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Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2
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? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4
If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
5
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6
If thou
wert
pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8
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, because our days upon earth
are
a shadow:)
10
Shall not they teach thee,
and
tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12
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 hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
14
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust
shall be
a spider’s web.
15
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16
He
is
green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17
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,
saying,
I have not seen thee.
19
Behold, this
is
the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
20
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect
man,
neither will he help the evil doers:
21
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
22
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
9
Then Job answered and said,
2
I know
it is
so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3
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 hath prospered?
5
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6
Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11
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 can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13
If
God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
14
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,
but
I would make supplication to my judge.
16
If I had called, and he had answered me;
yet
would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
17
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
19
If
I speak
of strength, lo,
he is
strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time
to plead?
20
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me:
if I say, I am
perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
21
Though
I
were
perfect,
yet
would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22
This
is
one
thing,
therefore I said
it,
He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24
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
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26
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 heaviness, and comfort
myself:
28
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29
If
I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
30
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
31
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,
and
we should come together in judgment.
33
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 fear terrify me:
35
Then
would I speak, and not fear him; but
it is
not so with me.
10
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 contendest with me.
3
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?
5
Are
thy days as the days of man?
are
thy years as man’s days,
6
That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?
7
Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and
there is
none that can deliver out of thine hand.
8
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 the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10
Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11
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 visitation hath preserved my spirit.
13
And these
things
hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this
is
with thee.
14
If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
15
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
For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
17
Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war
are
against me.
18
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 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 take comfort a little,
21
Before I go
whence
I shall not return,
even
to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22
A land of darkness, as darkness
itself; and
of the shadow of death, without any order, and
where
the light
is
as darkness.
11
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4
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;
6
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 unto perfection?
8
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.
10
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider
it?
12
For vain man would be wise, though man be born
like
a wild ass’s colt.
13
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14
If iniquity
be
in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16
Because thou shalt forget
thy
misery,
and
remember
it
as waters
that
pass away:
17
And
thine
age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig
about thee, and
thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19
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 they shall not escape, and their hope
shall be as
the giving up of the ghost.
12
And Job answered and said,
2
No doubt but ye
are
the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3
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
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 slip with
his
feet
is as
a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6
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 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.
9
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 breath of all mankind.
11
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12
With the ancient
is
wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13
With him
is
wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14
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: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16
With him
is
strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver
are
his.
17
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22
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 enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them
again.
24
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
drunken
man.
13
Lo, mine eye hath seen all
this,
mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2
What ye know,
the same
do I know also: I
am
not inferior unto you.
3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
4
But ye
are
forgers of lies, ye
are
all physicians of no value.
5
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
6
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
8
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
9
Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye
so
mock him?
10
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
11
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
12
Your remembrances
are
like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
13
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what
will.
14
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
15
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
16
He also
shall be
my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
17
Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
18
Behold now, I have ordered
my
cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19
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.
21
Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
22
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.
24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
25
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.
27
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
And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
14
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: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
4
Who can bring a clean
thing
out of an unclean? not one.
5
Seeing his days
are
determined, the number of his months
are
with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
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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 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 bring forth boughs like a plant.
10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where
is
he?
11
As
the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12
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 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 appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
15
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?
17
My transgression
is
sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
19
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: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21
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 upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
15
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
3
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
5
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7
Art
thou the first man
that
was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
8
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?
10
With us
are
both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
11
Are
the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
12
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
13
That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest
such
words go out of thy mouth?
14
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 saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
16
How much more abominable and filthy
is
man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
17
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 hid
it:
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Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
20
The wicked man travaileth with pain all
his
days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21
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 waited for of the sword.
23
He wandereth abroad for bread,
saying,
Where
is it?
he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26
He runneth upon him,
even
on
his
neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
27
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on
his
flanks.
28
And he dwelleth in desolate cities,
and
in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
29
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.
31
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
32
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
33
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34
For the congregation of hypocrites
shall be
desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
35
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
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