,,the ,,book ,,of ,,job ,illustration3 ,and his sons went and feasted in their houses1 every one his day2 and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and drink with them4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,job ,,with ,,an ,,introduction ,by ,g4 ,k4 ,,chesterton ,,illustrated ,,in ,,colour ,by ,c4 ,,mary ,,tongue ,,london3 ,,cecil ,,palmer ,,hayward ,,oakley ,,house ,,bloomsbury ,,st4 ,,wc ,the text of this ,reprint of the ,book of ,job is that of the authorized version1 with certain differences in the manner of printing4 ,,first ,,edition #aiaf ,,list ,,of ,,illustrations ,i4 ,and his sons went and feasted in their houses1 everyone his day2 and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and drink with them ,frontispiece ,,ii4 ,and it was so1 when the days of their feasting were gone about1 that ,,job rose up early in the morning1 and offered burnt offerings ,page #ac ,,iii4 ,and there came a messenger unto ,job ,page #ba ,,iv4 ,then said his wife unto him1 8,dost thou still retain thine integrity8 ,curse ,god and die40 ,page #bi ,v4 444 the ,lord gave1 and the ,lord hath taken away2 blessed be the name of the ,lord ,page #de ,,vi4 8,suffer me that ,i may speak2 and after that ,i have spoken1 mock on40 ,page #fa ,,vii4 ,then the ,lord answered ,job out of the whirlwind ,page #gg ,,viii4 ,so the ,lord blessed the latter end of ,job ,page #ic ,,introduction ,the ,book of ,job is among the other ,old ,testament ,books both a philosophical riddle and a historical riddle4 ,it is the philosophical riddle that concerns us in such an introduction as this2 so we may dismiss first the few words of general explanation or warning which should be said about the historical aspect4 ,controversy has long raged about which parts of this epic belong to its original scheme and which are interpolations of considerably later date4 ,the doctors disagree1 as it is the business of doctors to do2 but upon the whole the trend of investigation has always been in the direction of maintaining that the parts interpolated1 if any1 were the prose prologue and epilogue and possibly the speech of the young man who comes in with an apology at the end4 ,i do not profess to be competent to decide such questions4 ,but whatever decision the reader may come to concerning them1 there is a general truth to be remembered in this connection4 ,when you deal with any ancient artistic creation do not suppose that it is anything against it that it grew gradually4 ,the ,book of ,job may have grown gradually just as ,westminster ,abbey grew gradually4 ,but the people who made the old folk poetry1 like the people who made ,westminster ,abbey1 did not attach that importance to the actual date and the actual author1 that importance which is entirely the creation of the almost insane individualism of modern times4 ,we may put aside the case of ,job1 as one complicated with religious difficulties1 and take any other1 say the case of the ,iliad4 ,many people have maintained the characteristic formula of modern scepticism1 that ,homer was not written by ,homer1 but by another person of the same name4 ,just in the same way many have maintained that ,moses was not ,moses but another person called ,moses4 ,but the thing really to be remembered in the matter of the ,iliad is that if other people did interpolate the passages1 the thing did not create the same sense of shock as would be created by such proceedings in these individualistic times4 ,the creation of the tribal epic was to some extent regarded as a tribal work1 like the building of the tribal temple4 ,believe then1 if you will1 that the prologue of ,job and the epilogue and the speech of ,elihu are things inserted after the original work was composed4 ,but do not suppose that such insertions have that obvious and spurious character which would belong to any insertions in a modern individualistic book4 ,do not regard the insertions as you would regard a chapter in ,george ,meredith which you afterwards found had not been written by ,george ,meredith1 or half a scene in ,ibsen which you found had been cunningly sneaked in by ,mr4 ,william ,archer4 ,remember that this old world which made these old poems like the ,iliad and ,job1 always kept the tradition of what it was making4 ,a man could almost leave a poem to his son to be finished as he would have finished it1 just as a man could leave a field to his son1 to be reaped as he would have reaped it4 ,what is called ,homeric unity may be a fact or not4 ,the ,iliad may have been written by one man4 ,it may have been written by a hundred men4 ,but let us remember that there was more unity in those times in a hundred men than there is unity now in one man4 ,then a city was like one man4 ,now one man is like a city in civil war4 ,without going1 therefore1 into questions of unity as understood by the scholars1 we may say of the scholarly riddle that the book has unity in the sense that all great traditional creations have unity2 in the sense that ,canterbury ,cathedral has unity4 ,and the same is broadly true of what ,i have called the philosophical riddle4 ,there is a real sense in which the ,book of ,job stands apart from most of the books included in the canon of the ,old ,testament4 ,but here again those are wrong who insist on the entire absence of unity4 ,those are wrong who maintain that the ,old ,testament is a mere loose library2 that it has no consistency or aim4 ,whether the result was achieved by some supernal spiritual truth1 or by a steady national tradition1 or merely by an ingenious selection in after times1 the books of the ,old ,testament have a quite perceptible unity4 ,to attempt to understand the ,old ,testament without realizing this main idea is as absurd as it would be to study one of ,shakespeare's plays without realizing that the author of them had any philosophical object at all4 ,it is as if a man were to read the history of ,hamlet1 ,prince of ,denmark1 thinking all the time that he was reading what really purported to be the history of an old ,danish pirate prince4 ,such a reader would not realize at all that ,hamlet's procrastination was on the part of the poet intentional4 ,he would merely say1 8,how long ,shakespeare's hero does take to kill his enemy40 ,so speak the ,bible smashers1 who are unfortunately always at bottom ,bible worshippers4 ,they do not understand the special tone and intention of the ,old ,testament2 they do not understand its main idea1 which is the idea of all men being merely the instruments of a higher power4 ,those1 for instance1 who complain of the atrocities and treacheries of the judges and prophets of ,israel have really got a notion in their head that has nothing to do with the subject4 ,they are too ,christian4 ,they are reading back into the pre-,christian scriptures a purely ,christian idea--the idea of saints1 the idea that the chief instruments of ,god are very particularly good men4 ,this is a deeper1 a more daring1 and a more interesting idea than the old ,jewish one4 ,it is the idea that innocence has about it something terrible which in the long run makes and re-makes empires and the world4 ,but the ,old ,testament idea was much more what may be called the common-sense idea1 that strength is strength1 that cunning is cunning1 that worldly success is worldly success1 and that ,jehovah uses these things for ,his own ultimate purpose1 just as ,he uses natural forces or physical elements4 ,he uses the strength of a hero as ,he uses that of a ,mammoth--without any particular respect for the ,mammoth4 ,i cannot comprehend how it is that so many simple-minded sceptics have read such stories as the fraud of ,jacob and supposed that the man who wrote it 7whoever he was7 did not know that ,jacob was a sneak just as well as we do4 ,the primeval human sense of honour does not change so much as that4 ,but these simple-minded sceptics are1 like the majority of modern sceptics1 ,christians4 ,they fancy that the patriarchs must be meant for patterns2 they fancy that ,jacob was being set up as some kind of saint2 and in that case ,i do not wonder that they are a little startled4 ,that is not the atmosphere of the ,old ,testament at all4 ,the heroes of the ,old ,testament are not the sons of ,god1 but the slaves of ,god1 gigantic and terrible slaves1 like the genii1 who were the slaves of ,aladdin4 ,the central idea of the great part of the ,old ,testament may be called the idea of the loneliness of ,god4 ,god is not the only chief character of the ,old ,testament2 ,god is properly the only character in the ,old ,testament4 ,compared with ,his clearness of purpose all the other wills are heavy and automatic1 like those of animals2 compared with ,his actuality all the sons of flesh are shadows4 ,again and again the note is struck1 8,with whom hath he taken counsel80 8,i have trodden the wine press alone1 and of the peoples there was no man with me40 ,all the patriarchs and prophets are merely ,his tools or weapons2 for the ,lord is a man of war4 ,he uses ,joshua like an axe or ,moses like a measuring-rod4 ,for ,him ,samson is only a sword and ,isaiah a trumpet4 ,the saints of ,christianity are supposed to be like ,god1 to be1 as it were1 little statuettes of ,him4 ,the ,old ,testament hero is no more supposed to be of the same nature as ,god than a saw or a hammer is supposed to be of the same shape as the carpenter4 ,this is the main key and characteristic of the ,hebrew scriptures as a whole4 ,there are1 indeed1 in those scriptures innumerable instances of the sort of rugged humour1 keen emotion1 and powerful individuality which is never wanting in great primitive prose and poetry4 ,nevertheless the main characteristic remains2 the sense not merely that ,god is stronger than man1 not merely that ,god is more secret than man1 but that ,he means more1 that ,he knows better what ,he is doing1 that compared with ,him we have something of the vagueness1 the unreason1 and the vagrancy of the beasts that perish4 8,it is he that sitteth above the earth1 and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers40 ,we might almost put it thus4 ,the book is so intent upon asserting the personality of ,god that it almost asserts the impersonality of man4 ,unless this gigantic cosmic brain has conceived a thing1 that thing is insecure and void2 man has not enough tenacity to ensure its continuance4 8,except the ,lord build the house their labour is but lost that build it4 ,except the ,lord keep the city the watchman watcheth but in vain40 ,everywhere else1 then1 the ,old ,testament positively rejoices in the obliteration of man in comparison with the divine purpose4 ,the ,book of ,job stands definitely alone because the ,book of ,job definitely asks1 8,but what is the purpose of ,god8 ,is it worth the sacrifice even of our miserable humanity8 ,of course it is easy enough to wipe out our own paltry wills for the sake of a will that is grander and kinder4 ,but is it grander and kinder8 ,let ,god use ,his tools2 let ,god break ,his tools4 ,but what is ,he doing and what are they being broken for80 ,it is because of this question that we have to attack as a philosophical riddle the riddle of the ,book of ,job4 ,the present importance of the ,book of ,job cannot be expressed adequately even by saying that it is the most interesting of ancient books4 ,we may almost say of the ,book of ,job that it is the most interesting of modern books4 ,in truth1 of course1 neither of the two phrases covers the matter1 because fundamental human religion and fundamental human irreligion are both at once old and new2 philosophy is either eternal or it is not philosophy4 ,the modern habit of saying1 8,this is my opinion1 but ,i may be wrong10 is entirely irrational4 ,if ,i say that it may be wrong ,i say that is not my opinion4 ,the modern habit of saying 8,every man has a different philosophy2 this is my philosophy and its suits me02 the habit of saying this is mere weak-mindedness4 ,a cosmic philosophy is not constructed to fit a man2 a cosmic philosophy is constructed to fit a cosmos4 ,a man can no more possess a private religion than he can possess a private sun and moon4 ,the first of the intellectual beauties of the ,book of ,job is that it is all concerned with this desire to know the actuality2 the desire to know what is1 and not merely what seems4 ,if moderns were writing the book we should probably find that ,job and his comforters got on quite well together by the simple operation of referring their differences to what is called the temperament1 saying that the comforters were by nature 8optimists0 and ,job by nature a 8pessimist40 ,and they would be quite comfortable1 as people can often be1 for some time at least1 by agreeing to say what is obviously untrue4 ,for if the word 8pessimist0 means anything at all1 then emphatically ,job is not a pessimist4 ,his case alone is sufficient to refute the modern absurdity of referring everything to physical temperament4 ,job does not in any sense look at life in a gloomy way4 ,if wishing to be happy and being quite ready to be happy constitute an optimist1 ,job is an optimist4 ,he is a perplexed optimist2 he is an exasperated optimist2 he is an outraged and insulted optimist4 ,he wishes the universe to justify itself1 not because he wishes it to be caught out1 but because he really wishes it to be justified4 ,he demands an explanation from ,god1 but he does not do it at all in the spirit in which ,hampden might demand an explanation from ,charles ,i4 ,he does it in the spirit in which a wife might demand an explanation from her husband whom she really respected4 ,he remonstrates with his ,maker because he is proud of his ,maker4 ,he even speaks of the ,almighty as his enemy1 but he never doubts1 at the back of his mind1 that his enemy has some kind of a case which he does not understand4 ,in a fine and famous blasphemy he says1 8,oh1 that mine adversary had written a book60 ,it never really occurs to him that it could possibly be a bad book4 ,he is anxious to be convinced1 that is1 he thinks that ,god could convince him4 ,in short1 we may say again that if the word optimist means any thing 7which ,i doubt7 ,job is an optimist4 ,he shakes the pillars of the world and strikes insanely at the heavens2 he lashes the stars1 but it is not to silence them2 it is to make them speak4 ,in the same way we may speak of the official optimists1 the ,comforters of ,job4 ,again1 if the word pessimist means anything 7which ,i doubt7 the comforters of ,job may be called pessimists rather than optimists4 ,all that they really believe is not that ,god is good but that ,god is so strong that it is much more judicious to call ,him good4 ,it would be the exaggeration of censure to call them evolutionists2 but they have something of the vital error of the evolutionary optimist4 ,they will keep on saying that everything in the universe fits into everything else3 as if there were anything comforting about a number of nasty things all fitting into each other4 ,we shall see later how ,god in the great climax of the poem turns this particular argument altogether upside down4 ,when1 at the end of the poem1 ,god enters 7somewhat abruptly71 is struck the sudden and splendid note which makes the thing as great as it is4 ,all the human beings through the story1 and ,job especially1 have been asking questions of ,god4 ,a more trivial poet would have made ,god enter in some sense or other in order to answer the questions4 ,by a touch truly to be called inspired1 when ,god enters1 it is to ask a number more questions on ,his own account4 ,in this drama of scepticism ,god ,himself takes up the rle of sceptic4 ,he does what all the great voices defending religion have always done4 ,he does1 for instance1 what ,socrates did4 ,he turns rationalism against itself4 ,he seems to say that if it comes to asking questions1 ,he can ask some questions which will fling down and flatten out all conceivable human questioners4 ,the poet by an exquisite intuition has made ,god ironically accept a kind of controversial equality with ,his accusers4 ,he is willing to regard it as if it were a fair intellectual duel3 8,gird up now thy loins like a man2 for ,i will demand of thee1 and answer thou me40 ,the everlasting adopts an enormous and sardonic humility4 ,he is quite willing to be prosecuted4 ,he only asks for the right which every prosecuted person possesses2 ,he asks to be allowed to cross-examine the witness for the prosecution4 ,and ,he carries yet further the correctness of the legal parallel4 ,for the first question1 essentially speaking1 which ,he asks of ,job is the question that any criminal accused by ,job would be most entitled to ask4 ,he asks ,job who he is4 ,and ,job1 being a man of candid intellect1 takes a little time to consider1 and comes to the conclusion that he does not know4 ,this is the first great fact to notice about the speech of ,god1 which is the culmination of the inquiry4 ,it represents all human sceptics routed by a higher scepticism4 ,it is this method1 used sometimes by supreme and sometimes by mediocre minds1 that has ever since been the logical weapon of the true mystic4 ,socrates1 as ,i have said1 used it when he showed that if you only allowed him enough sophistry he could destroy all the sophists4 ,jesus ,christ used it when ,he reminded the ,sadducees1 who could not imagine the nature of marriage in heaven1 that if it came to that they had not really imagined the nature of marriage at all4 ,in the break up of ,christian theology in the eighteenth century1 ,butler used it1 when he pointed out that rationalistic arguments could be used as much against vague religion as against doctrinal religion1 as much against rationalist ethics as against ,christian ethics4 ,it is the root and reason of the fact that men who have religious faith have also philosophic doubt1 like ,cardinal ,newman1 ,mr4 ,balfour1 or ,mr4 ,mallock4 ,these are the small streams of the delta2 the ,book of ,job is the first great cataract that creates the river4 ,in dealing with the arrogant asserter of doubt1 it is not the right method to tell him to stop doubting4 ,it is rather the right method to tell him to go on doubting1 to doubt a little more1 to doubt every day newer and wilder things in the universe1 until at last1 by some strange enlightenment1 he may begin to doubt himself4 ,this1 ,i say1 is the first fact touching the speech2 the fine inspiration by which ,god comes in at the end1 not to answer riddles1 but to propound them4 ,the other great fact which1 taken together with this one1 makes the whole work religious instead of merely philosophical1 is that other great surprise which makes ,job suddenly satisfied with the mere presentation of something impenetrable4 ,verbally speaking the enigmas of ,jehovah seem darker and more desolate than the enigmas of ,job2 yet ,job was comfortless before the speech of ,jehovah and is comforted after it4 ,he has been told nothing1 but he feels the terrible and tingling atmosphere of something which is too good to be told4 ,the refusal of ,god to explain ,his design is itself a burning hint of ,his design4 ,the riddles of ,god are more satisfying than the solutions of man4 ,thirdly1 of course1 it is one of the splendid strokes that ,god rebukes alike the man who accused1 and the men who defended ,him2 that ,he knocks down pessimists and optimists with the same hammer4 ,and it is in connection with the mechanical and supercilious comforters of ,job that there occurs the still deeper and finer inversion of which ,i have spoken4 ,the mechanical optimist endeavours to justify the universe avowedly upon the ground that it is a rational and consecutive pattern4 ,he points out that the fine thing about the world is that it can all be explained4 ,that is the one point1 if ,i may put it so1 on which ,god in return1 is explicit to the point of violence4 ,god says1 in effect1 that if there is one fine thing about the world1 as far as men are concerned1 it is that it cannot be explained4 ,he insists on the inexplicableness of everything2 8,hath the rain a father8444 ,out of whose womb came the ice80 ,he goes farther1 and insists on the positive and palpable unreason of things2 8,hast thou sent the rain upon the desert where no man is1 and upon the wilderness wherein there is no man80 ,god will make man see things1 if it is only against the black background of nonentity4 ,god will make ,job see a startling universe if ,he can only do it by making ,job see an idiotic universe4 ,to startle man ,god becomes for an instant a blasphemer2 one might almost say that ,god becomes for an instant an atheist4 ,he unrolls before ,job a long panorama of created things1 the horse1 the eagle1 the raven1 the wild ass1 the peacock1 the ostrich1 the crocodile4 ,he so describes each of them that it sounds like a monster walking in the sun4 ,the whole is a sort of psalm or rhapsody of the sense of wonder4 ,the maker of all things is astonished at the things ,he has ,himself made4 ,this we may call the third point4 ,job puts forward a note of interrogation2 ,god answers with a note of exclamation4 ,instead of proving to ,job that it is an explicable world1 ,he insists that it is a much stranger world than ,job ever thought it was4 ,lastly1 the poet has achieved in this speech1 with that unconscious artistic accuracy found in so many of the simpler epics1 another and much more delicate thing4 ,without once relaxing the rigid impenetrability of ,jehovah in ,his deliberate declaration1 he has contrived to let fall here and there in the metaphors1 in the parenthetical imagery1 sudden and splendid suggestions that the secret of ,god is a bright and not a sad one--semi-accidental suggestions1 like light seen for an instant through the cracks of a closed door4 ,it would be difficult to praise too highly1 in a purely poetical sense1 the instinctive exactitude and ease with which these more optimistic insinuations are let fall in other connections1 as if the ,almighty ,himself were scarcely aware that ,he was letting them out4 ,for instance1 there is that famous passage where ,jehovah with devastating sarcasm1 asks ,job where he was when the foundations of the world were laid1 and then 7as if merely fixing a date7 mentions the time when the sons of ,god shouted for joy4 ,one cannot help feeling1 even upon this meagre information1 that they must have had something to shout about4 ,or again1 when ,god is speaking of snow and hail in the mere catalogue of the physical cosmos1 ,he speaks of them as a treasury that ,he has laid up against the day of battle--a hint of some huge ,armageddon in which evil shall be at last overthrown4 ,nothing could be better1 artistically speaking1 than this optimism breaking through agnosticism like fiery gold round the edges of a black cloud4 ,those who look superficially at the barbaric origin of the epic may think it fanciful to read so much artistic significance into its casual similes or accidental phrases4 ,but no one who is well acquainted with great examples of semi-barbaric poetry1 as in the ,song of ,roland or the old ballads1 will fall into this mistake4 ,no one who knows what primitive poetry is1 can fail to realize that while its conscious form is simple some of its finer effects are subtle4 ,the ,iliad contrives to express the idea that ,hector and ,sarpedon have a certain tone or tint of sad and chivalrous resignation1 not bitter enough to be called pessimism and not jovial enough to be called optimism2 ,homer could never have said this in elaborate words4 ,but somehow he contrives to say it in simple words4 ,the ,song of ,roland contrives to express the idea that ,christianity imposes upon its heroes a paradox3 a paradox of great humility in the matter of their sins combined with great ferocity in the matter of their ideas4 ,of course the ,song of ,roland could not say this2 but it conveys this4 ,in the same way the ,book of ,job must be credited with many subtle effects which were in the author's soul without being1 perhaps1 in the author's mind4 ,and of these by far the most important remains even yet to be stated4 ,i do not know1 and ,i doubt whether even scholars know1 if the ,book of ,job had a great effect or had any effect upon the after development of ,jewish thought4 ,but if it did have any effect it may have saved them from an enormous collapse and decay4 ,here in this ,book the question is really asked whether ,god invariably punishes vice with terrestrial punishment and rewards virtue with terrestrial prosperity4 ,if the ,jews had answered that question wrongly they might have lost all their after influence in human history4 ,they might have sunk even down to the level of modern well educated society4 ,for when once people have begun to believe that prosperity is the reward of virtue their next calamity is obvious4 ,if prosperity is regarded as the reward of virtue it will be regarded as the symptom of virtue4 ,men will leave off the heavy task of making good men successful4 ,they will adopt the easier task of making out successful men good4 ,this1 which has happened throughout modern commerce and journalism1 is the ultimate ,nemesis of the wicked optimism of the comforters of ,job4 ,if the ,jews could be saved from it1 the ,book of ,job saved them4 ,the ,book of ,job is chiefly remarkable1 as ,i have insisted throughout1 for the fact that it does not end in a way that is conventionally satisfactory4 ,job is not told that his misfortunes were due to his sins or a part of any plan for his improvement4 ,but in the prologue we see ,job tormented not because he was the worst of men1 but because he was the best4 ,it is the lesson of the whole work that man is most comforted by paradoxes4 ,here is the very darkest and strangest of the paradoxes2 and it is by all human testimony the most reassuring4 ,i need not suggest what a high and strange history awaited this paradox of the best man in the worst fortune4 ,i need not say that in the freest and most philosophical sense there is one ,old ,testament figure who is truly a type2 or say what is pre-figured in the wounds of ,job4 ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,job ,,chapter #a ,there was a man in the land of ,uz1 whose name was ,job2 and that man was perfect and upright1 and one that feared ,god1 and eschewed evil4 ,and there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters4 ,his substance also was seven thousand sheep1 and three thousand camels1 and five hundred yoke of oxen1 and five hundred she asses1 and a very great household2 so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east4 ,and his sons went and feasted in their houses1 every one his day2 and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them4 ,and it was so1 when the days of their feasting were gone about1 that ,job sent and sanctified them1 and rose up early in the morning1 and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all3 for ,job said1 ,it may be that my sons have sinned1 and cursed ,god in their hearts4 ,thus did ,job continually4 ,now there was a day when the sons of ,god came to present themselves before the ,lord1 and ,satan came also among them4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,satan1 ,whence comest thou8 ,then ,satan answered the ,lord1 and said1 ,from going to and fro in the earth1 and from walking up and down in it4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,satan1 ,hast thou considered my servant ,job1 that there is none like him in the earth1 a perfect and an upright man1 one that feareth ,god1 and escheweth evil8 ,then ,satan answered the ,lord1 and said1 ,doth ,job fear ,god for nought8 ,hast not thou made an hedge about him1 and about his house1 and about all that he hath on every side8 thou hast blessed the work of his hands1 and his substance is increased in the land4 ,but put forth thine hand now1 and touch all that he hath1 and he will curse thee to thy face4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,satan1 ,behold1 all that he hath is in thy power2 only upon himself put not forth thine hand4 ,so ,satan went forth from the presence of the ,lord4 ,and there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house3 and there came a messenger unto ,job1 and said1 ,the oxen were plowing1 and the asses feeding beside them3 and the ,sabeans fell upon them1 and took them away2 yea1 they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword2 and ,i only am escaped alone to tell thee4 ,while he was yet speaking1 there came also another1 and said1 ,the fire of ,god is fallen from heaven1 and hath burned up the sheep1 and the servants1 and consumed them2 and ,i only am escaped alone to tell thee4 ,while he was yet speaking1 there came also another1 and said1 ,the ,chaldeans made out three bands1 and fell upon the camels1 and have carried them away1 yea1 and slain the servants with the edge of the sword2 and ,i only am escaped alone to tell thee4 ,while he was yet speaking1 there came also another1 and said1 ,thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house3 and1 behold1 there came a great wind from the wilderness1 and smote the four corners of the house1 and it fell upon the young men1 and they are dead2 and ,i only am escaped alone to tell thee4 ,then ,job arose1 and rent his mantle1 and shaved his head1 and fell down upon the ground1 and worshipped1 and said1 ,naked came ,i out of my mother's womb1 and naked shall ,i return thither3 the ,lord gave1 and the ,lord hath taken away2 blessed be the name of the ,lord4 ,in all this ,job sinned not1 nor charged ,god foolishly4 ,,chapter #b ,again there was a day when the sons of ,god came to present themselves before the ,lord1 and ,satan came also among them to present himself before the ,lord4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,satan1 ,from whence comest thou8 ,and ,satan answered the ,lord1 and said1 ,from going to and fro in the earth1 and from walking up and down in it4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,satan1 ,hast thou considered my servant ,job1 that there is none like him in the earth1 a perfect and an upright man1 one that feareth ,god1 and escheweth evil8 and still he holdeth fast his integrity1 although thou movedest me against him to destroy him without cause4 ,and ,satan answered the ,lord1 and said1 ,skin for skin1 yea1 all that a man hath will he give for his life4 ,but put forth thine hand now1 and touch his bone and his flesh1 and he will curse thee to thy face4 ,and the ,lord said unto ,satan1 ,behold1 he is in thine hand2 but save his life4 ,so went ,satan forth from the presence of the ,lord1 and smote ,job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown4 ,and he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal2 and he sat down among the ashes4 ,then said his wife unto him1 ,dost thou still retain thine integrity8 curse ,god1 and die4 ,but he said unto her1 ,thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh4 ,what8 shall we receive good at the hand of ,god1 and shall we not receive evil8 ,in all this did not ,job sin with his lips4 ,now when ,job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him1 they came every one from his own place2 ,eliphaz the ,temanite1 and ,bildad the ,shuhite1 and ,zophar the ,naamathite3 for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him4 ,and when they lifted up their eyes afar off1 and knew him not1 they lifted up their voice1 and wept2 and they rent every one his mantle1 and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven4 ,so they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights1 and none spake a word unto him3 for they saw that his grief was very great4 ,,chapter #c ,after this opened ,job his mouth1 and cursed his day4 ,and ,job spake1 and said1 ,let the day perish wherein ,i was born1 ,and the night in which it was said1 ,there is a man child conceived4 ,let that day be darkness2 ,let not ,god regard it from above1 ,neither let the light shine upon it4 ,let darkness and the shadow of death stain it2 ,let a cloud dwell upon it2 ,let the blackness of the day terrify it4 ,as for that night1 let darkness seize upon it2 ,let it not be joined unto the days of the year1 ,let it not come into the number of the months4 ,lo1 let that night be solitary1 ,let no joyful voice come therein4 ,let them curse it that curse the day1 ,who are ready to raise up their mourning4 ,let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark2 ,let it look for light1 but have none2 ,neither let it see the dawning of the day3 ,because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb1 ,nor hid sorrow from mine eyes4 ,why died ,i not from the womb8 ,why did ,i not give up the ghost when ,i came out of the belly8 ,why did the knees prevent me8 ,or why the breast that ,i should suck8 ,for now should ,i have lain still and been quiet1 ,i should have slept3 then had ,i been at rest1 ,with kings and counsellors of the earth1 ,which built desolate places for themselves2 ,or with princes that had gold1 ,who filled their houses with silver3 ,or as an hidden untimely birth ,i had not been2 ,as infants which never saw light4 ,there the wicked cease from troubling2 ,and there the weary be at rest4 ,there the prisoners rest together2 ,they hear not the voice of the oppressor4 ,the small and great are there2 ,and the servant is free from his master4 ,wherefore is light given to him that is in misery1 ,and life unto the bitter in soul2 ,which long for death1 but it cometh not2 ,and dig for it more than for hid treasures2 ,which rejoice exceedingly1 ,and are glad1 when they can find the grave8 ,why is light given to a man whose way is hid1 ,and whom ,god hath hedged in8 ,for my sighing cometh before ,i eat1 ,and my roarings are poured out like the waters4 ,for the thing which ,i greatly feared is come upon me1 ,and that which ,i was afraid of is come unto me4 ,i was not in safety1 neither had ,i rest1 neither was ,i quiet2 ,yet trouble came4 ,,chapter #d ,then ,eliphaz the ,temanite answered and said1 ,if we assay to commune with thee1 wilt thou be grieved8 ,but who can withhold himself from speaking8 ,behold1 thou hast instructed many1 ,and thou hast strengthened the weak hands4 ,thy words have upholden him that was falling1 ,and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees4 ,but now it is come upon thee1 and thou faintest2 ,it toucheth thee1 and thou art troubled4 ,is not this thy fear1 thy confidence1 ,thy hope1 and the uprightness of thy ways8 ,remember1 ,i pray thee1 who ever perished1 being innocent8 ,or where were the righteous cut off8 ,even as ,i have seen1 they that plow iniquity1 ,and sow wickedness1 reap the same4 ,by the blast of ,god they perish1 ,and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed4 ,the roaring of the lion1 and the voice of the fierce lion1 ,and the teeth of the young lions1 are broken4 ,the old lion perisheth for lack of prey1 ,and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad4 ,now a thing was secretly brought to me1 ,and mine ear received a little thereof4 ,in thoughts from the visions of the night1 ,when deep sleep falleth on men1 ,fear came upon me1 and trembling1 ,which made all my bones to shake4 ,then a spirit passed before my face2 ,the hair of my flesh stood up3 ,it stood still1 but ,i could not discern the form thereof3 ,an image was before mine eyes1 ,there was silence1 and ,i heard a voice1 saying1 ,shall mortal man be more just than ,god8 ,shall a man be more pure than his maker8 ,behold1 he put no trust in his servants3 ,and his angels he charged with folly3 ,how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay1 ,whose foundation is in the dust1 ,which are crushed before the moth8 ,they are destroyed from morning to evening3 ,they perish for ever without any regarding it4 ,doth not their excellency which is in them go away8 ,they die1 even without wisdom4 ,,chapter #e ,call now1 if there be any that will answer thee2 ,and to which of the saints wilt thou turn8 ,for wrath killeth the foolish man1 ,and envy slayeth the silly one4 ,i have seen the foolish taking root3 ,but suddenly ,i cursed his habitation4 ,his children are far from safety1 ,and they are crushed in the gate1 ,neither is there any to deliver them4 ,whose harvest the hungry eateth up1 ,and taketh it even out of the thorns1 ,and the robber swalloweth up their substance4 ,although affliction cometh not forth of the dust1 ,neither doth trouble spring out of the ground2 ,yet man is born unto trouble1 ,as the sparks fly upward1 ,i would seek unto ,god1 ,and unto ,god would ,i commit my cause3 ,which doeth great things and unsearchable2 ,marvellous things without number3 ,who giveth rain upon the earth1 ,and sendeth waters upon the fields3 ,to set up on high those that be low2 ,that those which mourn may be exalted to safety4 ,he disappointeth the devices of the crafty1 ,so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise4 ,he taketh the wise in their own craftiness3 ,and the council of the froward is carried headlong4 ,they meet with darkness in the daytime1 ,and grope in the noonday as in the night4 ,but he saveth the poor from the sword1 from their mouth1 ,and from the hand of the mighty4 ,so the poor hath hope1 ,and iniquity stoppeth her mouth4 ,behold1 happy is the man whom ,god correcteth3 ,therefore despise not thou the chastening of the ,almighty3 ,for he maketh sore1 and bindeth up3 ,he woundeth1 and his hands make whole4 ,he shall deliver thee in six troubles3 ,yea1 in seven there shall no evil touch thee4 ,in famine he shall redeem thee from death3 ,and in war from the power of the sword4 ,thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue3 ,neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh4 ,at destruction and famine thou shalt laugh3 ,neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth4 ,for thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field3 ,and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee4 ,and thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace2 ,and thou shalt visit thy habitation1 and shalt not sin4 ,thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great1 ,and thine offspring as the grass of the earth4 ,thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age1 ,like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season4 ,lo this1 we have searched it1 so it is2 ,hear it1 and know thou it for thy good4 ,,chapter #f ,but ,job answered and said1 ,o that my grief were throughly weighed1 ,and my calamity laid in the balances together6 ,for now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea3 ,therefore my words are swallowed up4 ,for the arrows of the ,almighty are within me1 ,the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit3 ,the terrors of ,god do set themselves in array against me4 ,doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass8 ,or loweth the ox over his fodder8 ,can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt8 ,or is there any taste in the white of an egg8 ,the things that my soul refused to touch ,are as my sorrowful meat4 ,o that ,i might have my request2 ,and that ,god would grant me the thing that ,i long for6 ,even that it would please ,god to destroy me2 ,then he would let loose his hand1 and cut me off6 ,then should ,i yet have comfort2 ,yea1 ,i would harden myself in sorrow3 let him not spare2 ,for ,i have not concealed the words of the ,holy ,one4 ,what is my strength1 that ,i should hope8 ,and what is mine end1 that ,i should prolong my life8 ,is my strength the strength of stones8 ,or is my flesh of brass8 ,is not my help in me8 ,and is wisdom driven quite from me8 ,to him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend2 ,but he forsaketh the fear of the ,almighty4 ,my brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook1 ,and as the stream of brooks they pass away2 ,which are blackish by reason of the ice1 ,and wherein the snow is hid3 ,what time they wax warm1 they vanish3 ,when it is hot1 they are consumed out of their place4 ,the paths of their way are turned aside2 ,they go to nothing1 and perish4 ,the troops of ,tema looked1 ,the companies of ,sheba waited for them4 ,they were confounded because they had hoped2 ,they came thither1 and were ashamed4 ,for now ye are nothing2 ,ye see my casting down1 and are afraid4 ,did ,i say1 ,bring unto me8 ,or1 ,give a reward for me of your substance8 ,or1 ,deliver me from the enemy's hand8 ,or1 ,redeem me from the hand of the mighty8 ,teach me1 and ,i will hold my tongue3 ,and cause me to understand wherein ,i have erred4 ,how forcible are right words6 ,but what doth your arguing reprove8 ,do ye imagine to reprove words1 ,and the speeches of one that is desperate1 which are as wind8 ,yea1 ye overwhelm the fatherless1 ,and ye dig a pit for your friend4 ,now therefore be content1 look upon me2 ,for it is evident unto you if ,i lie4 ,return1 ,i pray you1 let it not be iniquity2 ,yea1 return again1 my righteousness is in it4 ,is there iniquity in my tongue8 ,cannot my taste discern perverse things8 ,illustration3 ,and it was so1 when the days of their feasting were gone about1 that ,job rose up early in the morning1 and offered burnt offerings4 ,,chapter #g ,is there not an appointed time to man upon earth8 ,are not his days also like the days of an hireling8 ,as a servant earnestly desireth the shadow1 ,and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work3 ,so am ,i made to possess months of vanity1 ,and wearisome nights are appointed to me4 ,when ,i lie down1 ,i say1 ,when shall ,i arise1 and the night be gone8 ,and ,i am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day4 ,my flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust2 ,my skin is broken1 and become loathsome4 ,my days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle1 ,and are spent without hope4 ,o remember that my life is wind3 ,mine eyes shall no more see good4 ,the eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more3 ,thine eyes are upon me1 and ,i am not4 ,as the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away3 ,so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more4 ,he shall return no more to his house1 ,neither shall his place know him any more4 ,therefore ,i will not refrain my mouth2 ,i will speak in the anguish of my spirit2 ,i will complain in the bitterness of my soul4 ,am ,i a sea1 or a whale1 ,that thou settest a watch over me8 ,when ,i say1 ,my bed shall comfort me1 ,my couch shall ease my complaint2 ,then thou scarest me with dreams1 ,and terrifiest me through visions3 ,so that my soul chooseth strangling1 ,and death rather than my life4 ,i loathe it2 ,i would not live alway3 ,let me alone2 for my days are vanity4 ,what is man1 that thou shouldest magnify him8 ,and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him8 ,and that thou shouldest visit him every morning1 ,and try him every moment8 ,how long wilt thou not depart from me1 ,nor let me alone till ,i swallow down my spittle8 ,i have sinned2 what shall ,i do unto thee1 ,o thou preserver of men8 ,why hast thou set me as a mark against thee1 ,so that ,i am a burden to myself8 ,and why dost thou not pardon my transgression1 and take away mine iniquity8 ,for now shall ,i sleep in the dust2 ,and thou shalt seek me in the morning1 but ,i shall not be4 ,,chapter #h ,then answered ,bildad the ,shuhite1 and said1 ,how long wilt thou speak these things8 ,and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind8 ,doth ,god pervert judgment8 ,or doth the ,almighty pervert justice8 ,if thy children have sinned against him1 ,and he have cast them away for their transgression2 ,if thou wouldest seek unto ,god betimes1 ,and make thy supplication to the ,almighty2 ,if thou wert pure and upright2 ,surely now he would awake for thee1 ,and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous4 ,though thy beginning was small1 ,yet thy latter end should greatly increase4 ,for inquire1 ,i pray thee1 of the former age1 ,and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers3 ,for we are but of yesterday1 and know nothing1 ,because our days upon earth are a shadow3 ,shall not they teach thee1 and tell thee1 ,and utter words out of their heart8 ,can the rush grow up without mire8 ,can the flag grow without water8 ,whilst it is yet in his greenness1 and not cut down1 ,it withereth before any other herb4 ,so are the paths of all that forget ,god2 ,and the hypocrite's hope shall perish3 ,whose hope shall be cut off1 ,and whose trust shall be a spider's web4 ,he shall lean upon his house1 but it shall not stand3 ,he shall hold it fast1 but it shall not endure4 ,he is green before the sun1 ,and his branch shooteth forth in his garden4 ,his roots are wrapped about the heap1 ,and seeth the place of stones4 ,if he destroy him from his place1 ,then it shall deny him1 saying1 ,i have not seen thee4 ,behold1 this is the joy of his way1 ,and out of the earth shall others grow4 ,behold1 ,god will not cast away a perfect man1 ,neither will he help the evil doers3 ,till he fill thy mouth with laughing1 ,and thy lips with rejoicing4 ,they that hate thee shall be clothed with shame2 ,and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought4 ,,chapter #i ,then ,job answered and said1 ,i know it is so of a truth3 ,but how should man be just with ,god8 ,if he will contend with him1 ,he cannot answer him one of a thousand4 ,he is wise in heart1 and mighty in strength3 ,who hath hardened himself against him1 and hath prospered8 ,which removeth the mountains1 and they know not3 ,which overturneth them in his anger4 ,which shaketh the earth out of her place1 ,and the pillars thereof tremble4 ,which commandeth the sun1 and it riseth not2 ,and sealeth up the stars4 ,which alone spreadeth out the heavens1 ,and treadeth upon the waves of the sea4 ,which maketh ,arcturus1 ,orion1 and ,pleiades1 ,and the chambers of the south4 ,which doeth great things past finding out2 ,yea1 and wonders without number4 ,lo1 he goeth by me1 and ,i see him not3 ,he passeth on also1 but ,i perceive him not4 ,behold1 he taketh away1 who can hinder him8 ,who will say unto him1 ,what doest thou8 ,if ,god will not withdraw his anger1 ,the proud helpers do stoop under him4 ,how much less shall ,i answer him1 ,and choose out my words to reason with him8 ,whom1 though ,i were righteous1 yet would ,i not answer1 ,but ,i would make supplication to my judge4 ,if ,i had called1 and he had answered me2 ,yet would ,i not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice1 ,for he breaketh me with a tempest ,and multiplieth my wounds without cause4 ,he will not suffer me to take my breath1 ,but filleth me with bitterness4 ,if ,i speak of strength1 lo1 he is strong3 ,and if of judgment1 who shall set me a time to plead8 ,if ,i justify myself1 mine own mouth shall condemn me3 ,if ,i say1 ,i am perfect1 it shall also prove me perverse4 ,though ,i were perfect1 yet would ,i not know my soul3 ,i would despise my life4 ,this is one thing1 therefore ,i said it1 ,he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked4 ,if the scourge slay suddenly1 ,he will laugh at the trial of the innocent4 ,the earth is given into the hand of the wicked3 ,he covereth the faces of the judges thereof2 ,if not1 where1 and who is he8 ,now my days are swifter than a post3 ,they flee away1 they see no good4 ,they are passed away as the swift ships3 ,as the eagle that hasteth to the prey4 ,if ,i say1 ,i will forget my complaint1 ,i will leave off my heaviness1 and comfort myself3 ,i am afraid of all my sorrows1 ,i know that thou wilt not hold me innocent4 ,if ,i be wicked1 ,why then labour ,i in vain8 ,if ,i wash myself with snow water1 ,and make my hands never so clean2 ,yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch1 ,and mine own clothes shall abhor me4 ,for he is not a man1 as ,i am1 that ,i should answer him1 ,and we should come together in judgment4 ,neither is there any daysman betwixt us1 ,that might lay his hand upon us both4 ,let him take his rod away from me1 ,and let not his fear terrify me3 ,then would ,i speak1 and not fear him2 ,but it is not so with me4 ,illustration3 ,and there came a messenger unto ,job4 ,,chapter #aj ,my soul is weary of my life2 ,i will leave my complaint upon myself2 ,i will speak in the bitterness of my soul4 ,i will say unto ,god1 ,do not condemn me2 ,show me wherefore thou contendest with me4 ,is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress1 ,that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands1 ,and shine upon the counsel of the wicked8 ,hast thou eyes of flesh8 ,or seest thou as man seeth8 ,are thy days as the days of man8 ,are thy years as man's days1 ,that thou inquirest after mine iniquity1 ,and searchest after my sin8 ,thou knowest that ,i am not wicked2 ,and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand4 ,thine hands have made me and fashioned me ,together round about2 yet thou dost destroy me4 ,remember1 ,i beseech thee1 that thou hast made me as the clay2 ,and wilt thou bring me into dust again8 ,has thou not poured me out as milk1 ,and curdled me like cheese8 ,thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh1 ,and hast fenced me with bones and sinews4 ,thou hast granted me life and favour1 ,and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit4 ,and these things hast thou hid in thine heart3 ,i know that this is with thee4 ,if ,i sin1 then thou markest me1 ,and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity4 ,if ,i be wicked1 woe unto me2 ,and if ,i be righteous1 yet will ,i not lift up my head4 ,i am full of confusion2 therefore see thou mine affliction2 ,for it increaseth4 ,thou huntest me as a fierce lion3 ,and again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me4 ,thou renewest thy witnesses against me1 ,and increasest thine indignation upon me2 ,changes and war are against me4 ,wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb8 ,oh that ,i had given up the ghost1 and no eye had seen me6 ,i should have been as though ,i had not been2 ,i should have been carried from the womb to the grave4 ,are not my days few8 cease then1 ,and let me alone1 that ,i may take comfort a little1 ,before ,i go whence ,i shall not return1 ,even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death2 ,a land of darkness1 as darkness itself2 ,and of the shadow of death1 without any order1 ,and where the light is as darkness4 ,,chapter #aa ,then answered ,zophar the ,naamathite1 and said1 ,should not the multitude of words be answered8 ,and should a man full of talk be justified8 ,should thy lies make men hold their peace8 ,and when thou mockest1 shall no man make thee ashamed8 ,for thou hast said1 ,my doctrine is pure1 ,and ,i am clean in thine eyes4 ,but oh that ,god would speak1 ,and open his lips against thee2 ,and that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom1 ,that they are double to that which is6 ,know therefore that ,god exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth4 ,canst thou by searching find out ,god8 ,canst thou find out the ,almighty unto perfection8 ,it is as high as heaven2 what canst thou do8 ,deeper than hell2 what canst thou know8 ,the measure thereof is longer than the earth1 ,and broader than the sea4 ,if he cut off1 and shut up1 ,or gather together1 then who can hinder him8 ,for he knoweth vain men3 ,he seeth wickedness also2 will he not then consider it8 ,for vain man would be wise1 ,though man be born like a wild ass's colt4 ,if thou prepare thine heart1 ,and stretch out thine hands toward him2 ,if iniquity be in thine hand1 put it far away1 ,and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles4 ,for then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot2 ,yea1 thou shalt be stedfast1 and shalt not fear3 ,because thou shalt forget thy misery1 ,and remember it as waters that pass away3 ,and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday4 ,thou shalt shine forth1 thou shalt be as the morning4 ,and thou shalt be secure1 because there is hope2 ,yea1 thou shalt dig about thee1 and thou shalt take thy rest in safety4 ,also thou shalt lie down1 and none shall make thee afraid2 ,yea1 many shall make suit unto thee4 ,but the eyes of the wicked shall fail1 ,and they shall not escape1 ,and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost4 ,,chapter #ab ,and ,job answered and said1 ,no doubt but ye are the people1 ,and wisdom shall die with you4 ,but ,i have understanding as well as you2 ,i am not inferior to you3 ,yea1 who knoweth not such things as these8 ,i am as one mocked of his neighbour1 ,who calleth upon ,god1 and he answereth him3 ,the just upright man is laughed to scorn4 ,he that is ready to slip with his feet ,is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease4 ,the tabernacles of robbers prosper1 ,and they that provoke ,god are secure2 ,into whose hand ,god bringeth abundantly4 ,but ask now the beasts1 and they shall teach thee2 ,and the fowls of the air1 and they shall tell thee3 ,or speak to the earth1 and it shall teach thee3 ,and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee4 ,who knoweth not in all these ,that the hand of the ,lord hath wrought this8 ,in whose hand is the soul of every living thing1 ,and the breath of all mankind4 ,doth not the ear try words8 ,and the mouth taste his meat8 ,with the ancient is wisdom2 ,and in length of days understanding4 ,with him is wisdom and strength1 ,he hath counsel and understanding4 ,behold1 he breaketh down and it cannot be built again3 ,he shutteth up a man1 and there can be no opening4 ,behold1 he withholdeth the waters1 and they dry up3 ,also he sendeth them out1 and they overturn the earth4 ,with him is strength and wisdom3 ,the deceived and the deceiver are his4 ,he leadeth counsellers away spoiled1 ,and maketh the judges fools4 ,he looseth the bond of kings1 ,and girdeth their loins with a girdle4 ,he leadeth princes away spoiled1 ,and overthroweth the mighty4 ,he removeth away the speech of the trusty1 ,and taketh away the understanding of the aged4 ,he poureth contempt upon princes1 ,and weakeneth the strength of the mighty4 ,he discovereth deep things out of darkness1 ,and bringeth out to light the shadow of death4 ,he increaseth the nations1 and destroyeth them3 ,he enlargeth the nations1 and straiteneth them again4 ,he taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth1 ,and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way4 ,they grope in the dark without light1 ,and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man4 ,,chapter #ac ,lo1 mine eye hath seen all this1 ,mine ear hath heard and understood it4 ,what ye know1 the same do ,i know also3 ,i am not inferior unto you4 ,surely ,i would speak to the ,almighty1 ,and ,i desire to reason with ,god4 ,but ye are forgers of lies1 ,ye are all physicians of no value4 ,o that ye would altogether hold your peace6 ,and it should be your wisdom4 ,hear now my reasoning1 ,and hearken to the pleadings of my lips4 ,will ye speak wickedly for ,god8 ,and talk deceitfully for him8 ,will ye accept his person8 ,will ye contend for ,god8 ,is it good that he should search you out8 ,or as one man mocketh another1 do ye so mock him8 ,he will surely reprove you1 ,if ye do secretly accept persons4 ,shall not his excellency make you afraid8 ,and his dread fall upon you8 ,your remembrances are like unto ashes1 ,your bodies to bodies of clay4 ,hold your peace1 let me alone1 that ,i may speak1 ,and let come on me what will4 ,wherefore do ,i take my flesh in my teeth1 ,and put my life in mine hand8 ,though he slay me1 yet will ,i trust in him3 ,but ,i will maintain mine own ways before him4 ,he also shall be my salvation3 ,for an hypocrite shall not come before him4 ,hear diligently my speech1 ,and my declaration with your ears4 ,behold now1 ,i have ordered my cause2 ,i know that ,i shall be justified4 ,who is he that will plead with me8 ,for now1 if ,i hold my tongue1 ,i shall give up the ghost4 ,only do not two things unto me3 ,then will ,i not hide myself from thee4 ,withdraw thine hand far from me3 ,and let not thy dread make me afraid4 ,then call thou1 and ,i will answer3 ,or let me speak1 and answer thou me4 ,how many are mine iniquities and sins8 ,make me to know my transgression and my sin4 ,wherefore hidest thou thy face1 ,and boldest me for thine enemy8 ,wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro8 ,and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble8 ,for thou writest bitter things against me1 ,and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth4 ,thou puttest my feet also in the stocks1 and lookest narrowly unto all my paths2 ,thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet4 ,and he1 as a rotten thing1 consumeth1 ,as a garment that is moth eaten4 ,illustration3 ,then said his wife unto him1 8,dost thou still retain thine integrity8 ,curse ,god1 and die40 ,,chapter #ad ,man that is born of a woman ,is of few days1 and full of trouble4 ,he cometh forth like a flower1 and is cut down3 ,he fleeth also as a shadow1 and continueth not4 ,and dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one1 ,and bringest me into judgment with thee8 ,who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean8 not one4 ,seeing his days are determined1 the number of his months are with thee1 ,thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass2 ,turn from him1 that he may rest1 ,till he shall accomplish1 as an hireling1 his day4 ,for there is hope of a tree1 if it be cut down1 that it will sprout again1 ,and that the tender branch thereof will not cease4 ,though the root thereof wax old in the earth1 ,and the stock thereof die in the ground2 ,yet through the scent of water it will bud1 ,and bring forth boughs like a plant4 ,but man dieth1 and wasteth away3 ,yea1 man giveth up the ghost1 and where is he8 ,as the waters fail from the sea1 ,and the flood decayeth and drieth up3 ,so man lieth down1 and riseth not3 ,till the heavens be no more1 they shall not awake1 ,nor be raised out of their sleep4 ,o that thou wouldest hide me in the grave1 ,that thou wouldest keep me secret1 until thy wrath be past1 ,that thou wouldest appoint me a set time1 and remember me6 ,if a man die1 shall he live again8 ,all the days of my appointed time will ,i wait1 ,till my change come4 ,thou shalt call1 and ,i will answer thee3 ,thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands4 ,for now thou numberest my steps3 ,dost thou not watch over my sin8 ,my transgression is sealed up in a bag1 ,and thou sewest up mine iniquity4 ,and surely the mountain falling cometh to nought1 ,and the rock is removed out of his place4 ,the waters wear the stones3 ,thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth2 ,and thou destroyest the hope of man4 ,thou prevailest for ever against him1 and he passeth3 ,thou changest his countenance1 and sendest him away4 ,his sons come to honour1 and he knoweth it not2 ,and they are brought low1 but he perceiveth it not of them4 ,but his flesh upon him shall have pain1 ,and his soul within him shall mourn4 ,,chapter #ae ,then answered ,eliphaz the ,temanite1 and said1 ,should a wise man utter vain knowledge1 ,and fill his belly with the east wind8 ,should he reason with unprofitable talk8 ,or with speeches wherewith he can do no good8 ,yea1 thou castest off fear1 ,and restrainest prayer before ,god4 ,for thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity1 ,and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty4 ,thine own mouth condemneth thee1 and not ,i3 ,yea1 thine own lips testify against thee4 ,art thou the first man that was born8 ,or wast thou made before the hills8 ,hast thou heard the secret of ,god8 ,and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself8 ,what knowest thou1 that we know not8 ,what understandest thou1 which is not in us8 ,with us are both the grayheaded and very aged men1 ,much elder than thy father4 ,are the consolations of ,god small with thee8 ,is there any secret thing with thee1 ,why doth thine heart carry thee away8 ,and what do thy eyes wink at1 ,that thou turnest thy spirit against ,god1 ,and lettest such words go out of thy mouth8 ,what is man1 that he should be clean8 ,and he which is born of a woman1 that he should be righteous8 ,behold1 he putteth no trust in his saints2 ,yea1 the heavens are not clean in his sight4 ,how much more abominable and filthy is man1 ,which drinketh iniquity like water8 ,i will shew thee1 hear me2 ,and that which ,i have seen ,i will declare2 ,which wise men have told ,from their fathers1 and have not hid it3 ,unto whom alone the earth was given1 ,and no stranger passed among them4 ,the wicked man travaileth with pain all his days1 ,and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor4 ,a dreadful sound is in his ears3 ,in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him4 ,he believeth not that he shall return out of darkness1 ,and he is waited for of the sword4 ,he wandereth abroad for bread1 saying1 ,where is it8 ,he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand4 ,trouble and anguish shall make him afraid2 ,they shall prevail against him1 as a king ready to the battle4 ,for he stretcheth out his hand against ,god1 ,and strengtheneth himself against the ,almighty4 ,he runneth upon him1 even on his neck1 ,upon the thick bosses of his bucklers3 ,because he covereth his face with his fatness1 ,and maketh collops of fat on his flanks4 ,and he dwelleth in desolate cities1 ,and in houses which no man inhabiteth1 ,which are ready to become heaps4 ,he shall not be rich1 neither shall his substance continue1 ,neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth4 ,he shall not depart out of darkness2 ,the flame shall dry up his branches1 ,and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away4 ,let not him that is deceived trust in vanity3 ,for vanity shall be his recompense4 ,it shall be accomplished before his time1 ,and his branch shall not be green4 ,he shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine1 ,and shall cast off his flower as the olive4 ,for the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate1 ,and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery4 ,they conceive mischief1 and bring forth vanity1 ,and their belly prepareth deceit4 ,,chapter #af ,then ,job answered and said1 ,i have heard many such things3 ,miserable comforters are ye all4 ,shall vain words have an end8 ,or what enboldeneth thee that thou answerest8 ,i also could speak as ye do3 ,if your soul were in my soul's stead1 ,i could heap up words against you1 ,and shake mine head at you4 ,but ,i would strengthen you with my mouth1 ,and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief4 ,though ,i speak1 my grief is not assuaged3 ,and though ,i forbear1 what am ,i eased8 ,but now he hath made me weary3 ,thou hast made desolate all my company4 ,and thou hast filled me with wrinkles1 which is a witness against me3 ,and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face4 ,he teareth me in his wrath1 who hateth me3 ,he gnasheth upon me with his teeth2 ,mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me4 ,they have gaped upon me with their mouth2 ,they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully2 ,they have gathered themselves together against me4 ,god hath delivered me to the ungodly1 ,and turned me over into the hands of the wicked4 ,i was at ease1 but he hath broken me asunder3 ,he hath also taken me by my neck1 and shaken me to pieces1 ,and set me up for his mark4 ,his archers compass me round about1 ,he cleaveth my reins asunder1 and doth not spare2 ,he poureth out my gall upon the ground4 ,he breaketh me with breach upon breach1 ,he runneth upon me like a giant4 ,i have sewed sackcloth upon my skin1 ,and defiled my horn in the dust4 ,my face is foul with weeping1 ,and on my eyelids is the shadow of death2 ,not for any injustice in mine hands3 ,also my prayer is pure4 ,o earth1 cover not thou my blood1 ,and let my cry have no place4 ,also now1 behold1 my witness is in heaven1 ,and my record is on high4 ,my friends scorn me3 ,but mine eye poureth out tears unto ,god4 ,o that one might plead for a man with ,god1 ,as a man pleadeth for his neighbour6 ,when a few years are come1 ,then ,i shall go the way whence ,i shall not return4 ,,chapter #ag ,my breath is corrupt1 my days are extinct1 ,the graves are ready for me4 ,are there not mockers with me8 ,and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation8 ,lay down now1 put me in a surety with thee2 ,who is he that will strike hands with me8 ,for thou hast hid their heart from understanding3 ,therefore shalt thou not exalt them4 ,he that speaketh flattery to his friends1 ,even the eyes of his children shall fail4 ,he hath made me also a byword of the people2 ,and aforetime ,i was as a tabret4 ,my eye also is dim by reason of sorrow1 ,and all my members are as a shadow4 ,upright men shall be astonished at this1 ,and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite4 ,the righteous also shall hold on his way1 ,and he that hath clean hands ,shall be stronger and stronger4 ,but as for you all1 do ye return1 and come now2 ,for ,i cannot find one wise man among you4 ,my days are past1 my purposes are broken off1 ,even the thoughts of my heart4 ,they changed the night into day2 ,the light is short because of darkness4 ,if ,i wait1 the grave is mine house3 ,i have made my bed in the darkness4 ,i have said to corruption1 ,thou art my father3 ,to the worm1 ,thou art my mother1 and my sister4 ,and where is now my hope8 ,as for my hope1 who shall see it8 ,they shall go down to the bars of the pit1 ,when our rest together is in the dust4 ,,chapter #ah ,then answered ,bildad the ,shuhite1 and said1 ,how long will it be ere ye make an end of words8 ,mark1 and afterwards we will speak4 ,wherefore are we counted as beasts1 ,and reputed vile in your sight8 ,he teareth himself in his anger3 ,shall the earth be forsaken for thee8 ,and shall the rock be removed out of his place8 ,yea1 the light of the wicked shall be put out1 ,and the spark of his fire shall not shine4 ,the light shall be dark in his tabernacle1 ,and his candle shall be put out with him4 ,the steps of his strength shall be straitened1 ,and his own counsel shall cast him down4 ,for he is cast into a net by his own feet1 ,and he walketh upon a snare4 ,the gin shall take him by the heel1 ,and the robber shall prevail against him4 ,the snare is laid for him in the ground1 ,and a trap for him in the way4 ,terrors shall make him afraid on every side1 ,and shall drive him to his feet4 ,his strength shall be hungerbitten1 ,and destruction shall be ready at his side4 ,it shall devour the strength of his skin3 ,even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength4 ,his confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle1 ,and it shall bring him to the king of terrors4 ,it shall dwell in his tabernacle1 because it is none of his3 ,brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation4 ,his roots shall be dried up beneath1 ,and above shall his branch be cut off4 ,his remembrance shall perish from the earth1 ,and he shall have no name in the street4 ,he shall be driven from light into darkness1 ,and chased out of the world4 ,he shall neither have son nor nephew among his people1 ,nor any remaining in his dwellings4 ,they that come after him shall be astonished at his day1 ,as they that went before were affrighted4 ,surely such are the dwellings of the wicked1 ,and this is the place of him that knoweth not ,god4 ,,chapter #ai ,then ,job answered and said1 ,how long will ye vex my soul1 ,and break me in pieces with words8 ,these ten times have ye reproached me3 ,ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me4 ,and be it indeed that ,i have erred1 ,mine error remaineth with myself4 ,if indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me1 ,and plead against me my reproach3 ,know now that ,god hath overthrown me1 ,and hath compassed me with his net4 ,behold1 ,i cry out of wrong1 but ,i am not heard3 ,i cry aloud1 but there is no judgment4 ,he hath fenced up my way that ,i cannot pass1 ,and he hath set darkness in my paths4 ,he hath stripped me of my glory1 ,and taken the crown from my head4 ,he hath destroyed me on every side1 and ,i am gone3 ,and mine hope hath he removed like a tree4 ,he hath also kindled his wrath against me1 ,and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies4 ,his troops come together1 and raise up their way against me1 ,and encamp round about my tabernacle4 ,he hath put my brethren far from me1 ,and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me4 ,my kinsfolk have failed1 ,and my familiar friends have forgotten me4 ,they that dwell in mine house1 and my maids1 count me for a stranger3 ,i am an alien in their sight4 ,i called my servant1 and he gave me no answer2 ,i intreated him with my mouth4 ,my breath is strange to my wife1 ,though ,i intreated for the children's sake of mine own body4 ,yea1 young children despised me2 ,i arose1 and they spake against me4 ,all my inward friends abhorred me3 ,and they whom ,i loved are turned against me4 ,my bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh1 ,and ,i am escaped with the skin of my teeth4 ,have pity upon me1 have pity upon me1 ,o ye my friends2 ,for the hand of ,god hath touched me4 ,why do ye persecute me as ,god1 ,and are not satisfied with my flesh8 ,oh that my words were now written6 ,oh that they were printed in a book6 ,that they were graven with an iron pen and lead ,in the rock for ever6 ,for ,i know that my redeemer liveth1 ,and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth3 ,and though after my skin worms destroy this body1 ,yet in my flesh shall ,i see ,god3 ,whom ,i shall see for myself1 ,and mine eyes shall behold1 and not another2 ,though my reins be consumed within me4 ,but ye should say1 ,why persecute we him1 ,seeing the root of the matter is found in me8 ,be ye afraid of the sword3 ,for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword1 ,that ye may know there is a judgment4 ,illustration3 444 the ,lord gave1 and the ,lord hath taken away2 blessed be the name of the ,lord4 ,,chapter #bj ,then answered ,zophar the ,naamathite1 and said1 ,therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer1 ,and for this ,i make haste4 ,i have heard the check of my reproach1 ,and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer4 ,knowest thou not this of old1 ,since man was placed upon earth1 ,that the triumphing of the wicked is short1 ,and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment8 ,though his excellency mount up to the heavens1 ,and his head reach unto the clouds2 ,yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung3 ,they which have seen him shall say1 ,where is he8 ,he shall fly away as a dream1 and shall not be found3 ,yea1 he shall be chased away as a vision of the night4 ,the eye also which saw him shall see him no more2 ,neither shall his place any more behold him4 ,his children shall seek to please the poor1 ,and his hands shall restore their goods4 ,his bones are full of the sin of his youth1 ,which shall lie down with him in the dust4 ,though wickedness be sweet in his mouth1 ,though he hide it under his tongue2 ,though he spare it1 and forsake it not2 ,but keep it still within his mouth3 ,yet his meat in his bowels is turned1 ,it is the gall of asps within him4 ,he hath swallowed down riches1 and he shall vomit them up again3 ,god shall cast them out of his belly4 ,he shall suck the poison of asps3 ,the viper's tongue shall slay him4 ,he shall not see the rivers1 the floods1 ,the brooks of honey and butter4 ,that which he laboured for shall he restore1 and shall not swallow it down3 ,according to his substance shall the restitution be1 and he shall not rejoice therein4 ,because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor2 ,because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not2 ,surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly1 ,he shall not save of that which he desired4 ,there shall none of his meat be left2 ,therefore shall no man look for his goods4 ,in the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits3 ,every hand of the wicked shall come upon him4 ,when he is about to fill his belly1 ,god shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him1 ,and shall rain it upon him while he is eating4 ,he shall flee from the iron weapon1 ,and the bow of steel shall strike him through4 ,it is drawn1 and cometh out of the body2 ,yea1 the glittering sword cometh out of his gall3 ,terrors are upon him4 ,all darkness shall be hid in his secret places3 ,a fire not blown shall consume him3 ,it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle4 ,the heaven shall reveal his iniquity2 ,and the earth shall rise up against him4 ,the increase of his house shall depart1 ,and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath4 ,this is the portion of a wicked man from ,god1 ,and the heritage appointed unto him by ,god4 ,,chapter #ba ,but ,job answered and said1 ,hear diligently my speech1 ,and let this be your consolations4 ,suffer me that ,i may speak2 ,and after that ,i have spoken1 mock on4 ,as for me1 is my complaint to man8 ,and if it were so1 why should not my spirit be troubled8 ,mark me1 and be astonished1 ,and lay your hand upon your mouth4 ,even when ,i remember ,i am afraid1 ,and trembling taketh hold on my flesh4 ,wherefore do the wicked live1 ,become old1 yea1 are mighty in power8 ,their seed is established in their sight with them1 ,and their offspring before their eyes4 ,their houses are safe from fear1 ,neither is the rod of ,god upon them4 ,their bull gendereth1 and faileth not2 ,their cow calveth1 and casteth not her calf4 ,they send forth their little ones like a flock1 ,and their children dance4 ,they take the timbrel and harp1 ,and rejoice at the sound of the organ4 ,they spend their days in wealth1 ,and in a moment go down to the grave4 ,therefore they say unto ,god1 ,depart from us2 ,for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways4 ,what is the ,almighty1 that we should serve him8 ,and what profit should we have1 if we pray unto him8 ,lo1 their good is not in their hand3 ,the counsel of the wicked is far from me4 ,how oft is the candle of the wicked put out6 ,and how oft cometh their destruction upon them6 ,god distributeth sorrows in his anger4 ,they are as stubble before the wind1 ,and as chaff that the storm carrieth away4 ,god layeth up his iniquity for his children3 ,he rewardeth him1 and he shall know it4 ,his eyes shall see his destruction1 ,and he shall drink of the wrath of the ,almighty4 ,for what pleasure hath he in his house after him1 ,when the number of his months is cut off in the midst8 ,shall any teach ,god knowledge8 ,seeing he judgeth those that are high4 ,one dieth in his full strength1 ,being wholly at ease and quiet4 ,his breasts are full of milk1 ,and his bones are moistened with marrow4 ,and another dieth in the bitterness of his soul1 ,and never eateth with pleasure4 ,they shall lie down alike in the dust1 ,and the worms shall cover them4 ,behold1 ,i know your thoughts1 ,and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me4 ,for ye say1 ,where is the house of the prince8 ,and where are the dwelling places of the wicked8 ,have ye not asked them that go by the way8 ,and do ye not know their tokens1 ,that the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction8 ,they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath4 ,who shall declare his way to his face8 ,and who shall repay him what he hath done8 ,yet shall he be brought to the grave1 ,and shall remain in the tomb4 ,the clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him1 ,and every man shall draw after him1 ,as there are innumerable before him4 ,how then comfort ye me in vain1 ,seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood8 ,,chapter #bb ,then ,eliphaz the ,temanite answered and said1 ,can a man be profitable unto ,god1 ,as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself8 ,is it any pleasure to the ,almighty1 that thou art righteous8 ,or is it gain to him1 that thou makest thy ways perfect8 ,will he reprove thee for fear of thee8 ,will he enter with thee into judgment8 ,is not thy wickedness great8 ,and thine iniquities infinite8 ,for thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought1 ,and stripped the naked of their clothing4 ,thou hast not given water to the weary to drink1 ,and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry4 ,but as for the mighty man2 he had the earth2 ,and the honourable man dwelt in it4 ,thou hast sent widows away empty1 ,and the arms of the fatherless have been broken4 ,therefore snares are round about thee1 ,and sudden fear troubleth thee2 ,or darkness1 that thou canst not see2 ,and abundance of waters cover thee4 ,is not ,god in the height of heaven8 ,and behold the height of the stars1 how high they are6 ,and thou sayest1 ,how doth ,god know8 ,can he judge through the dark cloud8 ,thick clouds are a covering to him1 that he seeth not2 ,and he walketh in the circuit of heaven4 ,hast thou marked the old way ,which wicked men have trodden8 ,which were cut down out of time1 ,whose foundation was overflown with a flood3 ,which said unto ,god1 ,depart from us3 ,and what can the ,almighty do for them8 ,yet he filled their houses with good things3 ,but the counsel of the wicked is far from me4 ,the righteous see it1 and are glad3 ,and the innocent laugh them to scorn4 ,whereas our substance is not cut down1 ,but the remnant of them the fire consumeth4 ,acquaint now thyself with him and be at peace3 ,thereby good shall come unto thee4 ,receive1 ,i pray thee1 the law from his mouth1 ,and lay up his words in thine heart4 ,if thou return to the ,almighty1 thou shalt be built up1 ,thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles4 ,then shalt thou lay up gold as dust1 ,and the gold of ,ophir as the stones of the brooks4 ,yea1 the ,almighty shall be thy defence1 ,and thou shalt have plenty of silver4 ,for then shalt thou have thy delight in the ,almighty1 ,and shalt lift up thy face unto ,god4 ,thou shalt make thy prayer unto him1 and he shall hear thee1 ,and thou shalt pay thy vows4 ,thou shalt also decree a thing1 and it shall be established unto thee3 ,and the light shall shine upon thy ways4 ,when men are cast down1 then thou shalt say1 ,there is lifting up2 ,and he shall save the humble person4 ,he shall deliver the island of the innocent3 ,and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands4 ,,chapter #bc ,then ,job answered and said1 ,even to day is my complaint bitter3 ,my stroke is heavier than my groaning4 ,oh that ,i knew where ,i might find him6 ,that ,i might come even to his seat6 ,i would order my cause before him1 ,and fill my mouth with arguments4 ,i would know the words which he would answer me1 ,and understand what he would say unto me4 ,will he plead against me with his great power8 ,no2 but he would put strength in me4 ,there the righteous might dispute with him2 ,so should ,i be delivered for ever from my judge4 ,behold1 ,i go forward1 but he is not there2 ,and backward1 but ,i cannot perceive him2 ,on the left hand1 where he doth work1 but ,i cannot behold him3 ,he hideth himself on the right hand1 that ,i cannot see him3 ,but he knoweth the way that ,i take3 ,when he hath tried me1 ,i shall come forth as gold4 ,my foot hath held his steps1 ,his way have ,i kept1 and not declined4 ,neither have ,i gone back from the commandment of his lips2 ,i have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food4 ,but he is in one mind1 and who can turn him8 ,and what his soul desireth1 even that he doeth4 ,for he performeth the thing that is appointed for me2 ,and many such things are with him4 ,therefore am ,i troubled at his presence3 ,when ,i consider1 ,i am afraid of him4 ,for ,god maketh my heart soft1 ,and the ,almighty troubleth me3 ,because ,i was not cut off before the darkness1 ,neither hath he covered the darkness from my face4 ,,chapter #bd ,why1 seeing times are not hidden from the ,almighty1 ,do they that know him not see his days8 ,some remove the landmarks2 ,they violently take away flocks1 and feed thereof4 ,they drive away the ass of the fatherless1 ,they take the widow's ox for a pledge4 ,they turn the needy out of the way3 ,the poor of the earth hide themselves together4 ,behold1 as wild asses in the desert1 ,go they forth to their work2 rising betimes for a prey3 ,the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children4 ,they reap every one his corn in the field3 ,and they gather the vintage of the wicked4 ,they cause the naked to lodge without clothing1 ,that they have no covering in the cold4 ,they are wet with the showers of the mountains1 ,and embrace the rock for want of a shelter4 ,they pluck the fatherless from the breast1 ,and take a pledge of the poor4 ,they cause him to go naked without clothing1 ,and they take away the sheaf from the hungry3 ,which make oil within their walls1 ,and tread their winepresses1 and suffer thirst4 ,men groan from out of the city1 ,and the soul of the wounded crieth out3 ,yet ,god layeth not folly to them4 ,they are of those that rebel against the light2 ,they know not the ways thereof4 ,nor abide in the paths thereof4 ,the murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy1 ,and in the night is as a thief4 ,the eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight1 ,saying1 ,no eye shall see me3 ,and disguiseth his face4 ,in the dark they dig through houses1 ,which they had marked for themselves in the daytime3 ,they know not the light4 ,for the morning is to them even as the shadow of death3 ,if one know them1 they are in the terrors of the shadow of death4 ,he is swift as the waters2 ,their portion is cursed in the earth3 ,he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards4 ,drought and heat consume the snow waters3 ,so doth the grave those which have sinned4 ,the womb shall forget him2 the worm shall feed sweetly on him2 ,he shall be no more remembered2 ,and wickedness shall be broken as a tree4 ,he evil entreateth the barren that beareth not2 ,and doeth not good to the widow4 ,he draweth also the mighty with his power3 ,he riseth up1 and no man is sure of life4 ,though it be given him to be in safety1 whereon he resteth2 ,yet his eyes are upon their ways4 ,they are exalted for a little while1 but are gone ,and brought low2 they are taken out of the way as all other1 ,and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn4 ,and if it be not so now1 who will make me a liar1 ,and make my speech nothing worth8 ,,chapter #be ,then answered ,bildad the ,shuhite1 and said1 ,dominion and fear are with him1 ,he maketh peace in his high places4 ,is there any number of his armies8 ,and upon whom doth not his light arise8 ,how then can man be justified with ,god8 ,or how can he be clean that is born of a woman8 ,behold even to the moon1 and it shineth not2 ,yea1 the stars are not pure in his sight4 ,how much less man1 that is a worm8 ,and the son of man1 which is a worm8 ,,chapter #bf ,but ,job answered and said1 ,how hast thou helped him that is without power8 ,how savest thou the arm that hath no strength8 ,how hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom8 ,and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is8 ,to whom hast thou uttered words8 ,and whose spirit came from thee8 ,dead things are formed ,from under the waters1 and the inhabitants thereof4 ,hell is naked before him1 ,and destruction hath no covering4 ,he stretcheth out the north over the empty place1 ,and hangeth the earth upon nothing4 ,he bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds2 ,and the cloud is not rent under them4 ,he holdeth back the face of his throne1 ,and spreadeth his cloud upon it4 ,he hath compassed the waters with bounds1 ,until the day and night come to an end4 ,the pillars of heaven tremble ,and are astonished at his reproof4 ,he divideth the sea with his power1 ,and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud4 ,by his spirit he hath garnished the heavens2 ,his hand hath formed the crooked serpent4 ,lo1 these are parts of his ways3 ,but how little a portion is heard of him8 ,but the thunder of his power who can understand8 ,,chapter #bg ,moreover ,job continued his parable1 and said1 ,as ,god liveth1 who hath taken away my judgment2 ,and the ,almighty1 who hath vexed my soul2 ,all the while my breath is in me1 ,and the spirit of ,god is in my nostrils2 ,my lips shall not speak wickedness1 ,nor my tongue utter deceit4 ,god forbid that ,i should justify you3 ,till ,i die ,i will not remove mine integrity from me4 ,my righteousness ,i hold fast1 and will not let it go3 ,my heart shall not reproach me so long as ,i live4 ,let mine enemy be as the wicked1 ,and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous4 ,for what is the hope of the hypocrite1 though he hath gained1 ,when ,god taketh away his soul8 ,will ,god hear his cry ,when trouble cometh upon him8 ,will he delight himself in the ,almighty8 ,will he always call upon ,god8 ,i will teach you by the hand of ,god3 ,that which is with the ,almighty will ,i not conceal4 ,behold1 all ye yourselves have seen it2 ,why then are ye thus altogether vain8 ,this is the portion of a wicked man with ,god1 ,and the heritage of oppressors1 which they shall receive of the ,almighty4 ,if his children be multiplied1 it is for the sword3 ,and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread4 ,those that remain of him shall be buried in death3 ,and his widows shall not weep4 ,though he heap up silver as the dust1 ,and prepare raiment as the clay2 ,he may prepare it1 but the just shall put it on1 ,and the innocent shall divide the silver4 ,he buildeth his house as a moth1 ,and as a booth that the keeper maketh4 ,the rich man shall lie down1 but he shall not be gathered3 ,he openeth his eyes1 and he is not4 ,terrors take hold on him as waters1 ,a tempest stealeth him away in the night4 ,the east wind carrieth him away1 and he departeth3 ,and as a storm hurleth him out of his place4 ,for ,god shall cast upon him1 and not spare3 ,he would fain flee out of his hand4 ,men shall clap their hands at him1 ,and shall hiss him out of his place4 ,illustration3 8,suffer me that ,i may speak2 and after that ,i have spoken1 mock on40 ,,chapter #bh ,surely there is a vein for the silver1 ,and a place for gold where they fine it4 ,iron is taken out of the earth1 ,and brass is molten out of the stone4 ,he setteth an end to darkness1 ,and searcheth out all perfection3 ,the stones of darkness1 and the shadow of death4 ,the flood breaketh out from the inhabitant2 ,even the waters forgotten of the foot3 ,they are dried up1 they are gone away from men4 ,as for the earth1 out of it cometh bread3 ,and under it is turned up as it were fire4 ,the stones of it are the place of sapphires3 ,and it hath dust of gold4 ,there is a path which no fowl knoweth1 ,and which the vulture's eye hath not seen3 ,the lion's whelps have not trodden it1 ,nor the fierce lion passed by it4 ,he putteth forth his hand upon the rock2 ,he overturneth the mountains by the roots4 ,he cutteth out rivers among the rocks2 ,and his eye seeth every precious thing4 ,he bindeth the floods from overflowing2 ,and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light4 ,but where shall wisdom be found8 ,and where is the place of understanding8 ,man knoweth not the price thereof2 ,neither is it found in the land of the living4 ,the depth saith1 ,it is not with me3 ,and the sea saith1 ,it is not with me4 ,it cannot be gotten for gold1 ,neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof4 ,it cannot be valued with the gold of ,ophir1 ,with the precious onyx1 or the sapphire4 ,the gold and the crystal cannot equal it3 ,and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold4 ,no mention shall be made of coral1 or of pearls3 ,for the price of wisdom is above rubies4 ,the topaz of ,ethiopia shall not equal it1 ,neither shall it be valued with pure gold4 ,whence then cometh wisdom8 ,and where is the place of understanding8 ,seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living1 ,and kept close from the fowls of the air4 ,destruction and death say1 ,we have heard the fame thereof with our ears4 ,god understandeth the way thereof1 ,and he knoweth the place thereof4 ,for he looketh to the ends of the earth1 ,and seeth under the whole heaven2 ,to make the weight for the winds2 ,and he weigheth the waters by measure4 ,when he made a decree for the rain1 ,and a way for the lightning of the thunder3 ,then did he see it1 and declare it2 ,he prepared it1 yea1 and searched it out4 ,and unto man he said1 ,behold1 the fear of the ,lord1 that is wisdom2 ,and to depart from evil is understanding4 ,,chapter #bi ,moreover ,job continued his parable1 and said1 ,oh that ,i were as in months past1 ,as in the days when ,god preserved me2 ,when his candle shined upon my head1 ,and when by his light ,i walked through darkness2 ,as ,i was in the days of my youth1 ,when the secret of ,god was upon my tabernacle2 ,when the ,almighty was yet with me1 ,when my children were about me2 ,when ,i washed my steps with butter1 ,and the rock poured me out rivers of oil4 ,when ,i went out to the gate through the city1 ,when ,i prepared my seat in the street3 ,the young men saw me1 and hid themselves3 ,and the aged arose1 and stood up4 ,the princes refrained talking1 ,and laid their hand on their mouth4 ,the nobles held their peace1 ,and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth4 ,when the ear heard me1 then it blessed me2 ,and when the eye saw me1 it gave witness to me3 ,because ,i delivered the poor that cried1 ,and the fatherless1 and him that had none to help him4 ,the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me3 ,and ,i caused the widow's heart to sing for joy4 ,i put on righteousness and it clothed me3 ,my judgment was as a robe and a diadem4 ,i was eyes to the blind1 ,and feet was ,i to the lame4 ,i was a father to the poor3 ,and the cause which ,i knew not ,i searched out4 ,and ,i brake the jaws of the wicked1 ,and plucked the spoil out of his teeth4 ,then ,i said1 ,i shall die in my nest1 ,and ,i shall multiply my days as the sand4 ,my root was spread out by the waters1 ,and the dew lay all night upon my branch4 ,my glory was fresh in me1 ,and my bow was renewed in my hand4 ,unto me men gave ear1 and waited1 ,and kept silence at my counsel4 ,after my words they spake not again2 ,and my speech dropped upon them4 ,and they waited for me as for the rain2 ,and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain4 ,if ,i laughed on them1 they believed it not2 ,and the light of my countenance they cast not down4 ,i chose out their way1 and sat chief1 ,and dwelt as a king in the army1 ,as one that comforteth the mourners4 ,,chapter #cj ,but now they that are younger than ,i have me in derision1 ,whose fathers ,i would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock4 ,yea1 whereto might the strength of their hands profit me1 ,in whom old age was perished8 ,for want and famine they were solitary2 ,fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste4 ,who cut up mallows by the bushes1 ,and juniper roots for their meat4 ,they were driven forth from among men1 ,they cried after them as after a thief2 ,to dwell in the cliffs of the valleys1 ,in caves of the earth1 and in the rocks4 ,among the bushes they brayed2 ,under the nettles they were gathered together4 ,they were children of fools1 yea1 children of base men3 ,they were viler than the earth4 ,and now am ,i their song1 ,yea1 ,i am their byword4 ,they abhor me1 they flee far from me1 ,and spare not to spit in my face4 ,because he hath loosed my cord1 and afflicted me1 ,they have also let loose the bridle before me4 ,upon my right hand rise the youth2 ,they push away my feet1 ,and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction4 ,they mar my path1 ,they set forward my calamity1 ,they have no helper4 ,they came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters3 ,in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me4 ,terrors are turned upon me3 ,they pursue my soul as the wind3 ,and my welfare passeth away as a cloud4 ,and now my soul is poured out upon me2 ,the days of affliction have taken hold upon me4 ,my bones are pierced in me1 in the night season3 ,and my sinews take no rest4 ,by the great force of my disease is my garment changed3 ,it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat4 ,he hath cast me into the mire1 ,and ,i am become like dust and ashes4 ,i cry unto thee1 and thou dost not hear me3 ,i stand up1 and thou regardest me not4 ,thou art become cruel to me3 ,with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me4 ,thou liftest me up to the wind2 thou causest me to ride upon it1 ,and dissolvest my substance4 ,for ,i know that thou wilt bring me to death1 ,and to the house appointed for all living4 ,howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave1 ,though they cry in his destruction4 ,did not ,i weep for him that was in trouble8 ,was not my soul grieved for the poor8 ,when ,i looked for good1 then evil came unto me3 ,and when ,i waited for light1 there came darkness4 ,my bowels boiled1 and rested not3 ,the days of affliction prevented me4 ,i went mourning without the sun3 ,i stood up1 and ,i cried in the congregation4 ,i am a brother to dragons1 ,and a companion to owls4 ,my skin is black upon me1 ,and my bones are burned with heat4 ,my harp also is turned to mourning1 ,and my organ into the voice of them that weep4 ,,chapter #ca ,i made a covenant with mine eyes2 ,why then should ,i think upon a maid8 ,for what portion of ,god is there from above8 ,and what inheritance of the ,almighty from on high8 ,is not destruction to the wicked8 ,and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity8 ,doth not he see my ways1 ,and count all my steps8 ,if ,i have walked with vanity1 ,or if my foot hath hasted to deceit2 ,let me be weighed in an even balance1 ,that ,god may know mine integrity4 ,if my step hath turned out of the way1 ,and mine heart walked after mine eyes1 ,and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands2 ,then let me sow1 and let another eat2 ,yea1 let my offspring be rooted out4 ,if mine heart have been deceived by a woman1 ,or if ,i have laid wait at my neighbour's door2 ,then let my wife grind unto another1 ,and let others bow down upon her4 ,for this is an heinous crime2 ,yea1 it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges4 ,for it is a fire that consumeth to destruction1 ,and would root out all mine increase4 ,if ,i did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant1 ,when they contended with me2 ,what then shall ,i do when ,god riseth up8 ,and when he visiteth1 what shall ,i answer him8 ,did not he that made me in the womb make him8 ,and did not one fashion us in the womb8 ,if ,i have withheld the poor from their desire1 ,or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail2 ,or have eaten my morsel myself alone1 ,and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof2 7,for from my youth he was brought up with me as with a father1 ,and ,i have guided her from my mother's womb27 ,if ,i have seen any perish for want of clothing1 ,or any poor without covering2 ,if his loins have not blessed me1 ,and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep2 ,if ,i have lifted up my hand against the fatherless1 ,when ,i saw my help in the gate3 ,then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade1 ,and mine arm be broken from the bone1 ,for destruction from ,god was a terror to me1 ,and by reason of his highness ,i could not endure4 ,if ,i have made gold my hope1 ,or have said to the fine gold1 ,thou art my confidence2 ,if ,i rejoiced because my wealth was great1 ,and because mine hand had gotten much2 ,if ,i beheld the sun when it shined1 ,or the moon walking in brightness2 ,and my heart hath been secretly enticed1 ,or my mouth hath kissed my hand3 ,this also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge3 ,for ,i should have denied the ,god that is above4 ,if ,i rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me1 ,or lifted up myself when evil found him3 ,neither have ,i suffered my mouth to sin ,by wishing a curse to his soul4 ,if the men of my tabernacle said not1 ,oh that we had of his flesh6 we cannot be satisfied4 ,the strangers did not lodge in the street3 ,but ,i opened my doors to the traveller4 ,if ,i covered my transgressions as ,adam1 ,by hiding my iniquity in my bosom3 ,did ,i fear a great multitude1 ,or did the contempt of families terrify me1 ,that ,i kept silence1 and went not out of the door8 ,oh that one would hear me6 ,behold1 my desire is1 that the ,almighty would answer me1 ,and that mine adversary had written a book4 ,surely ,i would take it upon my shoulder1 ,and bind it as a crown to me4 ,i would declare unto him the number of my steps2 ,as a prince would ,i go near unto him4 ,if my land cry against me1 ,or that the furrows likewise thereof complain2 ,if ,i have eaten the fruits thereof without money1 ,or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life3 ,let thistles grow instead of wheat1 ,and cockle instead of barley4 ,the words of ,job are ended4 ,,chapter #cb ,so these three men ceased to answer ,job1 because he was righteous in his own eyes4 ,then was kindled the wrath of ,elihu the son of ,barachel the ,buzite1 of the kindred of ,ram3 against ,job was his wrath kindled1 because he justified himself rather than ,god4 ,also against his three friends was his wrath kindled1 because they had found no answer1 and yet had condemned ,job4 ,now ,elihu had waited till ,job had spoken1 because they were elder than he4 ,when ,elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men1 then his wrath was kindled4 ,and ,elihu the son of ,barachel the ,buzite answered and said1 ,i am young1 and ye are very old2 ,wherefore ,i was afraid1 and durst not shew you mine opinion4 ,i said1 ,days should speak1 ,and multitude of years should teach wisdom4 ,but there is a spirit in man3 ,and the inspiration of the ,almighty giveth them understanding4 ,great men are not always wise3 ,neither do the aged understand judgment4 ,therefore ,i said1 ,hearken to me2 ,i also will shew mine opinion4 ,behold1 ,i waited for your words2 ,i gave ear to your reasons1 ,whilst ye searched out what to say4 ,yea1 ,i attended unto you1 ,and1 behold1 there was none of you that convinced ,job1 ,or that answered his words3 ,lest ye should say1 ,we have found out wisdom3 ,god thrusteth him down1 not man4 ,now he hath not directed his words against me3 ,neither will ,i answer him with your speeches4 ,they were amazed1 they answered no more3 ,they left off speaking4 ,when ,i had waited1 7for they spake not1 ,but stood still1 and answered no more27 ,i said1 ,i will answer also my part1 ,i also will shew mine opinion4 ,for ,i am full of matter1 ,the spirit within me constraineth me4 ,behold1 my belly is as wine which hath no vent2 ,it is ready to burst like new bottles4 ,i will speak1 that ,i may be refreshed3 ,i will open my lips and answer4 ,let me not1 ,i pray you1 accept any man's person1 ,neither let me give flattering titles unto man4 ,for ,i know not to give flattering titles2 ,in so doing my maker would soon take me away4 ,,chapter #cc ,wherefore1 ,job1 ,i pray thee1 hear my speeches1 ,and hearken to all my words4 ,behold1 now ,i have opened my mouth1 ,my tongue hath spoken in my mouth4 ,my words shall be of the uprightness of my heart3 ,and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly4 ,the ,spirit of ,god hath made me1 ,and the breath of the ,almighty hath given me life4 ,if thou canst answer me1 ,set thy words in order before me1 stand up4 ,behold1 ,i am according to thy wish in ,god's stead3 ,i also am formed out of the clay4 ,behold1 my terror shall not make thee afraid1 ,neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee4 ,surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing1 ,and ,i have heard the voice of thy words1 saying1 ,i am clean without transgression1 ,i am innocent2 neither is there iniquity in me4 ,behold1 he findeth occasions against me1 ,he counteth me for his enemy1 ,he putteth my feet in the stocks1 ,he marketh all my paths4 ,behold1 in this thou art not just3 ,i will answer thee1 ,that ,god is greater than man4 ,why dost thou strive against him8 ,for he giveth not account of any of his matters4 ,for ,god speaketh once1 ,yea twice1 yet man perceiveth it not4 ,in a dream1 in a vision of the night1 ,when deep sleep falleth upon men1 ,in slumberings upon the bed2 ,then he openeth the ears of men1 ,and sealeth their instruction1 ,that he may withdraw man from his purpose1 ,and hide pride from man4 ,he keepeth back his soul from the pit1 ,and his life from perishing by the sword4 ,he is chastened also with pain upon his bed1 ,and the multitude of his bones with strong pain3 ,so that his life abhorreth bread1 ,and his soul dainty meat4 ,his flesh is consumed away1 that it cannot be seen2 ,and his bones that were not seen stick out4 ,yea1 his soul draweth near unto the grave1 ,and his life to the destroyers4 ,if there be a messenger with him1 ,an interpreter1 one among a thousand1 ,to shew unto man his uprightness3 ,then he is gracious unto him1 and saith1 ,deliver him from going down to the pit3 ,i have found a ransom4 ,his flesh shall be fresher than a child's3 ,he shall return to the days of his youth3 ,he shall pray unto ,god1 and he will be favourable unto him3 ,and he shall see his face with joy3 ,for he will render unto man his righteousness4 ,he looketh upon men1 and if any say1 ,i have sinned1 and perverted that which was right1 ,and it profited me not2 ,he will deliver his soul from going into the pit1 ,and his life shall see the light4 ,lo1 all these things worketh ,god ,oftentimes with man1 ,to bring back his soul from the pit1 ,to be enlightened with the light of the living4 ,mark well1 ,o ,job1 hearken unto me3 ,hold thy peace1 and ,i will speak4 ,if thou hast any thing to say1 answer me3 ,speak1 for ,i desire to justify thee4 ,if not1 hearken unto me3 ,hold thy peace1 and ,i shall teach thee wisdom4 ,illustration3 ,then the ,lord answered ,job out of the whirlwind4444 ,,chapter #cd ,furthermore ,elihu answered and said1 ,hear my words1 ,o ye wise men2 ,and give ear unto me1 ye that have knowledge4 ,for the ear trieth words1 ,as the mouth tasteth meat4 ,let us choose to us judgment3 ,let us know among ourselves what is good4 ,for ,job hath said1 ,i am righteous3 ,and ,god hath taken away my judgment4 ,should ,i lie against my right8 ,my wound is incurable without transgression4 ,what man is like ,job1 ,who drinketh up scorning like water8 ,which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity1 ,and walketh with wicked men4 ,for he hath said1 ,it profiteth a man nothing ,that he should delight himself with ,god4 ,therefore hearken unto me1 ye men of understanding3 ,far be it from ,god1 that he should do wickedness2 ,and from the ,almighty1 that he should commit iniquity4 ,for the work of a man shall he render unto him1 ,and cause every man to find according to his ways4 ,yea1 surely ,god will not do wickedly1 ,neither will the ,almighty pervert judgment4 ,who hath given him a charge over the earth8 ,or who hath disposed the whole world8 ,if he set his heart upon man1 ,if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath2 ,all flesh shall perish together1 ,and man shall turn again unto dust4 ,if now thou hast understanding1 hear this3 ,hearken to the voice of my words4 ,shall even he that hateth right govern8 ,and wilt thou condemn him that is most just8 ,is it fit to say to a king1 ,though art wicked8 ,and to princes1 ,ye are ungodly8 ,how much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes1 ,nor regardeth the rich more than the poor8 ,for they all are the work of his hands4 ,in a moment shall they die1 ,and the people shall be troubled at midnight1 and pass away3 ,and the mighty shall be taken away without hand4 ,for his eyes are upon the ways of man1 ,and he seeth all his goings4 ,there is no darkness1 nor shadow of death1 ,where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves4 ,for he will not lay upon man more than right2 ,that he should enter into judgment with ,god4 ,he shall break in pieces mighty men without number1 ,and set others in their stead4 ,therefore he knoweth their works1 ,and he overturneth them in the night1 so that they are destroyed4 ,he striketh them as wicked men ,in the open sight of others2 ,because they turned back from him1 ,and would not consider any of his ways3 ,so that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him1 ,and he heareth the cry of the afflicted4 ,when he giveth quietness1 who then can make trouble8 ,and when he hideth his face1 who then can behold him8 ,whether it be done against a nation1 or against a man only3 ,that the hypocrite reign not1 ,lest the people be ensnared4 ,surely it is meet to be said unto ,god1 ,i have borne chastisement1 ,i will not offend any more3 ,that which ,i see not teach thou me3 ,if ,i have done iniquity1 ,i will do no more4 ,should it be according to thy mind8 ,he will recompense it1 whether thou refuse1 ,or whether thou choose2 and not ,i3 ,therefore speak what thou knowest4 ,let men of understanding tell me1 ,and let a wise man hearken unto me4 ,job hath spoken without knowledge1 ,and his words were without wisdom4 ,my desire is that ,job may be tried unto the end4 ,because of his answers for wicked men4 ,for he addeth rebellion unto his sin1 ,he clappeth his hands among us1 ,and multiplieth his words against ,god4 ,,chapter #ce ,elihu spake moreover1 and said1 ,thinkest thou this to be right1 ,that thou saidst1 ,my righteousness is more than ,god's8 ,for thou saidst1 ,what advantage will it be unto thee8 ,and1 ,what profit shall ,i have1 if ,i be cleansed from my sin2 ,i will answer thee1 ,and thy companions with thee4 ,look unto the heavens1 and see2 ,and behold the clouds which are higher than thou4 ,if thou sinnest1 what doest thou against him8 ,or if thy transgressions be multiplied1 what doest thou unto him8 ,if thou be righteous1 what givest thou him8 ,or what receiveth he of thine hand8 ,thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art2 ,and thy righteousness may profit the son of man4 ,by reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry3 ,they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty4 ,but none saith1 ,where is ,god my maker1 ,who giveth songs in the night2 ,who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth1 ,and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven8 ,there they cry1 but none giveth answer1 ,because of the pride of evil men4 ,surely ,god will not hear vanity1 ,neither will the ,almighty regard it4 ,although they sayest thou shalt not see him1 ,yet judgment is before him2 therefore trust thou in him4 ,but now1 because it is not so1 he hath visited in his anger2 ,yet he knoweth it not in great extremity3 ,therefore doth ,job open his mouth in vain2 ,he multiplieth words without knowledge4 ,,chapter #cf ,elihu also proceeded1 and said1 ,suffer me a little1 and ,i will shew thee ,that ,i have yet to speak on ,god's behalf4 ,i will fetch my knowledge from afar1 ,and will ascribe righteousness to my ,maker4 ,for truly my words shall not be false3 ,he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee4 ,behold1 ,god is mighty1 and despiseth not any4 ,he is mighty in strength and wisdom4 ,he preserveth not the life of the wicked3 ,but giveth right to the poor4 ,he withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous3 ,but with kings are they on the throne2 ,yea1 he doth establish them for ever1 and they are exalted4 ,and if they be bound in fetters1 ,and be holden in cords of affliction2 ,then he showeth them their work1 ,and their transgressions that they have exceeded4 ,he openeth also their ear to discipline1 ,and commandeth that they return from iniquity4 ,if they obey and serve him1 ,they shall spend their days in prosperity1 ,and their years in pleasures4 ,but if they obey not1 they shall perish by the sword1 ,and they shall die without knowledge4 ,but the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath3 ,they cry not when he bindeth them4 ,they die in youth1 ,and their life is among the unclean4 ,he delivereth the poor in his affliction1 ,and openeth their ears in oppression4 ,even so would he have removed thee out of the strait ,into a broad place1 where there is no straitness2 ,and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness4 ,but thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked3 ,judgment and justice take hold on thee4 ,because there is wrath1 beware lest he take thee away with his stroke3 ,then a great ransom cannot deliver thee4 ,will he esteem thy riches8 no1 not gold4 ,nor all the forces of strength4 ,desire not the night1 ,when people are cut off in their place4 ,take heed1 regard not iniquity3 ,for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction4 ,behold1 ,god exalteth by his power3 ,who teacheth like him8 ,who hath enjoined him his way8 ,or who can say1 ,thou hast wrought iniquity8 ,remember that thou magnify his work1 ,which men behold4 ,every man may see it2 ,man may behold it afar off4 ,behold1 ,god is great1 and we know him not1 ,neither can the number of his years be searched out4 ,for he maketh small the drops of water3 ,they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof3 ,which the clouds do drop ,and distil upon man abundantly4 ,also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds1 ,or the noise of his tabernacle8 ,behold1 he spreadeth his light upon it1 ,and covereth the bottom of the sea4 ,for by them judgeth he the people2 ,he giveth meat in abundance4 ,with clouds he covereth the light2 ,and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt4 ,the noise thereof sheweth concerning it1 ,the cattle also concerning the vapour4 ,,chapter #cg ,at this also my heart trembleth1 ,and is moved out of his place4 ,hear attentively the noise of his voice1 ,and the sound that goeth out of his mouth4 ,he directeth it under the whole heaven1 ,and his lightning unto the ends of the earth4 ,after it a voice roareth3 ,he thundereth with the voice of his excellency2 ,and he will not stay them when his voice is heard4 ,god thundereth marvellously with his voice2 ,great things doeth he1 which we cannot comprehend4 ,for he saith to the snow1 ,be thou on the earth2 ,likewise to the small rain1 ,and to the great rain of his strength4 ,he sealeth up the hand of every man2 ,that all men may know his work4 ,then the beasts go into dens1 ,and remain in their places4 ,out of the south cometh the whirlwind3 ,and cold out of the north4 ,by the breath of ,god frost is given3 ,and the breadth of the waters is straitened4 ,also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud3 ,he scattereth his bright cloud3 ,and it is turned round about by his counsels3 ,that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them ,upon the face of the world in the earth4 ,he causeth it to come1 whether for correction1 ,or for his land1 or for mercy4 ,hearken unto this1 ,o ,job3 ,stand still1 and consider the wondrous works of ,god4 ,dost thou know when ,god disposed them1 ,and caused the light of his clouds to shine8 ,dost thou know the balancings of the clouds1 ,the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge8 ,how thy garments are warm1 ,when he quieteth the earth by the south wind8 ,hast thou with him spread out the sky1 ,which is strong1 and as a molten looking glass8 ,teach us what we shall say unto him2 ,for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness4 ,shall it be told him that ,i speak8 ,if a man speak1 surely he shall be swallowed up4 ,and now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds3 ,but the wind passeth1 and cleanseth them4 ,fair weather cometh out of the north3 ,with ,god is terrible majesty4 ,touching the ,almighty we cannot find him out3 he is excellent in power1 ,and in judgment1 and in plenty of justice3 he will not afflict4 ,men do therefore fear him3 ,he respecteth not any that are wise of heart4 ,,chapter #ch ,then the ,lord answered ,job out of the whirlwind1 and said1 ,who is this that darkeneth counsel ,by words without knowledge8 ,gird up now thy loins like a man2 ,for ,i will demand of thee1 and answer thou me4 ,where wast thou when ,i laid the foundations of the earth8 ,declare1 if thou hast understanding4 ,who hast laid the measures thereof1 if thou knowest ,or who hath stretched the line upon it8 ,whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened8 ,or who laid the corner stone thereof2 ,when the morning stars sang together1 ,and all the sons of ,god shouted for joy8 ,or who shut up the sea with doors1 ,when it brake forth1 as if it had issued out of the womb8 ,when ,i made the cloud the garment thereof1 ,and thick darkness a swaddling band for it1 ,and brake up for it my decreed place1 ,and set bars and doors1 ,and said1 ,hitherto shalt thou come1 but no further3 ,and here shall thy proud waves be stayed8 ,hast thou commanded the morning since thy days2 ,and caused the dayspring to know his place2 ,that it might take hold of the ends of the earth1 ,that the wicked might be shaken out of it8 ,it is turned as clay to the seal2 ,and they stand as a garment4 ,and from the wicked their light is withholden1 ,and the high arm shall be broken4 ,hast thou entered into the springs of the sea8 ,or hast thou walked in the search of the depth8 ,have the gates of death been opened unto thee8 ,or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death8 ,hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth8 ,declare if thou knowest it all4 ,where is the way where light dwelleth8 ,and as for darkness1 where is the place thereof1 ,that thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof1 ,and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof8 ,knowest thou it1 because thou wast then born8 ,or because the number of thy days is great8 ,hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow8 ,or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail1 ,which ,i have reserved against the time of trouble1 ,against the day of battle and war8 ,by what way is the light parted1 ,which scattereth the east wind upon the earth8 ,who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters1 ,or a way for the lightning of thunder2 ,to cause it to rain on the earth1 where no man is2 ,on the wilderness1 wherein there is no man2 ,to satisfy the desolate and waste ground2 ,and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth8 ,hath the rain a father8 ,or who hath begotten the drops of dew8 ,out of whose womb came the ice8 ,and the hoary frost of heaven1 who hath gendered it8 ,the waters are hid as with a stone1 ,and the face of the deep is frozen4 ,canst thou bind the sweet influences of ,pleiades1 ,or loose the bands of ,orion8 ,canst thou bring forth ,mazzaroth in his season8 ,or canst thou guide ,arcturus with his sons8 ,knowest thou the ordinances of heaven8 ,canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth8 ,canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds1 ,that abundance of waters may cover thee8 ,canst thou send lightnings1 that they may go1 ,and say unto thee1 ,here we are8 ,who hath put wisdom in the inward parts8 ,or who hath given understanding to the heart8 ,who can number the clouds in wisdom8 ,or who can stay the bottles of heaven1 ,when the dust groweth into hardness1 ,and the clods cleave fast together8 ,wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion8 ,or fill the appetite of the young lions1 ,when they couch in their dens1 ,and abide in the covert to lie in wait8 ,who provideth for the raven his food8 ,when his young ones cry unto ,god1 ,they wander for lack of meat4 ,,chapter #ci ,knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth8 ,or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve8 ,canst thou number the months that they fulfil8 ,or knowest thou the time when they bring forth8 ,they bow themselves1 they bring forth their young ones1 ,they cast out their sorrows4 ,their young ones are in good liking1 they grow up with corn2 ,they go forth1 and return not unto them4 ,who hath sent out the wild ass free8 ,or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass8 ,whose house ,i have made the wilderness1 ,and the barren land his dwellings4 ,he scorneth the multitude of the city1 ,neither regardeth he the crying of the driver4 ,the range of the mountains is his pasture1 ,and he searcheth after every green thing4 ,will the unicorn be willing to serve thee1 ,or abide by thy crib8 ,canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow8 ,or will he harrow the valleys after thee8 ,wilt thou trust him1 because his strength is great8 ,or wilt thou leave thy labour to him8 ,wilt thou believe him1 that he will bring home thy seed1 ,and gather it unto thy barn8 ,gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks8 ,or wings and feathers unto the ostrich8 ,which leaveth her eggs in the earth8 ,and warmeth them in dust1 ,and forgetteth that the foot may crush them1 ,or that the wild beast may break them4 ,she is hardened against her young ones1 as though they were not hers3 ,her labour is in vain without fear2 ,because ,god hath deprived her of wisdom1 ,neither hath he imparted to her understanding4 ,what time she lifteth up herself on high1 ,she scorneth the horse and his rider4 ,hast thou given the horse strength8 ,hast thou clothed his neck with thunder8 ,canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper8 ,the glory of his nostrils is terrible4 ,he paweth in the valley1 and rejoiceth in his strength3 ,he goeth on to meet the armed men4 ,he mocketh at fear1 and is not affrighted2 ,neither turneth he back from the sword4 ,the quiver rattleth against him1 ,the glittering spear and the shield1 ,he swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage3 ,neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet4 ,he saith among the trumpets1 ,ha1 ha2 ,and he smelleth the battle afar off1 ,the thunder of the captains1 and the shouting4 ,doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom1 ,and stretch her wings toward the south8 ,doth the eagle mount up at thy command1 ,and make her nest on high8 ,she dwelleth and abideth on the rock1 ,upon the crag of the rock1 and the strong place4 ,from thence she seeketh the prey1 ,and her eyes behold afar off4 ,her young ones also suck up blood3 ,and where the slain are1 there is she4 ,illustration3 ,so the ,lord blessed the latter end of ,job4 ,,chapter #dj ,moreover the ,lord answered ,job1 and said1 ,shall he that contendeth with the ,almighty instruct him8 ,he that reproveth ,god1 let him answer it4 ,then ,job answered the ,lord1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i am vile2 what shall ,i answer thee8 ,i will lay mine hand upon my mouth4 ,once ,i have spoken2 but ,i will not answer3 ,yea1 twice2 but ,i will proceed no further4 ,then answered the ,lord unto ,job out of the whirlwind1 and said1 ,gird up thy loins now like a man3 ,i will demand of thee1 and declare thou unto me4 ,wilt thou also disannul my judgment8 ,wilt thou condemn me1 that thou mayest be righteous8 ,hast thou an arm like ,god8 ,or canst thou thunder with a voice like him8 ,deck thyself now with majesty and excellency2 ,and array thyself with glory and beauty4 ,cast abroad the rage of thy wrath3 ,and behold every one that is proud1 and abase him4 ,look on every one that is proud1 and bring him low2 ,and tread down the wicked in their place4 ,hide them in the dust together2 ,and bind their faces in secret4 ,then will ,i also confess unto thee ,that thine own right hand can save thee4 ,behold now behemoth1 which ,i made with thee2 ,he eateth grass as an ox4 ,lo now1 his strength is in his loins1 ,and his force is in the navel of his belly1 ,he moveth his tail like a cedar2 ,the sinews of his stones are wrapped together4 ,his bones are as strong pieces of brass2 ,his bones are like bars of iron4 ,he is the chief of the ways of ,god3 ,he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him4 ,surely the mountains bring him forth food1 ,where all the beasts of the field play4 ,he lieth under the shady trees1 ,in the covert of the reed1 and fens4 ,the shady trees cover him with their shadow2 ,the willows of the brook compass him about4 ,behold1 he drinketh up a river1 and hasteth not3 ,he trusteth that he can draw up ,jordan into his mouth4 ,he taketh it with his eyes3 ,his nose pierceth through snares4 ,,chapter #da ,canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook8 ,or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down8 ,canst thou put an hook into his nose8 ,or bore his jaw through with a thorn8 ,will he make many supplications unto thee8 ,will he speak soft words unto thee8 ,will he make a covenant with thee8 ,wilt thou take him for a servant for ever8 ,wilt thou play with him as with a bird8 ,or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens8 ,shall the companions make a banquet of him8 ,shall they part him among the merchants8 ,canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons8 ,or his head with fish spears8 ,lay thine hand upon him1 ,remember the battle1 do no more4 ,behold1 the hope of him is in vain3 ,shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him8 ,none is so fierce that dare stir him up3 ,who then is able to stand before me8 ,who hath prevented me1 that ,i should repay him8 ,whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine4 ,i will not conceal his parts1 ,nor his power1 nor his comely proportion4 ,who can discover the face of his garment8 ,or who can come to him with his double bridle8 ,who can open the doors of his face8 ,his teeth are terrible round about4 ,his scales are his pride1 ,shut up together as with a close seal4 ,one is so near to another1 ,that no air can come between them4 ,they are joined one to another1 ,they stick together1 that they cannot be sundered4 ,by his neesings a light doth shine1 ,and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning4 ,out of his mouth go burning lamps1 ,and sparks of fire leap out4 ,out of his nostrils goeth smoke1 ,as out of a seething pot or caldron4 ,his breath kindleth coals1 ,and a flame goeth out of his mouth4 ,in his neck remaineth strength1 ,and sorrow is turned into joy before him4 ,the flakes of his flesh are joined together3 ,they are firm in themselves2 they cannot be moved4 ,his heart is as firm as a stone2 ,yea1 as hard as a piece of the nether millstone4 ,when he raiseth up himself1 the mighty are afraid3 ,by reason of breakings they purify themselves4 ,the sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold3 ,the spear1 the dart1 nor the habergeon4 ,he esteemeth iron as straw1 ,and brass as rotten wood4 ,the arrow cannot make him flee3 ,slingstones are turned with him into stubble3 ,darts are counted as stubble3 ,he laugheth at the shaking of a spear4 ,sharp stones are under him3 ,he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire4 ,he maketh the deep to boil like a pot3 ,he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment4 ,he maketh a path to shine after him2 ,one would think the deep to be hoary4 ,upon earth there is not his like1 ,who is made without fear4 ,he beholdeth all high things3 ,he is a king over all the children of pride4 ,,chapter #db ,then ,job answered the ,lord1 and said1 ,i know that thou canst do everything1 ,and that no thought can be withholden from thee4 ,who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge8 ,therefore have ,i uttered that ,i understood not2 ,things too wonderful for me1 which ,i knew not4 ,hear1 ,i beseech thee1 and ,i will speak3 ,i will demand of thee1 and declare thou unto me4 ,i have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear3 ,but now mine eye seeth thee4 ,wherefore ,i abhor myself1 and repent ,in dust and ashes4 ,and it was so1 that after the ,lord had spoken these words unto ,job1 the ,lord said to ,eliphaz the ,temanite1 ,my wrath is kindled against thee1 and against thy two friends3 for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right1 as my servant ,job hath4 ,therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams1 and go to my servant ,job1 and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering2 and my servant ,job shall pray for you3 for him will ,i accept3 lest ,i deal with you after your folly1 in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right1 like my servant ,job4 ,so ,eliphaz the ,temanite and ,bildad the ,shuhite and ,zophar the ,naamathite went1 and did according as the ,lord commanded them3 the ,lord also accepted ,job4 ,and the ,lord turned the captivity of ,job1 when he prayed for his friends3 also the ,lord gave ,job twice as much as he had before4 ,then came there unto him all his brethren1 and all his sisters1 and all they that had been of his acquaintance before1 and did eat bread with him in his house3 and they bemoaned him1 and comforted him over all the evil that the ,lord had brought upon him3 every man also gave him a piece of money1 and every one an ear-ring of gold4 ,so the ,lord blessed the latter end of ,job more than his beginning3 for he had fourteen thousand sheep1 and six thousand camels1 and a thousand yoke of oxen1 and a thousand she asses4 ,he had also seven sons and three daughters4 ,and he called the name of the first1 ,jemima2 and the name of the second1 ,kezia2 and the name of the third1 ,keren-happuch4 ,and in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of ,job3 and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren4 ,after this lived ,job an hundred and forty years1 and saw his sons1 and his sons' sons1 even four generations4 ,so ,job died1 being old and full of days4 ,,cecil ,,palmer ,,hayward ,contemporary ,russian ,composers ,by ,m4 ,,montagu-,,nathan 7,author of ,a ,history of ,russian ,music1 ,glinka1 ,moussorgsky1 ,rimsky-,korsakof1 ,the ,piano ,music of ,skryabin1 etc47 ,with many portraits of famous ,russian ,musicians ,demy #hvo net ,cloth ,in this volume ,m4 ,montagu-,nathan introduces to the public a number of ,russian composers1 who may be said collectively to constitute the contemporary ,russian ,school of ,musical ,composition1 and who are maintaining for ,russia its supremacy among the musical nations4 ,of such composers as ,,skryabin1 ,,glazounof1 ,,stravinsky1 ,,rebikof1 ,,medtner and ,,rakhmaninof1 the author provides a biographical account1 and a detailed consideration of their creative work2 their aims and ideals are discussed1 and their music subjected to a critical review4 ,there are some chapters devoted to those younger men whose music has already attracted considerable attention in ,russia1 and whose names are likely ere long to become familiar to the musical world4 ,an introductory section of the book is devoted to a survey of the earlier period of musical activity in ,russia1 in which the founders of the ,nationalist movement are dealt with and their artistic labours outlined4 ,,the ,,path ,,of ,,the ,,modern ,,russian ,,stage1 and other ,essays ,by ,,alexander ,,bakshy ,with #ab ,illustrations ,demy #hvo net ,cloth ,the modern revival in the art of the theatre has been particularly marked in ,russia where it has revolutionized many established traditions1 and has opened up new paths of development4 ,the remarkable progress of the ,russian dramatic theatre is of special interest to the student1 since in no other country the new movement has been fruitful of so many original ideas1 or has had them realized in such striking forms4 ,in the present volume the guiding principles of the ,russian stage1 such as 8faithfulness to life0 of the ,moscow ,art ,theatre1 the various forms of 8conventionalism0 applied at the ,theatre of ,vera ,kommissarzhevsky1 and the theories of 8theatricality0 lately propounded by ,meyerhold and ,evreinov1 are subjected to a close analysis4 ,the book also includes separate essays on the forms of the theatre1 as determined by the relationship between the audience and the stage1 and on the art aspects of the kinematograph4 ,,the ,,girl ,,and ,,the ,,faun ,by ,,eden ,,phillpotts ,with four ,illustrations in colour1 and ,title ,page and ,border designed by ,,mr4 ,,frank ,,brangwyn1 ,a4,r4,a4 ,crown #dto #f_/- net ,cloth ,,eden ,,phillpotts has been called 8the painter's novelist10 and in this work he combines his peculiar power of bringing colour and form to the sense of his readers1 with a story cast in classic mould1 full of explicit humour and implicit meaning4 ,in his quest for beauty he has never been more successful1 while the co-operation of ,england's greatest painter1 ,frank ,brangwyn1 ,a4,r4,a41 who contributes four full page drawings in colour and title page border in black and white1 will place this work among the most notable productions of the ,war4 ,,delight ,,and ,,other ,,poems ,by ,,eden ,,phillpotts ,with twelve ,illustrations in ,black and ,white1 by ,,alma ,,elliott ,crown #hvo net ,illustrated ,wrapper ,as a laughter maker ,eden ,phillpotts has 8done his bit0 during these dark years1 and all men are agreed that the relief of light literature and humorous verse are very considerable in these days4 ,they rest and distract the mind1 and remind us of ,nietzsche's aphorism that1 8art is with us that we may not perish of too much truth40 ,a feature of the work is twelve illustrations by ,miss ,alma ,elliott1 which will attract the attention of all lovers of art by their wonderful craftsmanship and imagination1 and every effort has been made by the ,publishers to make this volume one of the best gift books of the season4 ,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,russian ,,music ,by ,m4 ,,montagu-,,nathan ,author of ,a ,history of ,russian ,music1 ,glinka1 ,moussorgsky1 ,rimsky-,korsakof1 ,contemporary ,russian ,composers ,crown #hvo net ,boards ,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,russian ,,music is a small volume designed to afford a concise account of the foundation and development of ,russian musical art4 ,it consists of a series of chapters devoted to the most famous ,russian composers4 ,prefacing these is an ,introduction to the subject2 following them comes a sketch of what the author has styled ,the ,new ,age in ,russian ,music2 in this section will be found the names of such as ,stravinsky1 ,skryabin and ,rebikof4 ,,the ,,silver ,,chain ,a ,satire on ,convention ,by ,,sir ,,william ,,blake ,,richmond1 ,k4,c4,b41 ,r4,a41 etc4 ,illustrated ,wrapper #ejj pages ,crown #hvo #f_/- net ,cloth ,,sir ,,william ,,richmond',s eminence in the world of ,art and ,letters will command for his long novel 8,the ,silver ,chain0 a wide circle of readers4 ,it is a work of great artistic achievement and of scholarship and culture4 ,philosophy1 psychology1 a delightful sense of humour1 subtle analysis of the moods and motives of men and women1 and a true and artistic presentation of nature are the rich elements that make every page of this book of absorbing interest4 ,a ,,book ,,of ,,laughter ,by ,,edwin ,,pugh ,author of 8,punch and ,judy10 8,harry the ,cockney10 etc4 ,specially designed ,illustrated ,wrapper by ,f4 ,,gardner ,crown #hvo #f_/- net ,cloth 8,when you want to laugh--mind you do40--,eden ,phillpotts4 8,laughter is day and sobriety is night40--,h4 ,w4 ,beecher4 8,laugh when you can1 it is a cheap medicine4 ,merriment is a philosophy1 not well understood4 ,it is the sunny side of existence40--,lord ,byron4 8,a ,book of ,laughter0 is a book to read for oneself1 a book to keep handy on one's library shelves1 and an ideal gift book from friend to friend4 ,a sense of humour is the most precious quality of man1 and laughter its most glorious attribute4 ,the exposition of the philosophy of laughter needs a born humorist1 and that ,mr4 ,edwin ,pugh most certainly is4 8,a ,book of ,laughter0 is a subtle analysis of our various ideas of humour1 and illustrated throughout with numerous stories and anecdotes1 mostly original4 ,there can be no question that ,mr4 ,pugh's new work will prove to be the most humorous book of the year4 ,a ,,year ,,in ,,the ,,garden ,a book about ,gardens in ,prose and ,verse ,edited by ,,norah ,,elizabeth ,,mustard ,with ,illustrations in ,colour by ,,ellen ,,warrington ,crown #hvo #e_/- net ,cloth 8,oh1 ,happy ,garden1 whose seclusion deep ,hath been so friendly to industrious hours40 --,wordsworth4 ,an anthology from the works of great authors giving expression to their appreciation and love for the gardens which in so many cases helped to inspire their work4 ,the passages are so arranged in the form of a journal giving an extract in prose or verse for every day in the year4 ,a feature of the work is delightful illustrations in colour by ,miss ,ellen ,warrington1 whose garden pictures have attained a wide and well-merited reputation4 ,the book is a welcome addition to the library of the ,garden1 and will prove a most appropriate gift to ,garden ,lovers4 ,illustration ,,printed ,,by ,,the ,,morland ,,press ,,ltd ,,london ,s ,w 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's note ,minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice4 ,hyphenation was standardized4 ,spelling has been retained as originally published4 ,changes that have been made3 ,page #cb3 8,and thou sowest up mine0 8,and thou sewest up mine0 ,page #fb3 8out from the inhabitants0 8out from the inhabitant0 ,page #ajd3 8of ,neitzsche's aphorism0 8of ,nietzsche's aphorism0 ,page #aje3 88,a book of ,laughter is0 88,a ,book of ,laughter is0