Chapter 5

18:035:009 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

18:035:010 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

18:035:011 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

18:035:012 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

18:035:013 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

18:035:014 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

18:035:015 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

18:035:016 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

18:036:001 Elihu also proceeded, and said,

18:036:002 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

18:036:003 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

18:036:004 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

18:036:005 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

18:036:006 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

18:036:007 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.

18:036:008 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

18:036:009 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

18:036:010 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

18:036:011 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

18:036:012 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

18:036:013 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

18:036:014 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

18:036:015 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

18:036:016 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.

18:036:017 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

18:036:018 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

18:036:019 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

18:036:020 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

18:036:021 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

18:036:022 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

18:036:023 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

18:036:024 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

18:036:025 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

18:036:026 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

18:036:027 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

18:036:028 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

18:036:029 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

18:036:030 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

18:036:031 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

18:036:032 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

18:036:033 The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.

18:037:001 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

18:037:002 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

18:037:003 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

18:037:004 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

18:037:005 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

18:037:006 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

18:037:007 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

18:037:008 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

18:037:009 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

18:037:010 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

18:037:011 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

18:037:012 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.

18:037:013 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

18:037:014 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

18:037:015 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

18:037:016 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

18:037:017 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?

18:037:018 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

18:037:019 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

18:037:020 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

18:037:021 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

18:037:022 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

18:037:023 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.

18:037:024 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

18:038:001 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

18:038:002 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

18:038:003 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

18:038:004 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

18:038:005 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

18:038:006 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

18:038:007 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

18:038:008 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

18:038:009 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

18:038:010 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

18:038:011 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

18:038:012 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

18:038:013 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

18:038:014 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

18:038:015 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

18:038:016 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

18:038:017 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

18:038:018 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

18:038:019 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

18:038:020 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

18:038:021 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

18:038:022 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

18:038:023 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

18:038:024 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

18:038:025 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

18:038:026 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

18:038:027 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

18:038:028 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

18:038:029 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

18:038:030 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

18:038:031 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

18:038:032 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

18:038:033 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

18:038:034 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

18:038:035 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?

18:038:036 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

18:038:037 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

18:038:038 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

18:038:039 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

18:038:040 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

18:038:041 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

18:039:001 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

18:039:002 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

18:039:003 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

18:039:004 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

18:039:005 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

18:039:006 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

18:039:007 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

18:039:008 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

18:039:009 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

18:039:010 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

18:039:011 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

18:039:012 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

18:039:013 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

18:039:014 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

18:039:015 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

18:039:016 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

18:039:017 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

18:039:018 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

18:039:019 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

18:039:020 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

18:039:021 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

18:039:022 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

18:039:023 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

18:039:024 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

18:039:025 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

18:039:026 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

18:039:027 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

18:039:028 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

18:039:029 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

18:039:030 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

18:040:001 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

18:040:002 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

18:040:003 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

18:040:004 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

18:040:005 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

18:040:006 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

18:040:007 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

18:040:008 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

18:040:009 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

18:040:010 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

18:040:011 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

18:040:012 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

18:040:013 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

18:040:014 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

18:040:015 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

18:040:016 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

18:040:017 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18:040:018 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

18:040:019 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

18:040:020 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

18:040:021 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

18:040:022 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

18:040:023 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

18:040:024 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

18:041:001 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

18:041:002 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

18:041:003 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

18:041:004 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

18:041:005 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

18:041:006 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

18:041:007 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

18:041:008 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

18:041:009 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

18:041:010 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

18:041:011 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

18:041:012 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

18:041:013 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

18:041:014 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

18:041:015 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

18:041:016 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

18:041:017 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

18:041:018 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

18:041:019 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

18:041:020 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

18:041:021 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

18:041:022 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

18:041:023 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

18:041:024 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

18:041:025 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

18:041:026 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

18:041:027 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

18:041:028 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

18:041:029 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

18:041:030 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

18:041:031 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

18:041:032 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

18:041:033 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

18:041:034 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

18:042:001 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

18:042:002 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

18:042:003 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.

18:042:004 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

18:042:005 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

18:042:006 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

18:042:007 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.

18:042:008 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.

18:042:009 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.

18:042:010 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.

18:042:011 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.

18:042:012 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.

18:042:013 He had also seven sons and three daughters.

18:042:014 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.

18:042:015 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.

18:042:016 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

18:042:017 So Job died, being old and full of days.