Job 21 – Job 25
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26 – Chapter 30
Chapter 31 – Chapter 35
Chapter 36 – Chapter 40
Chapter 41 – Chapter 42
1Then Job answered and said, 2Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations. 3Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on. 4As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient? 5Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth. 6Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh. 7Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power? 8Their seed is established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes. 9Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them. 10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance. 12They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe. 13They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down to Sheol. 14And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? 16Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger? 18That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away? 19[Ye say], God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it: 20Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off? 22Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are high? 23One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet: 24His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened. 25And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good. 26They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.
27Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me. 28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt? 29Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences, 30That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath? 31Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done? 32Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over the tomb. 33The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him. 34How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there remaineth [only] falsehood?
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself. 3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment? 5Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities. 6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing. 7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it. 9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee, 11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness? 14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven. 15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? 16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, 17Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us? 18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn, 20[Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. 22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. 23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. 24And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks; 25And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. 26For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows. 28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways. 29When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save. 30He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
1Then Job answered and said, 2Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning. 3Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat! 4I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments. 5I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me. 6Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me. 7There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge. 8Behold, I go forward, but he is not [there]; And backward, but I cannot perceive him; 9On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
10But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside. 12I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. 13But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 14For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him. 15Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him. 16For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me; 17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
1Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days? 2There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them. 3They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge. 4They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves. 5Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness [yieldeth] them bread for their children. 6They cut their provender in the field; And they glean the vintage of the wicked. 7They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold. 8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter. 9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor; 10[So that] they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves. 11They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst. 12From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.
13These are of them that rebel against the light; They know not the ways thereof, Nor abide in the paths thereof. 14The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief. 15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, Saying, No eye shall see me: And he disguiseth his face. 16In the dark they dig through houses: They shut themselves up in the day-time; They know not the light. 17For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness; For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.
18Swiftly they [pass away] upon the face of the waters; Their portion is cursed in the earth: They turn not into the way of the vineyards. 19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [So doth] Sheol [those that] have sinned. 20The womb shall forget him; The worm shall feed sweetly on him; He shall be no more remembered; And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree. 21He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow. 22Yet [God] preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life. 23[God] giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways. 24They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone; Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain. 25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, And make my speech nothing worth?
1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places. 3Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise? 4How then can man be just with God? Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 5Behold, even the moon hath no brightness, And the stars are not pure in his sight: 6How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!
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