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…when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,

The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.

With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.

You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand.

My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

…let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.

…then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.

…if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—

…if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—

This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,

…and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.

Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.

‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.

He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings

A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,

Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

…to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.

He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.

“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.

For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.

He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,

But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.

He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.

…to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?

Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?

She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.

For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?

A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.

Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?

Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?

Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?

Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?

His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.

So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”

All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.

You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.

For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

…or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

…if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.

Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.

He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.

It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.

For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.