1 But Job answered and said,

2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.

<>mock on

4 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 your hand upon your mouth.

<>Mark me, <>lay your hand upon your mouth

6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

<>trembling taketh hold on my flesh

7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

<>become old, <>mighty

8 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.

10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

<>Their bull gendereth

11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

<>their little ones, <>little ones … children

12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.

13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

<>v. 13, <>the grave

14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

<>they say unto God, Depart from us, <>we desire not the knowledge of thy ways

15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

<>what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

<>vv. 17,19

18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

<>vv. 17,19, <>children

20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

<>the wrath of the Almighty

21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

<>the number of his months is cut off in the midst

22 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.

<>dieth

24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

<>His breasts are full of milk, <>his bones are moistened with marrow

25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

<>They shall lie down alike in the dust, <>the worms shall cover them

27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

<>devices, <>imagine

28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

<>by the way

30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

<>the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction, <>the day of wrath

31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

33 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, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

<>comfort ye me, <>in your answers there remaineth falsehood

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2 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, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

<>Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous?, <>thy ways

4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?

5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

<>taken a pledge … and stripped the naked of their clothing

7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

<>not given water to the weary to drink, and … withholden bread from the hungry, <>given water to the weary, <>weary

8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

<>mighty man, <>honourable

9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

<>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;

11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.

12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

13 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 in the circuit of heaven.

<>Thick clouds are a covering to him

15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

<>vv. 15-18

16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

<>vv. 15-18, <>were cut down out of time, <>whose foundation was overflown with a flood, <>foundation

17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

<>vv. 15-18, <>said unto God, Depart from us

18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

<>vv. 15-18, <>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 innocent laugh them to scorn

20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

<>our substance is not cut down, <>substance, <>the fire consumeth

21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

<>Acquaint now thyself with him

22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

<>Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, <>lay up his words in thine heart

23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

<>return to the Almighty, <>put away iniquity, <>thy tabernacles

24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

<>shalt thou lay up gold … as the stones, <>the brooks

25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

<>thou shalt have plenty of silver

26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

<>then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty

27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

<>vv. 27-28, <>Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, <>he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows, <>thou shalt pay thy vows

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

<>vv. 27-28, <>the light shall shine upon thy ways

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

<>When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up

30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

<>the island of the innocent

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

<>groaning

3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

<>where I might find him, <>that I might come even to his seat!

4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

<>I would order my cause, <>I would … fill my mouth with arguments.

5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

<>he would put strength in me

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

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

<>go forward

9 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:

<>On the left hand … on the right hand, <>I cannot see him

10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

<>v. 10, <>he knoweth the way that I take, <>when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold

11 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 esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

<>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, even that he doeth.

14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.

<>he performeth the thing that is appointed for me

15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

<>his presence

16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

<>God maketh my heart soft

17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

1 Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

<>v. 2

3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

<>v. 3, <>They drive away the ass

4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

5 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.

<>children

6 They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.

<>the vintage of the wicked

7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

<>v. 7, <>They cause the naked to lodge without clothing

8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

<>v. 8

9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

<>vv. 9-10

10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

<>vv. 9-10, <>they take away the sheaf from the hungry

11 Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

<>tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst, <>suffer thirst

12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

<>Men groan, <>the city

13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

<>those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, <>those that rebel against the light, <>rebel

14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

<>v. 14

15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face.

<>The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, <>saying, No eye shall see me

16 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 even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

<>the shadow of death … the shadow of death, <>death … death, <>they are in … the terrors of the shadow of death

18 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 the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

<>the grave

20 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.

<>the worm shall feed sweetly on him, <>wickedness shall be broken

21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

<>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.

<>the mighty, <>no man is sure of life

23 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 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.

<>They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low, <>taken out of the way as all other

25 And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

<>who will make me a liar