30But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. 2Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them? 3Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parch...
29Job continued his discourse: 2How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, 3when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness! 4Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate frie...
28There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. 2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. 3Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness. 4Far from where peopl...
27And Job continued his discourse: 2As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made me taste bitterness of soul, 3as long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils, 4my lips will not speak wickedness, a...
26Then Job replied: 2How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the arm that is feeble! 3What advice you have offered to one without wisdom! And what great insight you have displayed! 4Who has helped you utter these words? And whose spirit...
25Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: 2Dominion and awe belong to God; he establishes order in the heights of heaven. 3Can his forces be numbered? Upon whom does his light not rise? 4How then can a man be righteous before God? How can one born of woman...
24Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days? 2Men move boundary stones; they pasture flocks they have stolen. 3They drive away the orphan's donkey and take the widow's ox in pledge. 4They...
23Then Job replied: 2Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning. 3If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling! 4I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5I would fin...
22Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: 2Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise man benefit him? 3What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless? 4Is it for your piety that he rebu...
21Then Job replied: 2Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me. 3Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on. 4Is my complaint directed to man? Why should I not be impatient? 5Look at me and be astonished;...
