,transcriber's ,note3 ,characters following are superscripted4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,illustrations ,,of ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,job ,,invented ,,and ,,engraved ,,by ,,william ,,blake ,a ,,new ,,edition ,,new ,,york ,d4 ,,appleton ,,company #aijc ,,note ,this ,issue is reproduced in reduced facsimile from the original ,edition published by ,william ,blake in the year #ahbf4 ,illustration3 ,,illustrations of ,the ,,book of ,,job ,invented ,engraved by ,william ,blake #ahbe ,london ,published as the ,act directs ,march #h3ahbe by ,william ,blake ,no #c ,fountain ,court1 ,strand 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,our ,father which art in ,heaven hallowed be thy ,name ,thus did ,job continually ,there was a ,man in the ,land of ,uz whose ,name was ,job4 that ,man was perfect upright one that feared ,god eschewed ,evil there was born unto him ,seven ,sons ,three ,daughters ,the ,letter ,killeth ,the ,spirit giveth ,life ,it is ,spiritually ,discerned ,illustration3 ,i beheld the ,ancient of ,days ,hast thou considered my ,servant ,job ,the ,angel of the ,divine ,presence ,i shall see ,god ,we shall awake up ,thou art our ,father in thy ,likeness ,when the ,almighty was yet with me4 ,when my ,children were about me ,there was a day when the ,sons of ,god came to present themselves before the ,lord ,satan came also among them to present himself before the ,lord ,illustration3 ,the ,fire of ,god is fallen from ,heaven ,and the ,lord said unto ,satan4 ,behold ,all that he hath is in thy ,power ,thy ,sons and thy ,daughters were eating drinking ,wine in their eldest ,brothers house behold there came a great wind from the ,wilderness smote upon the four faces of the house it fell upon the young ,men they are ,dead ,illustration3 ,and there came a ,messenger unto ,job said ,the ,oxen were plowing the ,sabeans came down they have slain the ,young ,men with the ,sword ,going to fro in the ,earth walking up and down in it ,and ,i only am escaped alone to tell thee4 ,while he was yet speaking there came also another said ,the fire of ,god is fallen from the heaven hath burned up the flocks the ,young ,men consumed them ,i only am escaped alone to tell thee ,illustration3 ,did ,i not weep for him who was in trouble8 ,was not my ,soul afflicted for the ,poor ,behold he is in thy hand3 but save his life ,then went ,satan forth from the presence of the ,lord ,and it grieved him at his heart ,who maketh his ,angels ,spirits his ,ministers a ,flaming ,fire ,illustration3 ,naked came ,i out of my mothers womb ,naked shall ,i return thither ,the ,lord gave the ,lord hath taken away4 ,blessed be the ,name of the ,lord ,and smote ,job with sore ,boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head ,illustration3 ,what6 shall we receive ,good at the hand of ,god shall we not also receive ,evil ,and when they lifted up their eyes afar off knew him not they lifted up their voices wept4 they rent every ,man his mantle sprinkled dust upon their heads towards heaven ,ye have heard of the ,patience of ,job and have seen the end of the ,lord ,illustration3 ,lo let that night be solitary let no joyful voice come therein ,let the ,day perish wherein ,i was ,born ,and they sat down with him upon the ground seven days seven nights none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great ,illustration3 ,shall mortal ,man be more ,just than ,god8 ,shall a ,man be more ,pure than his ,maker8 ,behold he putteth no trust in his ,saints his ,angels he chargeth with ,folly ,then a ,spirit passed before my face the hair of my flesh stood up ,illustration3 ,but he knoweth the way that ,i take when he hath tried me ,i shall come forth like gold ,have pity upon me6 ,have pity upon me4 ,o ye my friends for the hand of ,god hath touched me ,though he slay me yet will ,i trust in him ,the ,just ,upright ,man is laughed to scorn ,man that is born of a ,woman is of few days full of trouble he cometh up like a flower is cut down he fleeth also as a shadow continueth not4 ,and dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one bringest me into judgment with thee ,illustration3 ,my bones are pierced in me in the night season my sinews take no rest ,my skin is black upon me my bones are burned with heat ,the triumphing of the wicked is short1 the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment ,satan himself is transformed into an ,angel of ,light his ,ministers into ,ministers of ,righteousness ,with ,dreams upon my bed thou scarest me affrightest me with ,visions ,why do you persecute me as ,god are not satisfied with my flesh4 ,oh that my words were printed in a ,book that they were graven with an iron pen lead in the rock for ever ,for ,i know that my ,redeemer liveth that he shall stand in the latter days upon the ,earth after my skin destroy thou ,this body yet in my flesh shall ,i see ,god whom ,i shall see for ,myself and mine eyes shall behold not ,another tho consumed be my wrought ,image ,who opposeth exalteth himself above all that is called ,god or is ,worshipped ,illustration3 ,for ,god speaketh once yea twice ,man percieveth it not ,in a ,dream in a ,vision of the ,night in deep ,slumberings upon the bed ,then he openeth the ears of ,men sealeth their instruction ,that he may withdraw ,man from his purpose hide ,pride from ,man ,if there be with him an ,interpreter ,one among a ,thousand then he is gracious unto him saith ,deliver him from going down to the ,pit ,i have found a ,ransom ,for his eyes are upon the ways of ,man he observeth all his goings ,i am ,young and ye are very ,old wherefore ,i was afraid ,lo all these things worketh ,god oftentimes with ,man to bring back his ,soul from the ,pit to be enlightened with the light of the living ,look upon the heavens behold the clouds which are higher than thou ,if thou sinnest what doest thou against him or if thou be righteous what givest thou unto him ,illustration3 ,who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge ,then the ,lord answered ,job out of the ,whirlwind ,who maketh the ,clouds his ,chariot walketh on the ,wings of the ,wind ,hath the ,rain a ,father who hath begotten the ,drops of ,dew ,illustration3 ,canst thou bind the sweet influences of ,pleiades or loose the bands of ,orion ,let there ,be ,light ,let there be ,a ,firmament ,let the ,waters be gathered together into one place let the ,dry ,land appear ,and ,god made ,two ,great ,lights ,sun ,moon ,let the ,waters bring forth abundantly ,let the ,earth bring forth ,cattle ,creeping thing ,beast ,when the morning ,stars sang together all the ,sons of ,god shouted for joy ,illustration3 ,can any understand the spreadings of the ,clouds the noise of his ,tabernacle ,also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud ,he scattereth the bright cloud also it is turned about by his counsels ,of ,behemoth he saith1 ,he is chief of the ways of ,god ,of ,leviathan he saith1 ,he is ,king over all the ,children of ,pride ,behold now ,behemoth which ,i made with thee ,illustration3 ,hell is naked before him ,destruction has no covering ,canst thou by searching find out ,god ,canst thou find out the ,almighty to perfection ,the ,accuser of our ,brethren is ,cast down which accused them before our ,god day night ,it is higher than ,heaven what canst thou do ,it is deeper than ,hell what canst thou know ,the ,prince of this ,world shall be cast out ,thou hast fulfilled the ,judgment of the ,wicked ,even the ,devils are ,subject to ,us thro thy ,name4 ,jesus said unto them ,i saw ,satan as lightning fall from ,heaven ,god hath chosen the foolish things of the ,world to confound the wise ,and ,god hath chosen the weak things of the ,world to confound the things that are mighty ,illustration3 ,he bringeth down to the ,grave bringeth up we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him for we shall see him as ,he ,is ,when ,i behold the ,heavens the work of thy hands the ,moon ,stars which thou hast ordained1 then ,i say1 ,what is ,man that thou art mindful of him8 the ,son of ,man that thou visitest him ,i have heard thee with the hearing of the ,ear but now my ,eye seeth thee ,he that hath seen me hath seen my ,father also ,i my ,father are ,one ,if you had known me ye would have known my ,father also and from henceforth ye know him have seen him ,believe me that ,i am in the ,father the ,father in me ,he that loveth me shall be loved of my ,father for he dwelleth in you shall be with you ,he that loveth me shall be loved of my ,father ,i will love him manifest myself unto him ,and my ,father will love him we will come unto him make our abode with him ,and the ,father shall give you ,another ,comforter that he may abide with you for ever ,even the ,spirit of ,truth which the ,world ,cannot receive ,at that day ye shall know that ,i am in my ,father you in me ,i in you ,if ye loved me ye would rejoice because ,i said ,i go unto the ,father ,illustration3 ,also the ,lord accepted ,job ,and my ,servant ,job shall pray for you ,and the ,lord turned the captivity of ,job when he prayed for his ,friends ,i say unto you ,love your ,enemies bless those that curse you do good to those that hate you pray for those that despitefully use persecute you ,that you may be the children of your ,father which is in heaven1 for he maketh his sun to shine on the ,evil the ,good sendeth the rain on the ,just the ,unjust ,be ye therefor perfect as your ,father which is in heaven is perfect ,illustration3 ,the ,lord maketh ,poor maketh ,rich ,he bringeth ,low ,lifteth ,up who provideth for the ,raven his ,food ,when his young ones cry unto ,god4 ,every one also gave him a piece of ,money ,who remembered us in our low estate ,for his ,mercy endureth forever ,illustration3 ,how precious are thy thoughts unto me ,o ,god how great is the sum of them ,there were not found ,women fair as the ,daughters of ,job in all the ,land their ,father gave them ,inheritance among their ,brethren ,if ,i ascend up into ,heaven thou art there ,if ,i make my bed in ,hell behold ,thou art there ,illustration3 ,great ,marvellous are thy ,works ,lord ,god ,almighty ,just ,true are thy ,ways ,o thou ,king of ,saints ,so the ,lord blessed the latter end of ,job more than the beginning ,after this ,job lived an hundred forty years saw his ,sons his ,sons ,sons even four ,generations ,so ,job died being old full of days ,in burnt ,offerings for ,sin thou hast had no ,pleasure