6If thou werfa pure and upright; Surely now He would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
JOB 7And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy end should greatly in- crease.
8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out — 3For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow — 10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?
"Can the rush shoot up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water? 12Whilst it is yet hi its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb. 13So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall m "Whose confidence is gossamer, And whose trust is a spider's web. 15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand; He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure. 16He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden. 17His roots are wrapped about the He beholdeth the place of stones. I8If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him: ' I have not seen thee.'
wBehold, this is the joy of his way, And out of the earth shall others spring.
20Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, Neither will He uphold the evil- doers; 21Till He fill thy mouth with laughter,, And thy lips with shouting. ^They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Q Then Job answered and said: ^ 20f a truth I know that it is so; And how can man be just with God? 3If one should desire to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one of a thousand. 4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; Who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered? Who removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When He overturneth them in His anger. Who shaketh the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble. 7Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; And sealeth up the stars. 8Who alone stretcheth out theheavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea. 9Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south. 10Who doeth great things past finding out; Yea, marvellous things without number. nLo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not; He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.
JOB "Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him: 'What doest Thou?'
13God will not withdraw His anger; The helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him.
14How much less shall I answer Him, And choose out my arguments with Him? 15Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to Him that eontendeth with me. I6lf I had called, and He had an- swered me; Yet would I not believe that He would hearken unto my voice — 17He that would break me with a tempest, And multiply my wounds without cause; 18That would not suffer me to take my breath, But fill me with bitterness. 19If it be a matter of strength, lo, He is mighty I And if of justice, who will appoint me a time? *°Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; Though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse 21I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life. 22It is all one — therefore I say: He destroyeth the innocent and the wicked.
23If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless. 24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof; If it be not He, who then is it?
25Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good. ^They are passed away as the swift ships; As the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.
27lf I say: 'I will forget my com- plaint, I will put off my sad countenance} and be of good cheer', 28I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not hold me guiltless. 29I shall be condemned; Why then do I labour in vain? 30If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean; ^Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me. 82For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, That we should come together in judgment.
^There is no arbiter betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both. ^Let Him take His rod away from me, And let not His terror make me afraid; 35Then would I speak, and not fear Him; For I am not so with myself.
my 1 A My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
2I will say unto God: Do not con- demn me; Make me know wherefore Thou contendest with me* JOB 3Is it good unto Thee that Thou shouldest oppress, That Thou shouldest despise the work of Thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
4Hast Thou eyes of flesh, Or seest Thou as man seeth? 6Are Thy days as the days of man, Or Thy years as a man's days, 6That Thou inquirest after mine iniquity, And searchest after my sin, 7Although Thou knowest that shall not be condemned; And there is none that can deliver out of Thy hand? 8Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me Together round about; yet Thou dost destroy me! 9Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt Thou bring me into dust again? 10Hast Thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese? "Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews. J2Thou hast granted me life and favour, And Thy providence hath preserved my spirit. 13Yet these things Thou didst hide in Thy heart; I know that this is with Thee; 14If I sin, then Thou markest me. And Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
15If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head — ' Being filled with ignominy And looking upon mine affliction.
16And if it exalt itself, Thou huntest me as a lion; And again Thou showest Thyself marvellous upon me. 17Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And increasest Thine indignation upon me; Host succeeding host against me.
18Wherefore then hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb? Would that I had perished, and no eye had seen me! 19I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. 20Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, 21Bef ore I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; 22A land of thick darkness, as dark- ness itself; A land of the shadow of death, with- out any order, And where the light is as darkness.
1 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said: Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right? 3Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, And thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed; 4And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in Thine eyes.' 5But oh that God would speak, And open His lips against thee; 6And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, JOB That sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exactet] of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7Canst thou find out the deep thing of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty? 8It is high as heaven; what cans thou do? Deeper than the nether-world what canst thou know? ^he measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea. 10If He pass by, and shut up, Or gather in, then who can -hinder Him?
nFor He knoweth base men; And when He seeth iniquity, wil He not then consider it? \2But an empty man will get under- standing, When a wild ass's colt is born a man.
13If thou set thy heart aright, And stretch out thy hands toward Him — 14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents — "Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear; 16For thou shalt forget thy misery, Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away; 17And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety. 19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee. 20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee, And their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.
1 O Then Job answered and said: 2No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you. 3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; Yea, who knoweth not such things as these? 4I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, A man that called upon God, and He answered him; 1?he just, the innocent man is a laughing-stock, 5A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, A thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.
6The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure, In whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee; 80r speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall de- clare unto thee; 9Who knoweth not among all these, That the hand of the LOED hath wrought this?
JOB 10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind. — nDoth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food? ^Is wisdom with aged men, And understanding in length of days? — 13 With Him is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understand- ing. 14Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16With Hun is strength and sound wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are His. 17He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges raaketh He fools. 18He looseth the bond of kings, And bindeth their loins with a girdle. 19He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty. 20He removeth the speech of men of trust, And taketh away the sense of the elders.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.
^He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shad- ow of death. 28He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and lead- eth them away.
24He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25They grope in the dark without light, And He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
1 Q Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, ^ Mine ear hath heard and under- stood it.
2What ye know, do I know also; I am not inferior unto you. Notwithstanding I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God. 4But ye are plasterers of lies, Ye are all physicians of no value. 50h that ye would altogether hold your peace!
And it would be your wisdom. 6Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips. TWill ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for Him? 8Will ye show Him favour? Will ye contend for God? 9Would it be good that He should search you out? Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him? 10He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show favour. "Shall not His majesty terrify you, And His dread fall upon you? ^Your memorials shall be like unto ashes, Your eminences to eminences of clay.
I3Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, And let come on me what will. "Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand.
JOB 15Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; But I will argue my ways before Him.
16This also shall be my salvation, That a hypocrite cannot come be- fore Him.
17Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears. 18Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 19Who is he that will contend with me?
For then would I hold my peace and die.
20Only do not two things unto me, Then will I not hide myself from Thee: 21Withdraw Thy hand far from me; And let not Thy terror make me afraid.
^Then call Thou, and I will an- swer; Or let me speak, and answer Thou me. ^How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
^Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, And boldest me for Thine enemy? 26Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble? 26That Thou sliouldest write bitter things against me. And make me to inherit the in- iquities of my youth. 27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And lookest narrowly unto all my paths, Thou drawest Thee a line about the soles of my feet; consumeth, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
1 A Man that is born of a woman x^ Is of few days, and full of trou- ble. 2He cometh forth like a flower, and wither eth; He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 3And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, And bringest me into judgment with Thee? 4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is with Thee, And Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 6Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hire- ling, his day.
7For 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. 8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground; 9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant. 10But man dieth, and lieth low; Yea, man perisheth, and where is he? "As the waters fail from the sea, And the river is drained dry; ' 12So man lieth down and riseth not; Till the heavens be no more, the> shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.
180h that Thou wouldest hide me in the nether-world, That Thou wouldest keep me secret, until Thy wrath be past, That Thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! — 14If a man die, may he live again? All the days of my service would I wait, Till my relief should come — 15Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands. 18But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin; 17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou heapest up mine iniquity. 18And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, And the rock is removed out of its place; 19The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth, So Thou destroyest the hope of man. 20Thqu prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. 2lHis sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he regardeth them not. ^But his flesh grieveth for him, And his soul mourneth over him.
1 K Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said: 2Should a wise man make answer with windy knowledge, And fill his belly with the east wind? 'Should he reason with • unprofit- able talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4Yea^thou doest away with fear, And impairest devotion before God. 5For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7Art thou the first man that was born? ' Or wast thou brought forth before the hills? 8Dost thou hearken in the council of God? And, dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? 9What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us? 10With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much older than thy father. nAre the consolations of God too small for thee, And the word that dealeth gently with thee? 12Why doth thy heart carry thee away?
And why do thine eyes wink? 13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, And lettest such words go out of thy mouth. 14What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 15Behold, He putteth no trust in His holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in His sight.
JOB "How much less one that is abomi- nable and impure, Man who drinketh iniquity like water!
17I will tell thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare — 18Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it; 19TJnto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them. 20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor. 21 A sound of terrors is in his ears In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. ^fie believeth not that he shall re- turn out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword. ^He wandereth abroad for bread Where is it?'
He knoweth that the day of dark- ness is ready at his hand. ^Distress and anguish overwhelm him; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle. 25Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly , against the Almighty; 26He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, With the thick bosses of his buck- lers. "Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And made collops of fat on his loins; 28And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man would in- habit, Which were ready to become heaps. 29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their produce bend to the earth.
30He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of His mouth shall he go away.
31Let him not trust in vanity, de- ceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense. ^It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be leafy. 33He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall cast off his flower as the olive. ^For the company of the godless shall be desolate, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery. 36They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their belly prepareth deceit.
Then Job answered and said: 2I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are ye all. 3Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?
4I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you. 5I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.
6Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; And though I forbear, what am I eased?
JOB 7But now He hath made me weary; Thou hast made desolate all my company 8And Thou hast shrivelled me up, which is a witness against me; And my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth to my face. 9He hath torn me in His wrath, and hated me; He hath gnashed upon me with His teeth; Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; They gather themselves together against me.
"God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked. 12I was at ease, and He broke me asunder; Yea, He hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces; He hath also set me up for His mark. 13His archers compass me round about, He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground. 14He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant. 15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust 16My face is reddened with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death; 17Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
180 earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting- place.
^Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, And He that testifieth of me is on high.
20Mine inward thoughts are my in- tercessors, Mine eye poureth out tears unto God; 21That He would set aright a man contending with God, As a son of man setteth aright his neighbour!
22For the years that are few are com- ing on, And I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct, The grave is ready for me.
2Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye abideth in their provocation. * 3Give now a pledge, be surety for me with Thyself; Who else is there that will strike hands with me?
4For Thou hast hid their heart from understanding; Therefore shalt Thou not exalt them.
6He that denounceth his friends for the sake of flattering, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6He hath made me also a byword of the people; And I am^become one in whose face they spit. 'Mine eye also is dimmed by reason of vexation, And all my members are as a shadow. 8Upright men are astonished at this, JOB And the innocent stirreth up him- self against the godless. 9Yet the righteous holdeth on his way,. And he that hath clean hands waxeth stronger and stronger. 10But as for you all, do ye return, anc come now; And I -shall not find a wise man among you. uMy days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart. ^They change the night into day; The light is short because of dark- ness. 13If I look for the nether-world as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness; 14If I have said to corruption: 'Thou art my father', To the worm: Thou art my mother, and my sister'; 15Wfyere then is my hope?
And as for my hope, who shall see it?
16They shall go down to the bars of the nether-world, When we are at rest together in the dust.
1 Q Then answered Bildad the Shu- ±a hite, and said: 2How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
3Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And reputed dull in your sight? Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?
5Yea, the light of the wicked shaU be put out, i And the spark of his fire shall not , shine.
6The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp over him shall be put out. The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down. 8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils. 9A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him. 10A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way. "Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, And shall entrap him at his feet. 12His trouble shall be ravenous, And calamity shall be ready for his fall. 13It shall devour the members of his body, Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members. 14That wherein he trusteth shall be plucked out of his tent; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors. 15There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16His roots shall dry up beneath, And above shall his branch wither. 17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name abroad. 18He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world. 19He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20They that come after shall be astonished at his day, JOB As they that went before are af- frighted.
21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
1 Q Then Job answered and said: 2How long will ye vex my soul, And crush me with words? 3These ten times have ye reproached me; Ye are not ashamed that ye deal harshly with me. 4And be it indeed that I have erred, Mine error remaineth with myself. 6If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach, 6Know now that God hath subverted my cause, And hath compassed me with His net. 7Behold; I cry out: ' Violence F but I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no justice. 8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
9He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
10He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath He plucked up like a tree. nHe hath also kindled His wrath against me, And He counteth me unto Him as one of His adversaries. 12His troops come on together, And cast up their way against me, And encamp round about my tent. I8He hath put my brethren far from me, And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me. 14My kinsfolk have failed, i And my familiar friends have for- gotten me.
15They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stran- I am become an alien in their sight. ^6I call unto my servant, and he, giveth me no answer, Though I entreat him with my mouth.
17My breath is abhorred of my wife, And I am loathsome to the children of my tribe. 18Even urchins despise me; If I arise, they speak against me. 19A11 my intimate friends abhor me; And they whom I loved are turned against me. 20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, 0 ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
22Why do ye persecute me as God, And are not satisfied with my flesh? ^Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
24That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever! 26But as for me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, And that He will witness at the last upon the dust; 26And when after my skin this is de- stroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God; 27Whom I, even I, shall see for my- self, And mine eyes shall behold, and not another's.
JOB My reins are consumed within me, 28If ye say: 'How we will persecute him!' Seeing that the root of the matter is found in me; 29Be ye afraid of the sword; For wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, That ye may know there is a judg- ment.
OQ Then answered Zophar the Naa- v mathite, and said: 2Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of mine agitation that is in me. 3I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame, But out of my understanding my spirit answereth me.
4Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth, That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment? 6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds; 7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; They that have seen him shall say 'Where is he?' 8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found; Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night, ^he eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.
10His children shall appease the poor, And his hands shall restore his wealth. nHis bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust. 12Though wickedness be sweet in his.
mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue; 13Though he spare it, and will not let it go.
But keep it still within his mouth; 14Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him. 15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God shall cast them out of his beUy. 16He shall suck the poison of asps; The viper's tongue shall slay him.
17He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and curd.
18That which he laboured for shall he give back, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He iath violently 'taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
"Because he knew no quietness with- in him, In his greed he suffered nought to escape, 21There was nothing left that he devoured not — Therefore his prosperity shall not endure. ^In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him. "It shall be for the filling of his belly; He shall cast the fierceness of His wrath upon him, And shall cause it to rain upon him into his flesh. 24If he flee from the iron weapon, JOB The bow of brass shall strike him through. ^Ee draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body, Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; Terrors are upon him. 26A11 darkness is laid up for his treas- ures; A fire not blown by man shall con- sume him; It shall go ill with him that is left in his tent'.
27The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him 28The increase of his house shall de- part, His goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath 29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.
9 1 Then Job answered and said: ^ •*• 2Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations. 8Suffer me, that I may speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on. 4As for me, is my complaint to man?
Or why should I not be impatient? 6Turn unto me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth. 6Even when I remember I am affrighted, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.
7Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power? 8Their seed is established in their sight with them, And their offspring before their eyes.
9Their houses are safe, without fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them. 10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. "They send forth their 'little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
"They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
13They spend their days in prosperity, And peacefully they go down to the grave. 14Yet they said unto God: 'Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways. 15What is the Almighty, that wo should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?7 — 1<3Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17How oft i_s it that the lamp of, the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That He distributeth pains in His anger? 18That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm stealol-h away? 19fGod layeth up his iniquity for his children1'— Let Him recompense it unto him- self, that he may know it, 20Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him 'drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
JOB aFor what pleasure hath he in his house after him? Seeing the number of his months is determined.
22Shall any teach God knowledge? Seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high. 230ne dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet; ^His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened. 25And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And hath never tasted of good.
26They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.
27Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices which ye wrong- fully imagine against me. 28For ye say: 'Where is the house of