whom doth not his light arise?	Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
4	And how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?	How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?
5	Lo, even the moon is not bright; and the stars are not pure in his sight:	Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
6	How much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!	How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?
Job 26
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1	And Job answered and said,	But Job answered and said,
2	How hast thou helped the powerless; how saved the arm that is without strength!	How hast thou helped [him that is] without power? [how] savest thou the arm [that hath] no strength?
3	How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and abundantly declared the thing as it is!	How hast thou counselled [him that hath] no wisdom? and [how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
4	For whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?	To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5	The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof;	Dead [things] are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
6	Sheol is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.	Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
7	He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;	He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8	He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them.	He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
9	He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.	He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10	He hath traced a fixed circle over the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.	He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
11	The pillars of the heavens tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.	The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
12	He stirreth up the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.	He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
13	By his Spirit the heavens are adorned; his hand hath formed the fleeing serpent.	By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
14	Lo, these are the borders of his ways; but what a whisper of a word do we hear of him! And the thunder of his power, who can understand?	Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Job 27
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1	And Job continued his parable and said,	Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2	[As] God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,	[As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;
3	All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of +God is in my nostrils,	All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;
4	My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!	My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5	Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.	God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6	My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth [me] not one of my days.	My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
7	Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.	Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8	For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?	For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9	Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?	Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
10	Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon +God?	Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
11	I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty will I not conceal.	I will teach you by the hand of God: [that] which [is] with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12	Behold, ye yourselves have all seen [it]; and why are ye thus altogether vain?	Behold, all ye yourselves have seen [it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13	This is the portion of the wicked man with God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: --	This [is] the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, [which] they shall receive of the Almighty.
14	If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread;	If his children be multiplied, [it is] for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15	Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep.	Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16	Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;	Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17	He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver.	He may prepare [it], but the just shall put [it] on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18	He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.	He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
19	He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.	The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he [is] not.
20	Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night.	Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21	The east wind carrieth him away and he is gone; and as a storm it hurleth him out of his place.	The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22	And [God] shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.	For [God] shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23	[Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.	[Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Job 28
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1	Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine;	Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].
2	Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.	Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone.
3	[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.	He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4	He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.	The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5	As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;	[As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6	The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.	The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7	It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;	[There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
8	The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it.	The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9	[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.	He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10	He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.	He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11	He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.	He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the thing that is] hid bringeth he forth to light.
12	But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?	But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding?
13	Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.	Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14	The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.	The depth saith, It [is] not in me: and the sea saith, [It is] not with me.
15	Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.	It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof.
16	It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.	It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17	Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.	The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it [shall not be for] jewels of fine gold.
18	Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.	No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
19	The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.	The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20	Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?	Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
21	For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.	Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22	Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.	Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23	God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:	God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24	For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven.	For he looketh to the ends of the earth, [and] seeth under the whole heaven;
25	In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,	To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26	In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash:	When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27	Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out;	Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28	And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.	And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
Job 29
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1	And Job continued his parable and said,	Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2	Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when +God preserved me;	Oh that I were as [in] months past, as [in] the days [when] God preserved me;
3	When his lamp shone over my head, [and] by his light I walked through darkness;	When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his light I walked [through] darkness;
4	As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of +God was over my tent,	As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God [was] upon my tabernacle;
5	When the Almighty was yet with me, my young men round about me;	When the Almighty [was] yet with me, [when] my children [were] about me;
6	When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil! ...	When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7	When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,	When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I prepared my seat in the street!
8	The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;	The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, [and] stood up.
9	Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;	The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.
10	The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.	The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11	When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;	When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me:
12	For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.	Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.
13	The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.	The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14	I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.	I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment [was] as a robe and a diadem.
15	I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;	I was eyes to the blind, and feet [was] I to the lame.
16	I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;	I [was] a father to the poor: and the cause [which] I knew not I searched out.
17	And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.	And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18	And I said, I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand;	Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply [my] days as the sand.
19	My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;	My root [was] spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20	My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow be renewed in my hand.	My glory [was] fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
21	Unto me they listened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel:	Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22	After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;	After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23	And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.	And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.
24	[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.	[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25	I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.	I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners.
Job 30
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1	But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.	But now [they that are] younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
2	Yea, whereto [should] the strength of their hands [profit] me, [men] in whom vigour hath perished?	Yea, whereto [might] the strength of their hands [profit] me, in whom old age was perished?
3	Withered up through want and hunger, they flee into waste places long since desolate and desert:	For want and famine [they were] solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
4	They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food.	Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots [for] their meat.
5	They are driven forth from among [men] -- they cry after them as after a thief --	They were driven forth from among [men], (they cried after them as [after] a thief;)
6	To dwell in gloomy gorges, in caves of the earth and the rocks:	To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, [in] caves of the earth, and [in] the rocks.
7	They bray among the bushes; under the brambles they are gathered together:	Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.
8	Sons of fools, and sons of nameless sires, they are driven out of the land.	[They were] children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
9	And now I am their song, yea, I am their byword.	And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
10	They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.	They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
11	For he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me; so they cast off the bridle before me.	Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
12	At [my] right hand rise the young brood; they push away my feet, and raise up against me their pernicious ways;	Upon [my] right [hand] rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
13	They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, without any to help them;	They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
14	They come in as through a wide breach: amid the confusion they roll themselves onward.	They came [upon me] as a wide breaking in [of waters]: in the desolation they rolled themselves [upon me].
15	Terrors are turned against me; they pursue mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away like a cloud.	Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.
16	And now my soul is poured out in me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me.	And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
17	The night pierceth through my bones [and detacheth them] from me, and my gnawing pains take no rest:	My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
18	By their great force they have become my raiment; they bind me about as the collar of my coat.	By the great force [of my disease] is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
19	He hath cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and ashes.	He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
20	I cry unto thee, and thou answerest me not; I stand up, and thou lookest at me.	I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].
21	Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me.	Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
22	Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to be borne away, and dissolvest my substance.	Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride [upon it], and dissolvest my substance.
23	For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and into the house of assemblage for all living.	For I know [that] thou wilt bring me [to] death, and [to] the house appointed for all living.
24	Indeed, no prayer [availeth] when he stretcheth out [his] hand: though they cry when he destroyeth.	Howbeit he will not stretch out [his] hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.
25	Did not I weep for him whose days were hard? was not my soul grieved for the needy?	Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was [not] my soul grieved for the poor?
26	For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.	When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me]: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
27	My bowels well up, and rest not; days of affliction have confronted me.	My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
28	I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up, I cry in the congregation.	I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, [and] I cried in the congregation.
29	I am become a brother to jackals, and a companion of ostriches.	I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
30	My skin is become black [and falleth] off me, and my bones are parched with heat.	My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
31	My harp also is [turned] to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of weepers.	My harp also is [turned] to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
Job 31
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1	I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?	I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
2	For what would have been [my] portion of +God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?	For what portion of God [is there] from above? and [what] inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3	Is not calamity for the unrighteous? and misfortune for the workers of iniquity?	[Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity?
4	Doth not he see my ways, and number all my steps?	Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
5	If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot hath hasted to deceit,	If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6	(Let me be weighed in an even balance, and +God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)	Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
7	If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands;	If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8	Let me sow, and another eat; and let mine offspring be rooted out.	[Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
9	If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door,	If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
10	Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.	[Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
11	For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity [to be judged by] the judges:	For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.
12	For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.	For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
13	If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me,	If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
14	What then should I do when God riseth up? and if he visited, what should I answer him?	What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15	Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not One fashion us in the womb?	Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
16	If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;	If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17	Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,	Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18	(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the [widow] from my mother's womb;)	(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as [with] a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
19	If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering;	If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20	If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;	If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21	If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:	If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22	[Then] let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone!	[Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23	For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.	For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24	If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, My confidence!	If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
25	If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;	If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
26	If I beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,	If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking [in] brightness;
27	And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand:	And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28	This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the God who is above.	This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judge: for I should have denied the God [that is] above.
29	If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him;	If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30	(Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)	Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31	If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? --	If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32	The stranger did not lodge without; I opened my doors to the pathway.	The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I opened my doors to the traveller.
33	If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,	If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
34	Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...	Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, [and] went not out of the door?
35	Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my signature: let the Almighty answer me! And let mine opponent write an accusation!	Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book.
36	Would I not take it upon my shoulder? I would bind it on to me [as] a crown;	Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me.
37	I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I come near to him.	I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
38	If my land cry out against me, and its furrows weep together;	If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39	If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have tormented to death the souls of its owners:	If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40	Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.	Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Job 32
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1	And these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.	So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he [was] righteous in his own eyes.
2	Then was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;	Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
3	and against his three friends was his anger kindled, because they found no answer, and [yet] condemned Job.	Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and [yet] had condemned Job.
4	But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.	Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they [were] elder than he.
5	And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger was kindled.	When Elihu saw that [there was] no answer in the mouth of [these] three men, then his wrath was kindled.
6	And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know.	And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
7	I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.	I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8	But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.	But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
9	It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.	Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
10	Therefore I say, Hearken to me; I also will shew what I know.	Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
11	Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say.	Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
12	Yea, I gave you mine attention, and behold, there was none of you that confuted Job, that answered his words;	Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, [there was] none of you that convinced Job, [or] that answered his words:
13	That ye may not say, We have found out wisdom; God will make him yield, not man.	Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
14	Now he hath not directed [his] words against me; and I will not answer him with your speeches. ...	Now he hath not directed [his] words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
15	They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.	They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
16	And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; --	When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, [and] answered no more;)
17	I will answer, I also in my turn, I also will shew what I know:	[I said], I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
18	For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.	For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
19	Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.	Behold, my belly [is] as wine [which] hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
20	I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer.	I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
21	Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither will I give flattery to man.	Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
22	For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.	For I know not to give flattering titles; [in so doing] my maker would soon take me away.
Job 33
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1	Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.	Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
2	Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,	Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3	My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.	My words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
4	The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.	The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5	If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.	If thou canst answer me, set [thy words] in order before me, stand up.
6	Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.	Behold, I [am] according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
7	Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.	Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
8	Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: --	Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
9	I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;	I am clean without transgression, I [am] innocent; neither [is there] iniquity in me.
10	Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;	Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
11	He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.	He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12	Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for +God is greater than man.	Behold, [in] this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
13	Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.	Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14	For God speaketh once, and twice, -- [and man] perceiveth it not --	For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not.
15	In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;	In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16	Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,	Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
17	That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.	That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide pride from man.
18	He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.	He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19	He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;	He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong [pain]:
20	And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;	So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21	His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;	His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones [that] were not seen stick out.
22	And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.	Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
23	If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;	If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
24	Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.	Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25	His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.	His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:
26	He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.	He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27	He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;	He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;
28	He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.	He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29	Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,	Lo, all these [things] worketh God oftentimes with man,
30	To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.	To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31	Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.	Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32	If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.	If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33	If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.	If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
Job 34
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1	Moreover Elihu answered and said,	Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
2	Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.	Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3	For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.	For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
4	Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!	Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
5	For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:	For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
6	Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.	Should I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable without transgression.
7	What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,	What man [is] like Job, [who] drinketh up scorning like water?
8	And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.	Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
9	For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.	For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10	Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!	Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, [that he should do] wickedness; and [from] the Almighty, [that he should commit] iniquity.
11	For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.	For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.
12	Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.	Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
13	Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?	Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14	If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,	If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
15	All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.	All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
16	If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!	If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
17	Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?	Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
18	Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?	[Is it fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] wicked? [and] to princes, [Ye are] ungodly?
19	[How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.	[How much less to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all [are] the work of his hands.
20	In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.	In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
21	For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.	For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22	There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.	[There is] no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23	For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.	For he will not lay upon man more [than right]; that he should enter into judgment with God.
24	He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;	He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
25	Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.	Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth [them] in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26	He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,	He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
27	Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;	Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
28	So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.	So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
29	When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;	When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only:
30	That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.	That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
31	For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;	Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
32	What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?	[That which] I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
33	Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.	[Should it be] according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
34	Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:	Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35	Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.	Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words [were] without wisdom.
36	Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!	My desire [is that] Job may be tried unto the end because of [his] answers for wicked men.
37	For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.	For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Job 35
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1	Moreover Elihu answered and said,	Elihu spake moreover, and said,
2	Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?	Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God's?
3	For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?	For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, [if I be cleansed] from my sin?
4	I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.	I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
5	Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou.	Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds [which] are higher than thou.
6	If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?	If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if] thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
7	If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?	If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8	Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.	Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou [art]; and thy righteousness [may profit] the son of man.
9	By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:	By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make [the oppressed] to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10	But none saith, Where is +God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,	But none saith, Where [is] God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11	Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?	Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12	There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.	There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13	Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.	Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14	Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.	Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, [yet] judgment [is] before him; therefore trust thou in him.
15	But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy?	But now, because [it is] not [so], he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth [it] not in great extremity:
16	For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.	Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 36
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1	And Elihu proceeded and said,	Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2	Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet words for +God.	Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that [I have] yet to speak on God's behalf.
3	I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Creator.	I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4	For truly my words shall be no falsehood: one perfect in knowledge is with thee.	For truly my words [shall] not [be] false: he that is perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.
5	Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not [any]; mighty in strength of understanding:	Behold, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not [any: he is] mighty in strength [and] wisdom.
6	He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.	He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
7	He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted.	He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings [are they] on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
8	And if, bound in fetters, they be held in cords of affliction,	And if [they be] bound in fetters, [and] be holden in cords of affliction;
9	Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, because they have increased.	Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
10	And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.	He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11	If they hearken and serve [him], they shall accomplish their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.	If they obey and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12	But if they hearken not, they shall pass away by the sword, and expire without knowledge.	But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
13	But the godless in heart heap up anger; they cry not when he bindeth them:	But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
14	Their soul dieth in youth, and their life is among the unclean.	They die in youth, and their life [is] among the unclean.
15	But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] oppression.	He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
16	Even so would he have allured thee out of the jaws of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and the supply of thy table [would be] full of fatness.	Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait [into] a broad place, where [there is] no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table [should be] full of fatness.
17	But thou art full of the judgments of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee].	But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
18	Because there is wrath, [beware] lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.	Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
19	Will he esteem thy riches? Not gold, nor all the resources of strength!	Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
20	Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off from their place.	Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21	Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.	Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22	Lo, God is exalted in his power: who teacheth as he?	Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
23	Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?	Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
24	Remember that thou magnify his work, which men celebrate.	Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
25	All men look at it; man beholdeth [it] afar off.	Every man may see it; man may behold [it] afar off.
26	Lo, God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.	Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
27	For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,	For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
28	Which the skies pour down [and] drop upon man abundantly.	Which the clouds do drop [and] distil upon man abundantly.
29	But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the crashing of his pavilion?	Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?
30	Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea.	Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
31	For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance.	For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
32	[His] hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.	With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the cloud] that cometh betwixt.
33	His thundering declareth concerning him; the cattle even, concerning its coming.	The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.
Job 37
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1	Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:	At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2	Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.	Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound [that] goeth out of his mouth.
3	He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.	He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4	After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.	After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5	God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.	God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6	For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.	For he saith to the snow, Be thou [on] the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7	He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.	He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
8	And the wild beast goeth into its lair, and they remain in their dens.	Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
9	From the chamber [of the south] cometh the whirlwind; and cold from the winds of the north.	Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
10	By the breath of God ice is given; and the breadth of the waters is straitened.	By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11	Also with plentiful moisture he loadeth the thick clouds, his light dispels the cloud;	Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
12	And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,	And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13	Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.	He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14	Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.	Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15	Dost thou know how +God hath disposed them, and how he causeth the lightning of his cloud to flash?	Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16	Dost thou know about the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?	Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
17	How thy garments become warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?	How thy garments [are] warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south [wind]?
18	Hast thou with him spread out the sky, firm, like a molten mirror?	Hast thou with him spread out the sky, [which is] strong, [and] as a molten looking glass?
19	Teach us what we shall say unto him! We cannot order [our words] by reason of darkness.	Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot order [our speech] by reason of darkness.
20	Shall it be told him if I would speak? if a man [so] say, surely he shall be swallowed up.	Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21	And now [men] see not the light as it gleameth, it is [hidden] in the skies. But the wind passeth by and cleareth them.	And now [men] see not the bright light which [is] in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22	From the north cometh gold; with +God is terrible majesty.	Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God [is] terrible majesty.
23	The Almighty, we cannot find him out: excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice, he doth not afflict.	[Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: [he is] excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
24	Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.	Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any [that are] wise of heart.
Job 38
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1	And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,	Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2	Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?	Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3	Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.	Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4	Where wast thou when I founded the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.	Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5	Who set the measures thereof -- if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?	Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6	Whereupon were the foundations thereof sunken? or who laid its corner-stone,	Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7	When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?	When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8	And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?	Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?
9	When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it;	When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10	When I cut out for it my boundary, and set bars and doors,	And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors,
11	And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?	And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12	Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,	Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place;
13	That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?	That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14	It is changed like the signet-clay; and [all things] stand forth as in a garment:	It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15	And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the uplifted arm is broken.	And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16	Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? and hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?	Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17	Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? and hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?	Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18	Hath thine understanding compassed the breadths of the earth? Declare if thou knowest it all.	Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19	Where is the way to where light dwelleth? and the darkness, where is its place,	Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,
20	That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house?	That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof?
21	Thou knowest, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!	Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great?
22	Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,	Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23	Which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of battle and war?	Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24	By what way is the light parted, [and] the east wind scattered upon the earth?	By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25	Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;	Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26	To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;	To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;
27	To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground], and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth?	To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28	Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew?	Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29	Out of whose womb cometh the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who bringeth it forth?	Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30	When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together.	The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31	Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?	Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32	Dost thou bring forth the constellations each in its season? or dost thou guide the Bear with her sons?	Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33	Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? dost thou determine their rule over the earth?	Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34	Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?	Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35	Dost thou send forth lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?	Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]?
36	Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?	Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37	Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,	Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38	When the dust runneth as into a molten mass, and the clods cleave fast together?	When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39	Dost thou hunt the prey for the lioness, and dost thou satisfy the appetite of the young lions,	Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40	When they crouch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the thicket to lie in wait?	When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41	Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?	Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Job 39
	Darby Translation (1889) - go to synopsis	Authorised (King James) Version (1769)
1	Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds?	Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2	Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?	Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3	They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains;	They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
4	Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.	Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
5	Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,	Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6	Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings?	Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
7	He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;	He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
8	The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.	The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9	Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?	Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
10	Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?	Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11	Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?	Wilt thou trust him, because his strength [is] great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12	Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy threshing-floor?	Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather [it into] thy barn?
13	The wing of the ostrich beats joyously -- But is it the stork's pinion and plumage?	[Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
14	For she leaveth her eggs to the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,	Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15	And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the beast of the field may trample them.	And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
16	She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers; her labour is in vain, without her concern.	She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
17	For +God hath deprived her of wisdom, and hath not furnished her with understanding.	Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
18	What time she lasheth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.	What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19	Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?	Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
20	Dost thou make him to leap as a locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.	Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible.
21	He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host.	He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
22	He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword.	He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23	The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.	The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
24	He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:	He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.
25	At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.	He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26	Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south?	Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings toward the south?
27	Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?	Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28	He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:	She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29	From thence he spieth out the prey, his eyes look into the distance;	From thence she seeketh the prey, [and] her eyes behold afar off.
30	And his young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is he.	Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.
Job 40
	Darby Translation (1889) - go to synopsis	Authorised (King James) Version (1769)
1	And Jehovah answered Job and said,	Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
2	Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it.	Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3	And Job answered Jehovah and said,	Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4	Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.	Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5	Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.	Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6	And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,	Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7	Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.	Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8	Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?	Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9	Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?	Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10	Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.	Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11	Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:	Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one [that is] proud, and abase him.
12	Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:	Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13	Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.	Hide them in the dust together; [and] bind their faces in secret.
14	Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.	Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15	See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.	Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16	Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.	Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
17	He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.	He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18	His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.	His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
19	He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.	He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [unto him].
20	For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.	Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21	He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:	He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22	Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.	The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23	Lo, the river overfloweth -- he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.	Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24	Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?	He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.
Job 41
	Darby Translation (1889) - go to synopsis	Authorised (King James) Version (1769)
1	Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?	Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?
2	Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?	Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3	Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?	Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft [words] unto thee?
4	Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?	Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5	Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?	Wilt thou play with him as [with] a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6	Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants?	Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7	Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears?	Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
8	Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, -- do no more!	Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9	Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?	Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?
10	None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?	None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11	Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.	Who hath prevented me, that I should repay [him? whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
12	I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.	I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
13	Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?	Who can discover the face of his garment? [or] who can come [to him] with his double bridle?
14	Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.	Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth [are] terrible round about.
15	The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.	[His] scales [are his] pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
16	One is so near to another that no air can come between them;	One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17	They are joined each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered.	They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18	His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.	By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes [are] like the eyelids of the morning.
19	Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:	Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out.
20	Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.	Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron.
21	His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.	His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22	In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him.	In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23	The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.	The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24	His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether [millstone].	His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether [millstone].
25	When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.	When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26	If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.	The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27	He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.	He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood.
28	The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.	The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29	Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.	Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
30	His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.	Sharp stones [are] under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
31	He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment;	He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32	He maketh the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary.	He maketh a path to shine after him; [one] would think the deep [to be] hoary.
33	Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.	Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
34	He beholdeth all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.	He beholdeth all high [things]: he [is] a king over all the children of pride.
Job 42
	Darby Translation (1889) - go to synopsis	Authorised (King James) Version (1769)
1	And Job answered Jehovah and said,	Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
2	I know that thou canst do everything, and that thou canst be hindered in no thought of thine.	I know that thou canst do every [thing], and [that] no thought can be withholden from thee.
3	Who is he that obscureth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered what I did not understand; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.	Who [is] he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4	Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and inform me.	Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5	I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee:	I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
6	Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.	Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.
7	And it came to pass after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, that Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, Mine anger is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken rightly of me, like my servant Job.	And it was [so], that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me [the thing that is] right, as my servant Job [hath].
8	And now, take for yourselves seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, for ye have not spoken of me rightly, like my servant Job.	Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, in that ye have not spoken of me [the thing which is] right, like my servant Job.
9	Then Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did according as Jehovah had said unto them; and Jehovah accepted Job.	So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite [and] Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.
10	And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he had prayed for his friends; and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.	And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
11	And all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they condoled with him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him; and every one gave him a piece of money, and every one a golden ring.	Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
12	And Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.	So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
13	And he had seven sons and three daughters.	He had also seven sons and three daughters.
14	And he called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.	And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.
15	And in all the land were no women found [so] fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.	And in all the land were no women found [so] fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
16	And Job lived after this a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations.	After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, [even] four generations.
17	And Job died, old and full of days.	So Job died, [being] old and full of days.