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If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:

He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.