Job’s Character and Wealth

There was a man in the (A)land of Uz whose name was (B)Job; and that man was (C)blameless, upright, (D)fearing God and (E)turning away from evil. (F)Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. (G)His possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was (H)the greatest of all the [a]men of the east. His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send word and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send word to them and consecrate them, getting up early in the morning and offering (I)burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “(J)Perhaps my sons have sinned and (K)cursed God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

(L)Now there was a day when the [b](M)sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and [c]Satan also came among them. The Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “(N)From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” The Lord said to Satan, “Have you [d]considered (O)My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, (P)a blameless and upright man, [e]fearing God and turning away from evil.” Then (Q)Satan answered the [f]Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 (R)Have You not made a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? (S)You have blessed the work of his hands, and his (T)possessions have increased in the land. 11 (U)But reach out with Your hand now and (V)touch all that he has; he will certainly curse You to Your face.” 12 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your [g]power; only do not reach out and put your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.

Satan Allowed to Test Job

13 Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys feeding beside them, 15 and [h]the (W)Sabeans [i]attacked and took them. They also [j]killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and [k]I alone have escaped to tell you.” 16 While he was still speaking, another came and said, “(X)The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 17 While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The (Y)Chaldeans formed three units and made a raid on the camels and took them, and [l]killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 19 and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

20 Then Job got up, (Z)tore his robe, and shaved his head; then he fell to the ground and worshiped. 21 He said,

(AA)Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked I shall return there.
The (AB)Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

22 (AC)Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he [m]blame God.

Job Loses His Health

(AD)Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and [n]Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” The Lord said to Satan, “Have you [o]considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man [p]fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still (AE)holds firm to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to [q]ruin him without cause.” Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life. (AF)However, reach out with Your hand now, and (AG)touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face!” So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your [r]power, only spare his life.”

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with (AH)severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. And Job took a piece of pottery to scrape himself while (AI)he was sitting in the ashes.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold firm your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. (AJ)Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” (AK)Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

11 Now when Job’s three friends heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, they came, each one from his own place—Eliphaz the (AL)Temanite, Bildad the (AM)Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to (AN)sympathize with him and comfort him. 12 When they [s]looked from a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them (AO)tore his robe, and they (AP)threw dust over their heads toward the sky. 13 (AQ)Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.

Job’s Lament

Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed [t]the day of his birth. And Job [u]said,

(AR)May the day on which I was to be born perish,
As well as the night which said, ‘A [v]boy is conceived.’
May that day be darkness;
May God above not care for it,
Nor light shine on it.
May (AS)darkness and black gloom claim it;
May a cloud settle on it;
May the blackness of the day terrify it.
As for that night, may darkness seize it;
May it not rejoice among the days of the year;
May it not come into the number of the months.
Behold, may that night be barren;
May no joyful shout enter it.
May those curse it who curse the day,
Who are [w]prepared to (AT)disturb Leviathan.
May the stars of its twilight be darkened;
May it wait for light but have none,
And may it not see the [x]breaking dawn;
10 Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb,
Or hide trouble from my eyes.

11 (AU)Why did I not die [y]at birth,
Come out of the womb and pass away?
12 Why were the knees there in front of me,
And why the breasts, that I would nurse?
13 For now I (AV)would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,
14 With (AW)kings and (AX)counselors of the earth,
Who rebuilt (AY)ruins for themselves;
15 Or with (AZ)rulers (BA)who had gold,
Who were filling their houses with silver.
16 Or like a miscarriage which is [z]hidden, I would not exist,
As infants that never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from raging,
And there the [aa]weary are at (BB)rest.
18 The prisoners are at ease together;
They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there,
And the slave is free from his master.

20 “Why is (BC)light given to one burdened with grief,
And life to the bitter of soul,
21 Who [ab](BD)long for death, but there is none,
And dig for it more than for (BE)hidden treasures;
22 Who are filled with jubilation,
And rejoice when they find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man (BF)whose way is hidden,
And whom (BG)God has shut off?
24 For (BH)my groaning comes at the sight of my food,
And (BI)my cries pour out like water.
25 For [ac](BJ)what I fear comes upon me,
And what I dread [ad]encounters me.
26 I (BK)am not at ease, nor am I quiet,
And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.”

Eliphaz Says the Innocent Do Not Suffer

Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

“If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient?
But (BL)who can refrain [ae]from speaking?
Behold, (BM)you have taught many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.
Your words have helped the stumbling to stand,
And you have strengthened [af]feeble knees.
But now it comes to you, and you (BN)are impatient;
It (BO)touches you, and you are horrified.
Is your [ag](BP)fear of God not (BQ)your confidence,
And the integrity of your ways your hope?

“Remember now, (BR)who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright destroyed?
According to what I have seen, (BS)those who [ah]plow wrongdoing
And those who sow trouble harvest it.
By (BT)the breath of God they perish,
And (BU)by the [ai]blast of His anger they come to an end.
10 The (BV)roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions are broken out.
11 The (BW)lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the (BX)cubs of the lioness are scattered.

12 “Now a word (BY)was brought to me secretly,
And my ear received a (BZ)whisper of it.
13 Amid disquieting (CA)thoughts from visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on people,
14 Dread came upon me, and trembling,
And made [aj]all my bones shake.
15 Then a [ak]spirit passed by my face;
The hair of my flesh stood up.
16 Something was standing still, but I could not recognize its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:
17 ‘Can (CB)mankind be righteous [al]before God?
Can a man be pure [am]before his (CC)Maker?
18 (CD)He puts no trust even in His servants;
And He accuses His angels of error.
19 How much more those who live in (CE)houses of clay,
Whose (CF)foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!
20 (CG)Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces;
Unregarded, they (CH)perish forever.
21 Is their (CI)tent-cord not pulled out within them?
They die, yet (CJ)without wisdom.’

God Is Just

“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the (CK)holy ones will you turn?
For (CL)irritation kills the fool,
And jealousy brings death to the simple.
I have seen the (CM)fool taking root,
And I (CN)cursed his home immediately.
His (CO)sons are far from safety,
They are also [an]oppressed at the gate,
And there is no one to save them.
[ao]The hungry devour his harvest
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the [ap](CP)schemer is eager for their wealth.
For (CQ)disaster does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
For (CR)man is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.

“But as for me, I would (CS)seek God,
And I would make my plea before God,
Who (CT)does great and unsearchable things,
[aq]Wonders without number.
10 He (CU)gives rain on the earth,
And sends water on the fields,
11 So that (CV)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 He (CW)frustrates the schemes of the shrewd,
So that their hands cannot attain success.
13 He (CX)captures the wise by their own cleverness,
And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.
14 By day they (CY)meet with darkness,
And grope at noon as in the night.
15 But He saves from (CZ)the sword of their mouth,
And (DA)the poor from the hand of the strong.
16 So the helpless has hope,
And (DB)injustice has shut its mouth.

17 “Behold, (DC)happy is the person whom God disciplines,
So do not reject the (DD)discipline of [ar]the Almighty.
18 For (DE)He inflicts pain, and [as]gives relief;
He wounds, but His hands also heal.
19 In six troubles (DF)He will save you;
Even in seven, (DG)evil will not touch you.
20 In (DH)famine He will redeem you from death,
And (DI)in war, from the power of the sword.
21 You will be (DJ)hidden [at]from the scourge of the tongue,
(DK)And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.
22 You will (DL)laugh at violence and hunger,
(DM)And you will not be afraid of [au]wild animals.
23 For you will be in league with the stones of the field,
And (DN)the animals of the field will be at peace with you.
24 You will know that your (DO)tent is secure,
For you will visit your home and [av]have nothing missing.
25 You will also know that your [aw](DP)descendants will be many,
And (DQ)your offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 You will (DR)come to the grave at a ripe age,
Like the stacking of grain in its season.
27 Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 1:3 Lit sons
  2. Job 1:6 I.e., prob. angels
  3. Job 1:6 Heb ha-satan; i.e., the adversary, and so throughout the ch
  4. Job 1:8 Lit set your heart on
  5. Job 1:8 Or revering
  6. Job 1:9 Lit Lord and said
  7. Job 1:12 Lit hand
  8. Job 1:15 Lit Sheba
  9. Job 1:15 Lit fell upon
  10. Job 1:15 Lit struck
  11. Job 1:15 Lit only I alone, and so also vv 16, 17, 19
  12. Job 1:17 Lit struck
  13. Job 1:22 Lit ascribe unseemliness to
  14. Job 2:1 Heb ha-satan; i.e., the adversary, and so throughout the ch
  15. Job 2:3 Lit set your heart to
  16. Job 2:3 Or revering
  17. Job 2:3 Lit swallow him up
  18. Job 2:6 Lit hand
  19. Job 2:12 Lit raised their eyes
  20. Job 3:1 Lit his day
  21. Job 3:2 Lit answered and said
  22. Job 3:3 Lit man-child
  23. Job 3:8 Or skillful
  24. Job 3:9 Lit eyelids of dawn
  25. Job 3:11 Lit from the womb
  26. Job 3:16 I.e., buried
  27. Job 3:17 Lit weary of strength
  28. Job 3:21 Lit wait
  29. Job 3:25 Lit I fear a fear, and it comes
  30. Job 3:25 Lit comes to me
  31. Job 4:2 Lit in words
  32. Job 4:4 Lit knees giving way
  33. Job 4:6 Or reverence for
  34. Job 4:8 I.e., devise
  35. Job 4:9 Lit wind
  36. Job 4:14 Lit the multitude of
  37. Job 4:15 Or wind passed over
  38. Job 4:17 Lit from
  39. Job 4:17 Lit from
  40. Job 5:4 Lit crushed
  41. Job 5:5 Lit Whose harvest the hungry devour
  42. Job 5:5 Ancient versions thirsty
  43. Job 5:9 Or Miracles
  44. Job 5:17 Heb Shaddai, and so throughout ch 6
  45. Job 5:18 Lit binds
  46. Job 5:21 Lit at
  47. Job 5:22 Lit animals of the earth
  48. Job 5:24 Lit not miss
  49. Job 5:25 Lit seed

Prologue

In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F) He had seven sons(G) and three daughters,(H) and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(I) and had a large number of servants.(J) He was the greatest man(K) among all the people of the East.(L)

His sons used to hold feasts(M) in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified.(N) Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering(O) for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned(P) and cursed God(Q) in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.

One day the angels[a](R) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b](S) also came with them.(T) The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”(U)

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?(V) There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God(W) and shuns evil.”(X)

“Does Job fear God for nothing?”(Y) Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge(Z) around him and his household and everything he has?(AA) You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.(AB) 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has,(AC) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(AD)

12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has(AE) is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”(AF)

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters(AG) were feasting(AH) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing(AI) nearby, 15 and the Sabeans(AJ) attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens(AK) and burned up the sheep and the servants,(AL) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans(AM) formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters(AN) were feasting(AO) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 19 when suddenly a mighty wind(AP) swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead,(AQ) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!(AR)

20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe(AS) and shaved his head.(AT) Then he fell to the ground in worship(AU) 21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[c](AV)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(AW)
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”(AX)

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.(AY)

On another day the angels[d](AZ) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them(BA) to present himself before him. And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”(BB)

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.(BC) And he still maintains his integrity,(BD) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(BE)

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(BF) for his own life. But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(BG) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(BH)

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(BI) but you must spare his life.”(BJ)

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.(BK) Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(BL)

His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(BM) Curse God and die!”(BN)

10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[e] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(BO)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(BP)

11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite,(BQ) Bildad the Shuhite(BR) and Zophar the Naamathite,(BS) heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.(BT) 12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;(BU) they began to weep aloud,(BV) and they tore their robes(BW) and sprinkled dust on their heads.(BX) 13 Then they sat on the ground(BY) with him for seven days and seven nights.(BZ) No one said a word to him,(CA) because they saw how great his suffering was.

Job Speaks

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.(CB) He said:

“May the day of my birth perish,
    and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’(CC)
That day—may it turn to darkness;
    may God above not care about it;
    may no light shine on it.
May gloom and utter darkness(CD) claim it once more;
    may a cloud settle over it;
    may blackness overwhelm it.
That night—may thick darkness(CE) seize it;
    may it not be included among the days of the year
    nor be entered in any of the months.
May that night be barren;
    may no shout of joy(CF) be heard in it.
May those who curse days[f] curse that day,(CG)
    those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.(CH)
May its morning stars become dark;
    may it wait for daylight in vain
    and not see the first rays of dawn,(CI)
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
    to hide trouble from my eyes.

11 “Why did I not perish at birth,
    and die as I came from the womb?(CJ)
12 Why were there knees to receive me(CK)
    and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 For now I would be lying down(CL) in peace;
    I would be asleep and at rest(CM)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,(CN)
    who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,(CO)
15 with princes(CP) who had gold,
    who filled their houses with silver.(CQ)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(CR)
    like an infant who never saw the light of day?(CS)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(CT)
    and there the weary are at rest.(CU)
18 Captives(CV) also enjoy their ease;
    they no longer hear the slave driver’s(CW) shout.(CX)
19 The small and the great are there,(CY)
    and the slaves are freed from their owners.

20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
    and life to the bitter of soul,(CZ)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(DA)
    who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(DB)
22 who are filled with gladness
    and rejoice when they reach the grave?(DC)
23 Why is life given to a man
    whose way is hidden,(DD)
    whom God has hedged in?(DE)
24 For sighing(DF) has become my daily food;(DG)
    my groans(DH) pour out like water.(DI)
25 What I feared has come upon me;
    what I dreaded(DJ) has happened to me.(DK)
26 I have no peace,(DL) no quietness;
    I have no rest,(DM) but only turmoil.”(DN)

Eliphaz

Then Eliphaz the Temanite(DO) replied:

“If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
    But who can keep from speaking?(DP)
Think how you have instructed many,(DQ)
    how you have strengthened feeble hands.(DR)
Your words have supported those who stumbled;(DS)
    you have strengthened faltering knees.(DT)
But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;(DU)
    it strikes(DV) you, and you are dismayed.(DW)
Should not your piety be your confidence(DX)
    and your blameless(DY) ways your hope?

“Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?(DZ)
    Where were the upright ever destroyed?(EA)
As I have observed,(EB) those who plow evil(EC)
    and those who sow trouble reap it.(ED)
At the breath of God(EE) they perish;
    at the blast of his anger they are no more.(EF)
10 The lions may roar(EG) and growl,
    yet the teeth of the great lions(EH) are broken.(EI)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(EJ)
    and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(EK)

12 “A word(EL) was secretly brought to me,
    my ears caught a whisper(EM) of it.(EN)
13 Amid disquieting dreams in the night,
    when deep sleep falls on people,(EO)
14 fear and trembling(EP) seized me
    and made all my bones shake.(EQ)
15 A spirit glided past my face,
    and the hair on my body stood on end.(ER)
16 It stopped,
    but I could not tell what it was.
A form stood before my eyes,
    and I heard a hushed voice:(ES)
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?(ET)
    Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?(EU)
18 If God places no trust in his servants,(EV)
    if he charges his angels with error,(EW)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,(EX)
    whose foundations(EY) are in the dust,(EZ)
    who are crushed(FA) more readily than a moth!(FB)
20 Between dawn and dusk they are broken to pieces;
    unnoticed, they perish forever.(FC)
21 Are not the cords of their tent pulled up,(FD)
    so that they die(FE) without wisdom?’(FF)

“Call if you will, but who will answer you?(FG)
    To which of the holy ones(FH) will you turn?
Resentment(FI) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.(FJ)
I myself have seen(FK) a fool taking root,(FL)
    but suddenly(FM) his house was cursed.(FN)
His children(FO) are far from safety,(FP)
    crushed in court(FQ) without a defender.(FR)
The hungry consume his harvest,(FS)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
For hardship does not spring from the soil,
    nor does trouble sprout from the ground.(FT)
Yet man is born to trouble(FU)
    as surely as sparks fly upward.

“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.(FV)
He performs wonders(FW) that cannot be fathomed,(FX)
    miracles that cannot be counted.(FY)
10 He provides rain for the earth;(FZ)
    he sends water on the countryside.(GA)
11 The lowly he sets on high,(GB)
    and those who mourn(GC) are lifted(GD) to safety.
12 He thwarts the plans(GE) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.(GF)
13 He catches the wise(GG) in their craftiness,(GH)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(GI)
14 Darkness(GJ) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(GK)
15 He saves the needy(GL) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(GM)
16 So the poor(GN) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(GO)

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(GP)
    so do not despise the discipline(GQ) of the Almighty.[g](GR)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(GS)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.(GT)
19 From six calamities he will rescue(GU) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.(GV)
20 In famine(GW) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.(GX)
21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,(GY)
    and need not fear(GZ) when destruction comes.(HA)
22 You will laugh(HB) at destruction and famine,(HC)
    and need not fear the wild animals.(HD)
23 For you will have a covenant(HE) with the stones(HF) of the field,
    and the wild animals will be at peace with you.(HG)
24 You will know that your tent is secure;(HH)
    you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.(HI)
25 You will know that your children will be many,(HJ)
    and your descendants like the grass of the earth.(HK)
26 You will come to the grave in full vigor,(HL)
    like sheaves gathered in season.(HM)

27 “We have examined this, and it is true.
    So hear it(HN) and apply it to yourself.”(HO)

Footnotes

  1. Job 1:6 Hebrew the sons of God
  2. Job 1:6 Hebrew satan means adversary.
  3. Job 1:21 Or will return there
  4. Job 2:1 Hebrew the sons of God
  5. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.
  6. Job 3:8 Or curse the sea
  7. Job 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job