Bible in 90 Days
25 Bildad proveth that no man is clean nor without sin before God.
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 [a]Power and fear is with him, that maketh peace in his places.
3 Is there any number in his armies? [b]and upon whom shall not his light arise?
4 And how may a man [c]be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of woman?
5 Behold, he will give no light to the Moon, [d]and the Stars are unclean in his sight.
6 How much more man, a worm, even the son of man, which is but a worm?
26 Job showeth that man cannot help God, and proveth it by his miracles.
1 But Job answered, and said,
2 [e]Whom helpest thou? him that hath no power? savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
3 Whom counselest thou? him that hath no wisdom? [f]thou showest right well as the thing is.
4 To whom dost thou declare these words? or whose spirit [g]cometh out of thee?
5 The [h]dead things are formed under the waters, and near unto them.
6 The grave is [i]naked before him, and there is no covering for [j]destruction.
7 He stretcheth out the [k]North over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8 He bindeth the waters in his clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them.
9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10 He hath set bounds [l]about the waters, until the [m]day and night come to an end.
11 The [n]pillars of heaven tremble and quake at his reproof.
12 The sea is calm by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth the pride thereof.
13 His Spirit hath garnished the heavens, and his hand hath formed the crooked [o]serpent.
14 Lo, these are part of his ways: but [p]how little a portion hear we of him? and who can understand his fearful power?
27 3 The constancy and perfectness of Job. 13 The reward of the wicked and of the tyrants.
1 Moreover Job proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
2 The living God hath taken away my [q]judgment: for the Almighty hath put my soul in bitterness.
3 Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrils,
4 [r]My lips surely shall speak no wickedness, and my tongue shall utter no deceit.
5 God forbid, that I should [s]justify you: until I die, I will never take away mine [t]innocency from myself.
6 I will keep my righteousness, and will not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprove me of my [u]days.
7 Mine enemy shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the unrighteous.
8 For what [v]hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped up riches, if God take away his soul?
9 Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?
10 Will he set his delight on the Almighty? will he call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you what is in the hand of [w]God, and I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves [x]have seen it: why then do you thus vanish [y]vanity?
13 This is the [z]portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
14 If his children be in great number, the sword shall destroy them, and his posterity shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widows [aa]shall not weep.
16 Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay,
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as the [ab]moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.
19 When the rich man sleepeth, [ac]he shall not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.
20 Terrors shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall carry him away by night.
21 The East wind shall take him away, and he shall depart: and it shall hurl him out of his place.
22 And God shall cast upon him and not spare, though he would fain flee out of his hand.
23 Every man shall clap their hands at him, and hiss at him out of their place.
28 Job showeth that the wisdom of God is unsearchable.
1 The silver surely hath his vein, [ad]and the gold his palace, where they take it.
2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 God putteth an end to darkness, [ae]and he trieth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkness, and of the shadow of death.
4 The flood breaketh out against the [af]inhabitant, and the waters [ag]forgotten of the foot, being higher than man, are gone away.
5 Out of the same earth cometh [ah]bread, and under it, as it were fire is turned up.
6 The stones thereof are a place [ai]of Sapphires, and the dust of it is gold.
7 There is a path which no fowl hath known, neither hath the kite’s eye seen it.
8 The Lion’s whelps have not walked it, nor the Lion passed thereby.
9 He putteth his hand upon the [aj]rocks, and overthroweth the mountains by the roots.
10 He breaketh rivers in the roots, and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 He bindeth the floods, that they do not overflow, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he to light.
12 But where is wisdom found? [ak]and where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not [al]the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the living.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me: the Sea also saith, It is not with me.
15 [am]Gold shall not be given for it, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 It shall not be valued with the wedge of gold of Ophir, nor with the precious onyx, nor the sapphire.
17 The gold nor the crystal shall be equal unto it, nor the exchange shall be for plate of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the [an]gabish: for wisdom is more precious than pearls.
19 The Topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal unto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold.
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding,
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the living, and is hid from the [ao]fowls of the heaven?
22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 But God understandeth the [ap]way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 For he beholdeth the ends of the world, and seeth all that is under heaven,
25 To make the weight of the winds and to weigh the waters by measure.
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunders,
27 Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it, and also considered it.
28 And unto man he said, Behold, (A)the [aq]fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.
29 1 Job complaineth of the prosperity of the time past. 7, 21 His authority. 22 Justice and equity.
1 So Job proceeded, and continued his parable, saying,
2 Oh that I were as [ar]in times past, when God preserved me!
3 When his [as]light shined upon mine head: and when by his light I walked through the [at]darkness,
4 As I was in the days of my youth: when [au]God’s providence was upon my tabernacle:
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children round about me:
6 when I washed my paths [av]with butter, and when the rock poured me out rivers of oil:
7 When I went out to the gate, even to the judgment seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seat in the street.
8 The young men saw me, and [aw]hid themselves, and the aged arose, and stood up.
9 The princes stayed talk, and laid their hand on their [ax]mouth.
10 The voice of princes was hid, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 And when the [ay]ear heard me, it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to [az]me.
12 For I delivered the [ba]poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13 [bb]The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to rejoice.
14 I put [bc]on justice, and it covered me: my judgment was as a robe, and a crown.
15 I was the eyes to the blind, and I was the feet to the lame.
16 I was a father unto the poor, and when I knew not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
17 I brake also the jaws of the unrighteous man, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 Then I said, I shall die in my [bd]nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19 For my root is [be]spread out by the water, and the dew shall lie upon my branch.
20 My glory shall renew toward me, and my bow shall be restored in mine hand.
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and held their tongue at my counsel.
22 After my words they replied not, and my talk [bf]dropped upon them.
23 And they waited for me, as for the rain, and they opened their mouth [bg]as for the latter rain.
24 If I [bh]laughed on them, they believed it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance [bi]to fall.
25 I appointed out [bj]their way, and did sit as chief, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.
30 1 Job complaineth that he is contemned of the most contemptible, 11, 21 because of his adversity and affliction. 23 Death is the house of all flesh.
1 But now they that are younger than I, [bk]mock me: yea, they whose fathers I have refused to set with the [bl]dogs of my flocks.
2 For whereto should the strength of their hands have served me, seeing age [bm]perished in them?
3 For poverty and famine they were solitary, fleeing into the wilderness, which is dark, desolate and waste.
4 They cut up [bn]nettles by the bushes, and the juniper roots was their meat.
5 They were [bo]chased forth from among men: they shouted at them, as at a thief.
6 Therefore they dwelt in the clefts of rivers, in the holes of the earth and rocks.
7 They roared among the bushes, and under the thistles they gathered themselves.
8 They were the children of fools, and the children of villains, which were more vile than the earth.
9 And now am I their [bp]song, and I am their talk.
10 They abhor me, and flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
11 Because that God hath loosed my [bq]cord and humbled me, [br]they have loosed the bridle before me.
12 The youth rise up at my right hand: they have pushed my feet, and have trode on me as on the [bs]paths of their destruction.
13 They have destroyed my paths: they took pleasure at my calamity, they had no [bt]help.
14 They came as a great breach of waters, and [bu]under this calamity they come on heaps.
15 Fear is turned upon me: and they pursue my soul as the wind, and mine health passeth away as a cloud.
16 Therefore my soul is now [bv]poured out upon me, and the days of affliction have taken hold on me.
17 [bw]It pierceth my bones in the night, and my sinews take no rest.
18 For the great vehemency is my garments changed, which compasseth me about, as the collar of my coat.
19 [bx]He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like ashes and dust.
20 When I cry unto thee, thou dost not hear me, neither regardest me, when I stand up.
21 Thou turnest thyself [by]cruelly against me, and art enemy unto me with the strength of thine hand.
22 Thou takest me up and causest me to ride upon the [bz]wind, and makest my [ca]strength to fail.
23 Surely I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all the living.
24 Doubtless none can stretch his hand [cb]unto the grave, though they cry in his destruction.
25 Did not I weep with him that was in trouble? was not my soul in heaviness for the poor?
26 Yet when I looked for good, [cc]evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
27 My bowels did boil without rest: for the days of affliction are come upon me.
28 I went mourning [cd]without sun: I stood up in the Congregation [ce]and cried.
29 I am a brother to the [cf]Dragons, and a companion to the Ostriches.
30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burnt with [cg]heat.
31 Therefore mine harp is turned to mourning, and mine organs into the voice of them that weep.
31 1 Job reciteth the innocence of his living and number of his virtues, which declareth what ought to be the life of the faithful.
1 I made a covenant with mine [ch]eyes: why then should I think on [ci]a maid?
2 For what portion should I have of God from above? and what inheritance of the almighty from on high?
3 Is not destruction to the wicked, and strange punishment to [cj]the workers of iniquity?
4 Doth not he behold my ways, and tell all my steps?
5 If I have walked in vanity, or if my foot hath made haste to deceit?
6 Let God weigh me in the just balance, and he shall know my [ck]uprightness.
7 If my step hath turned out of the way, or mine heart hath [cl]walked after mine eye, or if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands,
8 Let me sow, and let another [cm]eat: yea, let my plants be rooted out.
9 If mine heart hath been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at the door of my neighbor,
10 Let my wife [cn]grind unto another man, and let other men bow down upon her.
11 For this is a wickedness, and iniquity to be condemned.
12 Yea, this is a fire that shall devour [co]to destruction, and which shall root out all my increase.
13 If I did contemn the judgment of my servant, and of my maid, when they [cp]did contend with me,
14 What then shall I do when [cq]God standeth up? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answer?
15 He that hath made me in the womb, hath he not made [cr]him? hath not he alone fashioned us in the womb?
16 If I restrained the poor of their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow [cs]to fail,
17 Or have eaten my morsels alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof,
18 (For from my youth hath he grown up with me [ct]as with a father, and from my mother’s womb have I been a guide unto her.)
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering,
20 If his loins have not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21 If I have lifted [cu]up mine hand against the fatherless, when I saw that I might help him in the gate,
22 Let mine [cv]arm fall from my shoulder, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23 For God’s punishment was [cw]fearful unto me, and I could not be delivered from his Highness.
24 If I made gold mine hope, or have said to the wedge of gold, Thou art my confidence,
25 If I rejoiced because my substance was great, or because mine hand had gotten much,
26 If I did behold the [cx]sun, when it shined, or the moon walking in her brightness,
27 If mine heart did flatter me in secret, or if my mouth did kiss mine [cy]hand,
28 (This also had been an iniquity to be condemned: for I had denied the God [cz]above.)
29 If I rejoiced at his destruction that hated me, or was moved to joy when evil came upon him,
30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse unto his soul.
31 Did not the men of my [da]Tabernacle say, Who shall give us of his flesh? we cannot be satisfied.
32 The stranger did not lodge in the street, but I opened my doors unto him, that went by the way.
33 If I have hid [db]my sins, as Adam, concealing mine iniquity in my bosom,
34 Though I could have made afraid a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did [dc]fear me: so I kept [dd]silence, and went not out of the door.
35 Oh that I had some to hear me! behold my [de]sign that the Almighty will witness for me: though mine adversary should write a book against me,
36 Would not I take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a [df]crown unto me?
37 I will tell him the number of my goings, and go unto him as to a [dg]prince.
38 If my land [dh]cry against me, or the furrows thereof complain together,
39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without silver: or if I have grieved [di]the souls of the masters thereof,
40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle in the stead of barley.
THE [dj]WORDS OF JOB ARE ENDED.
32 2 Elihu reproveth them of folly. 8 Age maketh not a man wise, but the spirit of God.
1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he [dk]esteemed himself just.
2 Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the [dl]Buzite, of the family of [dm]Ram, was kindled: his wrath, I say, was kindled against Job, because he justified himself [dn]more than God.
3 Also his anger was kindled against his three friends, because they could not find an answer, and yet condemned Job.
4 (Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken: for [do]they were more ancient in years than he.)
5 So when Elihu saw, that there was none answer in the mouth of the three men, his wrath was kindled.
6 Therefore Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite answered and said, I am young in years, and ye are ancient: therefore I doubted, and was afraid to show you mine opinion.
7 For I said, The days [dp]shall speak, and the multitude of years shall teach wisdom.
8 Surely there is a spirit in man, [dq]but the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.
9 Great men are not always wise, neither do the aged always understand judgment.
10 Therefore I say, Hear me and I will show also mine opinion.
11 Behold, I did wait upon your words, and hearkened unto your knowledge, while you sought out [dr]reasons.
12 Yea, when I had considered you, lo, there was none of you that reproved Job, nor answered his words:
13 Lest ye should say, We have [ds]found wisdom: for God hath cast him down, and no man.
14 Yet hath [dt]he not directed his words to me, neither will I answer [du]him by your words.
15 Then they fearing, answered no more, but left off their talk.
16 When I had waited (for they spake not, but stood still and answered no more)
17 Then answered I in my turn, and I showed mine opinion.
18 For I am full of [dv]matter, and the spirit within me compelleth me.
19 Behold, my belly is as the wine, which hath no vent, and like the new bottles that burst.
20 Therefore will I speak, that I may take breath: I will open my lips, and will answer.
21 I will not now accept the person of man, [dw]neither will I give titles to man.
22 For I may not give [dx]titles, lest my Maker should take me away suddenly.
33 5 Elihu accuseth Job of ignorance. 14 He showeth that God hath divers means to instruct man and to draw him from sin. 19, 29 He afflicteth man and suddenly delivereth him. 26 Man being delivered giveth thanks to God.
1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my talk, and hearken unto all my words.
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My words are in the uprightness of mine heart, and my lips shall speak pure knowledge.
4 The [dy]Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5 If thou canst give me answer, prepare thyself and stand before me.
6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in [dz]God’s stead: I am also formed of the clay.
7 Behold, my terror shall not fear thee, neither shall mine hand [ea]be heavy upon thee.
8 Doubtless thou hast spoken in mine ears, and I have heard the voice of thy words.
9 I am [eb]clean, without sin: I am innocent and there is none iniquity in me.
10 Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemy.
11 He hath put my feet in the stocks, and looketh narrowly unto all my paths.
12 Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he doth not [ec]give account of all his matters.
14 For God speaketh [ed]once or twice, and one seeth it not.
15 In dreams and [ee]visions of the night, when sleep falleth upon men, and they sleep upon their beds,
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, even by their corrections, which he [ef]had sealed,
17 That he might cause man to turn away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the [eg]pride of man,
18 And keep back his soul from the pit, and that his life should not pass by the sword.
19 He is also stricken with sorrow upon his bed, and the grief of his bones is sore,
20 So that his [eh]life causeth him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21 His flesh faileth that it cannot be seen, and his bones which were not seen, clatter.
22 So his soul draweth to the grave, and his life [ei]to the buriers.
23 If there be a [ej]messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand [ek]to declare unto man his righteousness,
24 Then will he have [el]mercy upon him, and will say, [em]Deliver him, that he go not down into the pit: for I have received a reconciliation.
25 Then shall his flesh be [en]as fresh as a child’s, and shall return as in the days of his youth.
26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him, and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his [eo]righteousness.
27 He looketh upon men, and if one say, I have sinned, and [ep]perverted righteousness, and it did not profit [eq]me,
28 [er]He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these things will God work [es]twice or thrice with a man,
30 That he may turn back his soul from the pit, to be illuminated in the light of the living.
31 Mark well, O Job, and hear me: keep silence and I will speak.
32 If there be [et]matter, answer me, and speak: for I desire to [eu]justify thee.
33 If thou hast not, hear me: hold thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisdom.
34 5 Elihu chargeth Job, that he called himself righteous. 12 He showeth that God is just in his judgments. 24 God destroyeth the mighty. 30 By him the hypocrite reigneth.
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 Hear my words, ye [ev]wise men, and hearken unto me ye that have knowledge.
3 For the ear trieth the words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
4 Let us seek [ew]judgment among us, and let us know among ourselves what is good.
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken [ex]away my judgment.
6 Should I lie in my [ey]right? my wound of the arrow is [ez]grievous without my sin.
7 What man is like Job, that drinketh [fa]scornfulness like water?
8 Which goeth in the [fb]company of them that work iniquity, and walketh with wicked men?
9 For he hath said, It [fc]profiteth a man nothing that he should [fd]walk with God.
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of wisdom, God forbid that wickedness should be in God, and iniquity in the Almighty.
11 For he will render unto man according to his work, and cause everyone to find according to his way.
12 And certainly God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
13 Whom (B)hath he appointed over the earth besides himself? or who hath placed the whole world?
14 If [fe]he set his heart upon man, and gather unto himself his spirit [ff]and his breath,
15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust.
16 And if thou hast understanding, hear this, and hearken to the voice of my words.
17 Shall he that hateth judgment, [fg]govern? and wilt thou judge him wicked that is most just?
18 Wilt thou say unto a king, Thou art [fh]wicked? or to princes, Ye are ungodly?
19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, and regardeth not the rich, more than the poor? for they be all the work of his hands.
20 They shall die suddenly, [fi]and the people shall be troubled at midnight, [fj]and they shall pass forth and take away the mighty without hand.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There is no darkness nor shadow of death, that the workers of iniquity might be hid therein.
23 For he will not lay on man so much, that he should [fk]enter into judgment with God.
24 He shall break the mighty without [fl]seeking, and shall set up others in their stead.
25 Therefore shall he declare their [fm]works: he shall turn the [fn]night, and they shall be destroyed.
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the [fo]seers,
27 Because they have turned back from him, and would not consider all his ways:
28 So that they have caused the voice of the poor to [fp]come unto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 And when he giveth quietness, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can behold him, whether it be upon nations, or upon a man only?
30 Because the [fq]hypocrite doth reign, and because the people are snared.
31 Surely it appertaineth unto God [fr]to say, I have pardoned, I will not destroy.
32 [fs]But if I see not, teach thou me: if I have done wickedly, I will do no more.
33 Will he perform the thing through [ft]thee? for thou hast reproved [fu]it, because that thou hast chosen, and not I: now speak what thou knowest.
34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 Job hath not spoken of knowledge, neither were his words according to wisdom.
36 I desire that Job may be [fv]tried, unto the end, touching the answers for wicked men.
37 For he [fw]addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
35 6 Neither doth godliness profit, or ungodliness hurt God, but man. 13 The wicked cry unto God and are not heard.
1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,
2 Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am [fx]more righteous than God?
3 For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee, and what availeth it me, to purge me from my sin?
4 Therefore will I answer thee, and thy [fy]companions with thee.
5 Look unto the heaven, and see and behold the [fz]clouds which are higher than thou.
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou [ga]against him, yea, when thy sins be many, what doest thou unto him?
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou unto him? or what receiveth he at thine hand?
8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
9 They cause many that are oppressed, [gb]to cry, which cry out for the violence of the mighty.
10 But none saith, Where is God that made me, which giveth songs in the night?
11 Which teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and giveth us more wisdom than the fowls of the heaven.
12 Then they cry because of the violence of the wicked, [gc]but he answereth not.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, [gd]yet judgment is before him: trust thou in him.
15 But now because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the evil with great extremity,
16 Therefore Job [ge]openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.
36 1 Elihu showeth the power of God. 6 And his justice. 9 And wherefore he punisheth. 13 The property of the wicked.
1 Elihu also proceeded and said,
2 Suffer me a little and I will instruct thee: for I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
3 I will fetch [gf]my knowledge afar off, and will attribute righteousness unto my maker.
4 For truly my words shall not be false, and he that is [gg]perfect in knowledge, speaketh with thee.
5 Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is [gh]mighty and valiant of courage.
6 He [gi]maintaineth not the wicked, but he giveth judgment to the afflicted.
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with [gj]kings in the throne, where he placeth them forever: thus they are exalted.
8 And if they be bound in fetters and tied with the cords of affliction,
9 Then will he show them their [gk]work and their sins, because they have been proud.
10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth them that they return from iniquity.
11 (C)If they obey and serve him, they shall end their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures:
12 But if they will not obey, they shall pass by the sword and perish [gl]without knowledge.
13 But the hypocrites [gm]of heart increase the wrath: for they [gn]call not when he bindeth them.
14 Their soul dieth in [go]youth, and their life among the whoremongers.
15 He delivereth the poor in his afflictions, and openeth their ear in trouble.
16 Even so would he have taken thee out of the straight place into a broad place, and not shut up beneath: and [gp]that which resteth upon thy table had been full of fat.
17 But thou art full of the [gq]judgment of the wicked, though judgment and equity maintain all things.
18 [gr]For God’s wrath is, lest he should take thee away in thine abundance: for no multitude of gifts can deliver thee.
19 Will he regard thy riches? he regardeth not gold, nor all them that excel in strength.
20 [gs]Be not careful in the night, how he destroyeth the people out of their place.
21 Take thou heed: look not to [gt]iniquity: for thou hast chosen it rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?
23 Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
25 All men see it, and men behold it [gu]afar off.
26 Behold, God is excellent, [gv]and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
27 When he restraineth the drops of water, the rain [gw]poureth down by the vapor thereof,
28 Which rain the clouds do drop and let fall abundantly upon man.
29 Who can know the divisions of the clouds, and the thunders of his [gx]Tabernacle?
30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon [gy]it, and covereth the [gz]bottom of the sea.
31 For thereby he judgeth [ha]the people, and giveth meat abundantly.
32 He covereth the light with the clouds, and commanded them to go [hb]against it.
33 [hc]His companion showeth him therefore, and there is anger in rising up.
37 1 Elihu proveth that the unsearchable wisdom of God is manifest by his works. 4 As by the thunders. 6 The snow. 9 The whirlwind. 11 And the rain.
1 At this also mine heart is [hd]astonied, and is moved out of his place.
2 Hear the [he]sound of his voice, and the noise that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his light unto the ends of the world.
4 After it a noise soundeth: he thundereth with the voice of his majesty, and he will not stay [hf]them when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvelously with his voice: he worketh great things, which we know not.
6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou upon the earth [hg]likewise to the small rain and to the great rain of his power.
7 With the force thereof he [hh]shutteth up every man, that all men may know his work.
8 Then the beasts go into the den, and remain in their places.
9 The whirlwind cometh out of the South, and the cold from the [hi]North wind.
10 At the breath of God the frost is given, and the breadth of the waters [hj]is made narrow.
11 He maketh also the clouds to [hk]labor, to water the earth, and scattereth the cloud of [hl]his light.
12 And it is turned about by his government, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the whole world:
13 Whether it be for [hm]punishment, or for his land, or of mercy, he causeth it to come.
14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Didst thou know when God disposed them? and caused the [hn]light of his cloud to shine?
16 Hast thou known the [ho]variety of the cloud, and the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge?
17 Or how thy clothes are [hp]warm, when he maketh the earth quiet through the South wind?
18 Hast thou stretched out the heavens, which are strong, and as a molten [hq]glass?
19 Tell us what we shall say unto him: for we cannot dispose our matter because of [hr]darkness.
20 Shall it be [hs]told him when I speak? or shall man speak when he shall be [ht]destroyed?
21 And now men see not the light, [hu]which shineth in the clouds, but the wind passeth and cleanseth them.
22 The [hv]brightness cometh out of the North: the praise thereof is to God, which is terrible.
23 It is the Almighty: we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power and judgment, and abundant in justice: he [hw]afflicteth not.
24 Let men therefore fear him: for he will not regard any that are wise in their own conceit.
38 1 God speaketh to Job, and declareth the weakness of man in the consideration of his creatures, by whose excellency the power, justice, and providence of the Creator is known.
1 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the [hx]whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that [hy]darkeneth the counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I [hz]will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
4 Where wast thou when I [ia]laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest, or who hath stretched the line over it:
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof set: or who laid the cornerstone thereof:
7 When the stars of the morning [ib]praised me together, and all the [ic]children of God rejoiced:
8 Or who hath shut up the Sea with doors, when it issued and came forth as out of the womb:
9 When I made the clouds as a covering thereof, and darkness as the [id]swaddling bands thereof:
10 When I establisheth my commandment upon it, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, hitherto shalt thou come, but no further, and here shall it [ie]stay thy proud waves.
12 Hast thou commanded the [if]morning since thy days? hast thou caused the morning to know his place?
13 That it might take hold of the corners of the earth, and that the wicked might be [ig]shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to fashion, [ih]and all stand up as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the bottoms of the sea? or hast thou walked to seek out the [ii]depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? tell if thou knowest all this.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and where is the place of darkness,
20 That thou [ij]shouldest receive it in the bounds thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knewest thou it, because thou wast then born? and because the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have hid [ik]against the time of trouble, against the day of war and battle?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the East wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided the spouts for the rain? or the way for the lightning of the thunders,
26 To cause it to rain on the earth where no man is, and in the wilderness where there is no man?
27 To fulfill the wild and waste place, and to cause the bud of the herb to spring forth?
28 Who is the father of the rain? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? who hath engendered the frost of the heaven?
30 The waters are hid [il]as with a stone: and the face of the depth is frozen.
31 Canst thou restrain the sweet influences of [im]the Pleiades, or loose the bands of [in]Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth [io]Mazzaroth in their time? canst thou also guide [ip]Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the course of heaven, or canst thou set the [iq]rule thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that the abundance of water may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send the lightnings that they may walk, and say unto thee, Lo, here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the [ir]reins? or who hath given the heart understanding?
37 Who can number clouds by wisdom? or who can cause to cease the [is]bottles of heaven,
38 When the earth groweth into hardness, [it]and the clots are fast together?
39 The bounty and providence of God, which extendeth even to the young ravens, giveth man full occasion to put his confidence in God. 37 Job confesseth and humbleth himself.
1 Wilt [iu]thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the lion’s whelps,
2 When they crouch in their places, and remain in the covert to lie in wait?
3 Who prepareth for the raven his meat, when his birds [iv]cry unto God, wandering for lack of meat?
4 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth young? or dost thou mark when the [iw]hinds do calve?
5 Canst thou number the months that they [ix]fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
6 They bow themselves: they [iy]bruise their young and cast out their sorrows.
7 Yet their young wax fat, and grow up with corn: they go forth and return not unto them.
8 Who hath set the wild ass at liberty? or who hath loosed the bonds of the wild ass?
9 It is I which have made the wilderness his house, and the [iz]salt places his dwellings.
10 He derideth the multitude of the city: he heareth not the cry of the driver.
11 He seeketh out the mountain for his pasture, and searcheth after every green thing.
12 Will the unicorn [ja]serve thee? or will he tarry by thy crib?
13 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band to labor in the furrow? or will he plow the valleys after thee?
14 Wilt thou trust in him, because his strength is great, and cast off thy labor unto him?
15 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it unto thy barn?
16 Hast thou given the pleasant wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
17 Which leaveth his eggs in the earth, and maketh them [jb]hot in the dust,
18 And forgetteth that the foot might scatter them, or that the wild beast might break them.
19 He showeth himself cruel unto his young ones, as they were not his, and is without fear, as if he travailed [jc]in vain.
20 For God had deprived him of [jd]wisdom, and hath given him no part of understanding.
21 When [je]time is, he mounteth on high: he mocketh the horse and his rider.
22 Hast thou given the horse strength, or covered his neck with [jf]neighing?
23 Hast thou made him afraid as the grasshopper? his strong neighing is fearful.
24 He [jg]diggeth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth forth to meet the harnessed man.
25 He mocketh at fear, and is not afraid, and turneth not back from the sword,
26 Though the quiver rattle against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
27 He [jh]swalloweth the ground for fierceness and rage, and he believeth not that it is the noise of the trumpet.
28 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha: he smelleth the battle afar off, and the noise of the captains, and the shouting.
29 Shall the hawk fly by thy wisdom, stretching out his wings even toward the [ji]South?
30 Doth the eagle mount up at thy commandment, or make his nest on high?
31 She abideth and remaineth in the rock, even upon the top of the rock, and the tower,
32 From thence she spieth for meat, and her eyes behold afar off.
33 His young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
34 Moreover the Lord spake unto Job, and said,
35 Is this [jj]to learn, to strive with the Almighty? he that reproveth God, let him answer to it.
36 ¶ Then Job answered the Lord, saying,
37 Behold, I am [jk]vile: what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
38 Once have I spoken, but I will answer no more, yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
40 2 How weak man’s power is, being compared to the work of God: 10 Whose power appeareth in the creation, and governing of the great beasts.
1 Again the Lord answered Job out of (D)the whirlwind, and said,
2 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
3 Wilt thou disannul [jl]my judgment? or wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
4 Or hast thou an arm like God? or dost thou thunder with a voice like him?
5 Deck thyself now with [jm]majesty and excellency, and array thyself with beauty and glory.
6 Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him.
7 Look on everyone that is arrogant, and bring him low: and destroy the wicked in their place.
8 Hide them in the dust together, and bind [jn]their faces in a secret place.
9 Then will I confess unto thee also, that thy right hand can [jo]save thee.
10 ¶ Behold now [jp]Behemoth (whom I made [jq]with thee) which eateth [jr]grass as an ox.
11 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
12 When he taketh pleasure, his tail is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
13 His bones are like staves of brass, and his small bones like staves of iron.
14 [js]He is the chief of the ways of God: [jt]he that made him, will make his sword to approach unto him.
15 Surely the mountains bring him forth grass, where all the beasts of the field play.
16 Lieth he under the trees in the covert of the reed and fens?
17 Can the trees cover him with their shadow? or can the willows of the river compass him about?
18 Behold, he spoileth the river, [ju]and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
19 He taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoever meeteth him.
20 ¶ Canst thou draw out [jv]Leviathan with an hook, and with a line which thou shalt cast down unto his tongue?
21 Canst thou cast an hook into his nose? canst thou [jw]pierce his jaws with an angle?
22 Will he make many prayers unto thee? and speak thee fair?
23 Will he make a covenant with thee? and wilt thou take [jx]him as a servant forever?
24 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maids?
25 Shall the companions banquet with him? shall they divide him among the merchants?
26 Canst thou fill the basket with his skin? or the fishpanier with his head?
27 Lay thine hand upon him: remember [jy]the battle, and do no more so.
28 Behold, [jz]his hope is in vain: for shall not one perish even at the sight of him?
41 1 By the greatness of this monster Leviathan, God showeth his greatness and his power, which nothing can resist.
1 None is so fierce that dare stir him up. Who is he then that can [ka]stand before me?
2 Who hath prevented me that I should [kb]make an end? All under heaven is mine.
3 I will not keep silence concerning [kc]his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
4 Who can discover the face [kd]of his garment? or who shall come to him with a double [ke]bridle?
5 Who shall [kf]open the doors of his face? his teeth are fearful round about.
6 The majesty of his scales is like strong shields, and are sure sealed.
7 One is set to another, that no wind can come between them.
8 One is joined to another: they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
9 His sneezings [kg]make the light to shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
10 Out of his mouth go lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
11 Out of his nostrils cometh out smoke, as out of a boiling pot or caldron.
12 His breath maketh the coals burn: for a flame goeth out of his mouth.
13 In his neck remaineth strength, and [kh]labor is rejected before his face.
14 The members of his body are joined: they are strong in themselves, and cannot be moved.
15 His heart is as strong as a stone, and as hard as the nether millstone.
16 The mighty are afraid of his majesty, and for fear they faint in themselves.
17 When the sword doth touch him, he will not rise up, nor for the spear, dart nor habergeon.
18 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
19 The archer cannot make him flee: the stones of the sling are turneth into stubble unto him.
20 The darts are counted as straw: and he laugheth at the shaking of the spear.
21 Sharp stones [ki]are under him, and he spreadeth sharp things upon the mire.
22 He maketh the depth to [kj]boil like a pot, and maketh the Sea like a pot of ointment.
23 He maketh a path to [kk]shine after him, one would think the depth as an hoar head.
24 In the earth there is none like him: he is made without fear.
25 He beholdeth [kl]all high things: he is a King over all the children of pride.
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