The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (with Cross-References): Old and New Testaments

by Anonymous

1 There was a man in the land of aUz whose name was bJob, and that man was cblameless and upright, one who dfeared God and eturned away from evil. 2There were born to him fseven sons and three daughters. 3He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all gthe people of the east.

6Now there was a day when kthe sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and lSatan [2] also came among them. 7The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From mgoing to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 8And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you nconsidered my oservant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, pa blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” 9Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? 10Have you not put qa hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have rblessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11But sstretch out your hand and ttouch all that he has, and he will ucurse you vto your face.” 12And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD. Satan Takes Job’s Property and Children 13Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 14and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, 15and wthe Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants [3] with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 16While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, x“The fire of God fell from heaven...

Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ 4 Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it. 5 Let gloom and jdeep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 6 That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. 7 Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it. 8 Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up kLeviathan. 9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see lthe eyelids of the morning, 10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes.

The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, hthe teeth of the young lions are broken. 11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

“Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received ithe whisper of it. 13 Amid jthoughts from kvisions of the night, when kdeep sleep falls on men, 14 dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. 15 A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up. 16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. lA form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard ma voice: 17 n‘Can mortal man be in the right before [2] God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? 18 Even in his servants ohe puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error; 19 how much more those who dwell in houses of pclay, whose foundation is in qthe dust, who are crushed like [3] rthe moth. 20 Between smorning and evening they are beaten to pieces; they perish forever twithout anyone regarding it. 21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, udo they not die, and that without wisdom?’