The Book of Job

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. And there were born unto him seven sons...

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. And the Lord said unto...

Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived. Let that day be darkness; Let not God regard it from above, Neither le...

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking? Behold, thou hast instructed man...

Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; And to which of the saints wilt thou turn? For wrath killeth the foolish man, And envy slayeth the silly one. I have seen the fo...

But Job answered and said, O that my grief were throughly weighed, And my calamity laid in the balances together! For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: Therefore...

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? Are not his days also like the days of an hireling? As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, And as an hireling looketh for...

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? Doth God pervert judgment? Or...

Then Job answered and said, I know it is so of a truth: But how should man be just with God? If he will contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand. He is wise in h...

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou con...

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified? Should thy lies make men hold their pea...

And Job answered and said, No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you. But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not...

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it. What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. Surely I would speak to the Almighty,...

Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. And dost thou op...

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, And fill his belly with the east wind? Should he reason with unprofitable talk? Or with spe...

Then Job answered and said, I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all. Shall vain words have an end? Or what enboldeneth thee that thou answerest? I also co...

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, The graves are ready for me. Are there not mockers with me? And doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? Lay down now, put me...

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? Mark, and afterwards we will speak. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And reputed...

Then Job answered and said, How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words? These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves st...

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, And for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, And the spirit of m...

But Job answered and said, Hear diligently my speech, And let this be your consolations. Suffer me that I may speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on. As for me, is my comp...

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, Can a man be profitable unto God, As he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou a...

Then Job answered and said, Even to day is my complaint bitter: My stroke is heavier than my groaning. Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!...

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, Do they that know him not see his days? Some remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. They dr...

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, Dominion and fear are with him, He maketh peace in his high places. Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his lig...

But Job answered and said, How hast thou helped him that is without power? How savest thou the arm that hath no strength? How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? And h...

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; All the while my breath is in me, And the...

Surely there is a vein for the silver, And a place for gold where they fine it. Iron is taken out of the earth, And brass is molten out of the stone. He setteth an end to darkne...

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, Oh that I were as in months past, As in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, And when by his light...

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. Yea, whereto might the strength of their ha...

I made a covenant with mine eyes; Why then should I think upon a maid? For what portion of God is there from above? And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? Is not des...

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: aga...

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, And hearken to all my words. Behold, now I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in my mouth. My words shall be of the uprig...

Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, As the mouth tasteth meat. Let us choo...

Elihu spake moreover, and said, Thinkest thou this to be right, That thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s? For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? And,...

Elihu also proceeded, and said, Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee That I have yet to speak on God’s behalf. I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteou...

At this also my heart trembleth, And is moved out of his place. Hear attentively the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth. He directeth it under the who...

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of...

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the...

Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? He that reproveth God, let him answer it. Then Job answered the Lord, and said...

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? Or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst thou put an hook into his nose? Or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Will h...

Then Job answered the Lord, and said, I know that thou canst do everything, And that no thought can be withholden from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? The...