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Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.

They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.

…and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol? Will we go down together into the dust?”

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?

You who tear yourself in anger—should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.

The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.

A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.

It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs.

He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.

He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.

The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.

The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.

The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.

The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.

The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.

He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.

Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.

Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.

Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”

Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”

Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”

He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.

My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’

If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’

…then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”

…then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.

Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,

…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.

His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.

His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.

The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.

The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.

…yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.

He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.

He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.

He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.

In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.

In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.

It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.

The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.

The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.

The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.

The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.

This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”

This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”

Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?

…singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

…singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

…singing to the tambourine and lyre and making merry at the sound of the flute.

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?

Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?

It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.

Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.

Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.

For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?

Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.

But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.

Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.

For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’

For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’

For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’

Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?

Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.

Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.

Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.

He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.

The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.

The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.