1 A nd Job answereth and saith: --

And Job answereth and saith: --

2 H ear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

3 B ear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking -- ye may deride.

Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking -- ye may deride.

4 I -- to man my complaint? and if, wherefore May not my temper become short?

I -- to man my complaint? and if, wherefore May not my temper become short?

5 T urn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

6 Y ea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.

Yea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.

7 W herefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

8 T heir seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

9 T heir houses peace without fear, Nor a rod of God upon them.

Their houses peace without fear, Nor a rod of God upon them.

10 H is bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

11 T hey send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

12 T hey lift up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

They lift up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

13 T hey wear out in good their days, And in a moment Sheol go down.

They wear out in good their days, And in a moment Sheol go down.

14 A nd they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

15 W hat the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

What the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

16 L o, not in their hand their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

Lo, not in their hand their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

17 H ow oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.

How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.

18 T hey are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

19 G od layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him -- and he knoweth.

God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him -- and he knoweth.

20 H is own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

21 F or what his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?

For what his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?

22 T o God doth teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

To God doth teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

23 T his dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.

This dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.

24 H is breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.

His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.

25 A nd this dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

And this dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

26 T ogether -- on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.

Together -- on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.

27 L o, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

28 F or ye say, `Where the house of the noble? And where the tent -- The tabernacles of the wicked?'

For ye say, `Where the house of the noble? And where the tent -- The tabernacles of the wicked?'

29 H ave ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

30 T hat to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.

That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.

31 W ho doth declare to his face his way? And that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?

Who doth declare to his face his way? And that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?

32 A nd he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

And he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

33 S weet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

34 A nd how do ye comfort me vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?

And how do ye comfort me vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?