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But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
And Job spake, and said,
And this is what he said:
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,
The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope?
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
But Job answered and said,
Then Job replied:
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?
Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?
But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.
Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
For now ye are no thing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.