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Job
| Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and
said, |
| Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without
knowledge? |
| Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand
of thee, and answer thou me. |
| Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the
earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. |
| Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?
or who hath stretched the line upon it? |
| Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or
who laid the corner stone thereof; |
| When the morning stars sang together, and all the
sons of God shouted for joy? |
| Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake
forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? |
| When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick
darkness a swaddlingband for it, |
| And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars
and doors, |
| And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:
and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? |
| Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and
caused the dayspring to know his place; |
| That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
that the wicked might be shaken out of it? |
| It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as
a garment. |
| And from the wicked their light is withholden, and
the high arm shall be broken. |
| Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or
hast thou walked in the search of the depth? |
| Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or
hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? |
| Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth?
declare if thou knowest it all. |
| Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for
darkness, where is the place thereof, |
| That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof,
and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? |
| Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or
because the number of thy days is great? |
| Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or
hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, |
| Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,
against the day of battle and war? |
| By what way is the light parted, which scattereth
the east wind upon the earth? |
| Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing
of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; |
| To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is;
on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; |
| To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to
cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? |
| Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the
drops of dew? |
| Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost
of heaven, who hath gendered it? |
| The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of
the deep is frozen. |
| Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or
loose the bands of Orion? |
| Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or
canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? |
| Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou
set the dominion thereof in the earth? |
| Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that
abundance of waters may cover thee? |
| Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and
say unto thee, Here we are? |
| Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath
given understanding to the heart? |
| Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay
the bottles of heaven, |
| When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods
cleave fast together? |
| Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the
appetite of the young lions, |
| When they couch in their dens, and abide in the
covert to lie in wait? |
| Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young
ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. |
| Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the
rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? |
| Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or
knowest thou the time when they bring forth? |
| They bow themselves, they bring forth their young
ones, they cast out their sorrows. |
| Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up
with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. |
| Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath
loosed the bands of the wild ass? |
| Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the
barren land his dwellings. |
| He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither
regardeth he the crying of the driver. |
| The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he
searcheth after every green thing. |
| Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide
by thy crib? |
| Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? |
| Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?
or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? |
| Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy
seed, and gather it into thy barn? |
| Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or
wings and feathers unto the ostrich? |
| Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth
them in dust, |
| And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that
the wild beast may break them. |
| She is hardened against her young ones, as though
they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; |
| Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither
hath he imparted to her understanding. |
| What time she lifteth up herself on high, she
scorneth the horse and his rider. |
| Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou
clothed his neck with thunder? |
| Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the
glory of his nostrils is terrible. |
| He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his
strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. |
| He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither
turneth he back from the sword. |
| The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering
spear and the shield. |
| He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:
neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. |
| He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth
the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. |
| Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her
wings toward the south? |
| Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her
nest on high? |
| She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag
of the rock, and the strong place. |
| From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes
behold afar off. |
| Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the
slain are, there is she. |
| Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, |
| Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct
him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. |
| Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
| Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will
lay mine hand upon my mouth. |
| Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea,
twice; but I will proceed no further. |
| Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the
whirlwind, and said, |
| Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of
thee, and declare thou unto me. |
| Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou
condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? |
| Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder
with a voice like him? |
| Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and
array thyself with glory and beauty. |
| Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every
one that is proud, and abase him. |
| Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low;
and tread down the wicked in their place. |
| Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces
in secret. |
| Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own
right hand can save thee. |
| Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he
eateth grass as an ox. |
| Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force
is in the navel of his belly. |
| He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his
stones are wrapped together. |
| His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones
are like bars of iron. |
| He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him
can make his sword to approach unto him. |
| Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all
the beasts of the field play. |
| He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the
reed, and fens. |
| The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the
willows of the brook compass him about. |
| Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he
trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. |
| He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth
through snares. |
| Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his
tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? |
| Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his
jaw through with a thorn? |
| Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he
speak soft words unto thee? |
| Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take
him for a servant for ever? |
| Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou
bind him for thy maidens? |
| Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall
they part him among the merchants? |
| Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his
head with fish spears? |
| Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no
more. |
| Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be
cast down even at the sight of him? |
| None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is
able to stand before me? |
| Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him?
whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. |
| I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his
comely proportion. |
| Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can
come to him with his double bridle? |
| Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are
terrible round about. |
| His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a
close seal. |
| One is so near to another, that no air can come
between them. |
| They are joined one to another, they stick together,
that they cannot be sundered. |
| By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are
like the eyelids of the morning. |
| Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of
fire leap out. |
| Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a
seething pot or caldron. |
| His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of
his mouth. |
| In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned
into joy before him. |
| The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they
are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. |
| His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a
piece of the nether millstone. |
| When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid:
by reason of breakings they purify themselves. |
| The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the
spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. |
| He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten
wood. |
| The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are
turned with him into stubble. |
| Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the
shaking of a spear. |
| Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp
pointed things upon the mire. |
| He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the
sea like a pot of ointment. |
| He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think
the deep to be hoary. |
| Upon earth there is not his like, who is made
without fear. |
| He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all
the children of pride. |
| Then Job answered the LORD, and said, |
| I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no
thought can be withholden from thee. |
| Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge?
therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for
me, which I knew not. |
| Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will
demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. |
| I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but
now mine eye seeth thee. |
| Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and
ashes. |
| And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these
words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is
kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not
spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. |
| Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven
rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt
offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept:
lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me
the thing which is right, like my servant Job. |
| So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and
Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded
them: the LORD also accepted Job. |
| And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he
prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had
before. |
| Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all
his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and
did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and
comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him:
every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of
gold. |
| So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than
his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand
camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. |
| He had also seven sons and three daughters. |
| And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the
name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. |
| And in all the land were no women found so fair as
the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their
brethren. |
| After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and
saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. |
| So Job died, being old and full of days. |
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