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| 5 | Preface
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| 7 | III.
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| 9 | IV.
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| 11 | V.
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| 13 | VI.
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| 16 | VII.
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| 17 | VIII.
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| 19 | IX.
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| 20 | X.
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| 21 | First Part Containing Five Books
Book One£[70]
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| 101 | I. There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job.
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| 102 | II. Simple and upright.
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| 103 | III. Fearing God and drawing back from all evil.
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| 105 | IV. Seven sons were born to him, and three daughters.
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| 106 | V. His wealth included seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels,
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| 108 | VI. For he was a great man among all the peoples of the east.
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| 109 | VII. And his sons went out and made feasting at their homes,
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| 110 | VIII. And when their days of feasting had gone full circle,
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| 113 | IX. For he said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.'
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| 114 | X. So Job acted all the days of his life.
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| 115 | XI. There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job. (1,1)
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| 116 | XII. He was a man simple and upright.
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| 117 | XIII. Who feared God and drew back from all evil-doing.
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| 118 | XIV. Seven sons were born to him, and three daughters.
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| 121 | XV. His wealth included seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels.
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| 123 | XVI. Five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred she-asses.
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| 125 | XVII. And a huge household.
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| 126 | XVIII. For he was a great man among all the peoples of the east.
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| 127 | XIX. And his sons went out and made feasting at their homes.
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| 128 | XX. Taking turns each on his own day.
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| 129 | XXI. And they sent to invite their three sisters to eat and drink along with them.
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| 130 | XXII. And when their days of feasting had gone full circle, Job sent to them and blessed them;
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| 131 | XXIII. For he said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.'
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| 132 | XXIV. So Job acted all the days of his life.
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| 134 | XXV. There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job.
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| 136 | XXVI. He was a man simple and upright, who feared God and drew back from all evil-doing.
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| 138 | XXVII. Seven sons were born to him and three daughters.
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| 139 | XXVIII. His wealth included seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels.
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| 141 | XXIX. Five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred she-asses.
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| 142 | XXX. And a huge household.
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| 143 | XXXI. For he was a great man among all the peoples of the east.
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| 144 | XXXII. And his sons went out and made feasting at their homes, taking turns each on his own day.
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| 148 | XXXIV. And when their days of feasting had gone full circle, Job sent to them and blessed them.
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| 149 | XXXV. Rising up at first light he made burnt offerings for each of them.
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| 151 | XXXVI. For he said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.'
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| 156 | XXXVII. So Job acted all the days of his life.
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| 157 | Book Two
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| 201 | I. Holy scripture appears to the mind's eye as a kind of mirror
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| 202 | II. But one day, when the sons of God had come to be present before the Lord, even Satan was in their midst.
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| 203 | III. But one day, when the sons of God had come to be present before the Lord, even Satan was in their midst.
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| 204 | IV. Even Satan was in their midst.
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| 206 | V. The Lord said to him, 'Whence do you come?'
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| 207 | VI. Satan answers and says, 'I have gone all around the earth, passing through it to and fro.'
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| 208 | VII.'Have you considered my servant Job?
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| 213 | VIII. 'Have you considered my servant Job?
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| 215 | IX. Has Job feared God for nothing?
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| 216 | X.'But reach out your hand and touch his wealth and see if he does not curse you to your face.'
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| 219 | XI. 'So: all that he has is in your hand--but only do not harm the man himself.'
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| 220 | XII. And Satan went out of the Lord's presence.
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| 222 | XIII. Then one day, when the sons and daughters of Job were feasting
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| 223 | XIV. And while he was still speaking, there came another who said, 'The fire of God fell
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| 224 | XV. And even while this one was speaking,
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| 228 | XVI. Then Job rose up and rent his garments.
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| 230 | XVII. 'Naked came I from my mother's womb, naked shall I return there.'
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| 231 | XVIII. 'The Lord gave. The Lord has taken away.
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| 233 | XIX. In all this Job did not sin with his lips, nor did he utter any folly against God.
This is enough to say about the words of the literal sense; now let us turn our remarks to unraveling the mysteries of allegory.
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| 234 | XX. But one day, when the sons of God had come to be present before the Lord, even Satan was in their midst.
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| 240 | XXI. 'Whence have you come?'
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| 241 | XXII. 'I have gone all around the earth, passing through it to and fro.'
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| 242 | XXIII. 'Have you considered my servant Job?
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| 243 | XXIV. 'Simple and upright, who fears God and draws back from all evil-doing.'
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| 244 | XXV. 'Haven't you built walls around him, and his house and all around his possessions?
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| 245 | XXVI.'But reach out your hand and touch his wealth, and see if he does not curse you to your face.'
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| 246 | XXVII.So the Lord said to Satan, 'So: all that he has is in your hand--but only do not harm the man himself.'
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| 247 | XXVIII. And Satan went out of the Lord's presence.
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| 248 | XXIX. Then one day, when the sons and daughters of Job were feasting
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| 249 | XXX. A messenger came to Job who said, "Your cattle were plowing and your she-asses were grazing nearby;
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| 251 | XXXI. And while he was still speaking, there came another who said, 'The fire of God fell
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| 252 | XXXII. And even while this one was speaking, there came another who said, 'The Chaldaeans formed up three robber bands,
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| 253 | XXXIII. This one was still speaking, when (lo!) another came in and said, 'While your sons and daughters were feasting
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| 255 | XXXIV. Then Job rose up and rent his garments.
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| 257 | XXXV. He shaved his head, then fell to the ground in adoration.
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| 259 | XXXVI.'Naked came I from my mother's womb, naked shall I return there.'
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| 260 | XXXVII. 'The Lord has given, the Lord has taken away;
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| 262 | XXXVIII.In all this Job did not sin with his lips, nor did he utter any folly against God.
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| 264 | XXXIX. 'Whence have you come?'
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| 265 | XL.He answered saying, 'I have gone all around the earth, passing through it to and fro.'
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| 266 | XLI. 'Have you considered my servant Job?
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| 267 | XLII.'Has Job feared God for nothing?
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| 268 | XLIII.But reach out your hand and touch his wealth, and see if he does not curse you to your face.
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| 269 | XLIV.'So: all that he has is in your hand--but only do not harm the man himself.
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| 270 | XLV. And Satan went out of the Lord's presence.
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| 271 | XLVI.Then one day, when the sons and daughters of Job were feasting
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| 274 | XLVII.And while he was still speaking, there came another who said, 'The fire of God fell
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| 275 | XLVIII. And even while this one was speaking, there came another who said, 'The Chaldaeans formed up
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| 276 | XLIX. This one was still speaking, when (lo!) another came in and said, 'While your sons and daughters were feasting
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| 280 | L. Then Job rose up.
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| 281 | LI. And rent his garments.
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| 282 | LII. He shaved his head, then fell to the ground in adoration.
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| 285 | LIII.'Naked came I from my mother's womb, naked shall I return there.
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| 286 | LIV. 'The Lord gave, the Lord has taken away.'
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| 287 | LV.'As it has pleased the Lord, so it has been done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.'
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| 288 | LVI.In all this Job did not sin with his lips, nor did he utter any folly against God.
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| 292 | Book Three
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| 301 | I. Blessed Job, though the tempter sought his death, grew
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| 302 | II. 'And still he maintains his innocence.'
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| 303 | III.'But you have stirred me up against him, that I should afflict him for nothing.'
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| 305 | IV.To which Satan answered, saying, 'Skin for skin!
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| 306 | V.So the Lord said to Satan, 'So: he is in your hand--but preserve his soul.'
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| 308 | VI.And he afflicted Job with the most terrible sores, from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
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| 309 | VII.And Job was sitting on a dung heap, scraping his oozings with a potsherd.
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| 312 | VIII.His wife said to him, 'Do you still persist with your simplicity? Curse God, and die.'
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| 315 | IX. 'You have spoken like a foolish woman.
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| 317 | X.In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
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| 319 | XI.Three friends of Job heard all the evil that had befallen him
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| 320 | XII. And when they looked upon him from afar,
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| 322 | XII.They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights;
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| 326 | XIV. 'But you have stirred me up against him, that I should afflict him for nothing.'
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| 328 | XV. 'To which Satan answered, saying, 'Skin for skin;
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| 329 | XVI. So the Lord said to Satan, 'So: he is in your hand--but only preserve his soul.'
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| 333 | XVIII. He was scraping his oozings with a potsherd.
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| 334 | XIX. He was sitting on a dungheap.
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| 336 | XX. His wife said to him, 'Do you still persist with your simplicity? Curse God and die.'
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| 339 | XXI. 'You have spoken like a foolish woman.
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| 342 | XXII. In all this Job did not sin with his lips,
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| 346 | XXIII. For they had agreed they would come jointly to see Job and console him.
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| 347 | XXIV. And when they looked upon him from afar, they did not recognize him.
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| 348 | XXV. They rent their garments, and scattered dust to the heavens upon their heads.
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| 350 | XXVI. They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights.
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| 353 | XXVII. No one said a word to him.
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| 354 | XXVIII. For they saw his grief was overwhelming.
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| 357 | XXIX. 'So: he is in your hand--but only preserve his soul.'
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| 358 | XXX. He was scraping his oozings with a potsherd.
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| 360 | XXI. Sitting on a dung heap.
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| 362 | XXXII. 'Do you still persist with your simplicity? Curse God, and die.'
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| 364 | XXXIII. 'You have spoken like a foolish woman.
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| 366 | XXIV. For they had agreed that they would come jointly to see Job and console him.
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| 367 | XXXV. And when they looked upon him from afar, they did not recognize him.
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| 368 | XXXVI. Crying out, they wept, rent their garments,
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| 370 | XXXVII. No one said a word to him, for they saw his grief was overwhelming.
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| 4001 | Book Four
Preface
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| 401 | I. After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day: 'Perish the day on which I was born.'
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| 407 | II. Let that day be turned into darkness.
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| 408 | III. May the Lord not ask after it from above and may he not shine his light upon it.
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| 409 | IV. May night shadows darken it, and the shadow of death.
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| 410 | V. May fog cover it and may it be shrouded in bitterness.
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| 411 | VI. May a black whirlwind take possession of that night.
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| 412 | VII. May it not be counted among the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.
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| 413 | VIII. Let that night be solitary and unworthy of praise.
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| 414 | IX. Let them curse the night, who curse the day, who are ready to wake Leviathan.
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| 417 | X. Let the stars be darkened by its mist.
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| 418 | XI. Let it watch for the light and not see it, nor the coming of the rising dawn.
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| 422 | XII. Because it did not close the portals of the belly that bore me, nor did it take away evil from before my eyes.
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| 424 | XIII.Perish the day on which I was born and the night in which it was said, 'A man is conceived.'
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| 426 | XIV. Let that day be turned into darkness.
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| 427 | XV. May the Lord not ask after it from above.
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| 429 | XVI. May night shadows darken it, and the shadow of death.
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| 432 | XVII. May fog cover it.
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| 433 | XVIII. May it be shrouded in bitterness.
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| 435 | XIX. May a black whirlwind take possession of that night.
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| 437 | XX. May it not be counted among the days of the year, nor numbered among the months.
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| 439 | XXI. Let that night be solitary, and unworthy of praise.
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| 441 | XXII. Let them curse the night, who curse that day.
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| 442 | XXIII. They who are ready to wake Leviathan.
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| 444 | XXIV. Let the stars be darkened by its mist.
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| 446 | XXV. Let it watch for the light and not see it, nor the coming of the rising dawn.
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| 447 | XXVI. Because it did not close the portals of the belly that bore me, nor did it take away evil from before my eyes.
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| 448 | XXVII. Why did I not die in the birth canal?
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| 454 | XXVIII. For now would I be sleeping silently and be at rest in my sleep.
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| 455 | XXIX. With the kings and consuls of the earth.
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| 457 | XXX. Who build for themselves desert places.
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| 461 | XXXI. With the princes who possess gold and fill their houses with silver.
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| 463 | XXXII. Or like a still-born child hidden away,
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| 466 | XXXIII. There the pitiless have left off from their uproar and there is rest for all those wearied of their strength."
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| 468 | XXIV. And the ones who had been bound all the same without annoyance.
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| 469 | XXXV. They have not listened to the voice of the collector.
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| 470 | XXXVI. Great and small are there, and the slave free of his master.
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| 472 | Book Five
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| 501 | I. Though the judgments of God are hidden from us
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| 502 | II. Why is light given to a wretch?
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| 503 | III. And life to those filled with bitterness of soul?
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| 505 | IV. Who look for death (and it does not come).
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| 507 | V. As if digging for treasure.
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| 509 | VI. And rejoicing much when they find the grave.
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| 511 | VII. To a man whose path is hidden from him, and God has surrounded him with darkness.
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| 514 | VIII. Before I eat, I sigh.
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| 515 | IX. And like rushing waters, so are my cries.
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| 516 | X. Because the fear that I feared has come to pass for me, and what I dreaded has occurred.
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| 517 | XI. Have I not dissembled? Have I not been silent?
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| 529 | XII. In answer, Eliphaz the Themanite said, 'If we begin to speak with you, perhaps you will take it badly.'
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| 530 | XIII. But who can restrain words once they are conceived?
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| 531 | XIV. Lo, you have taught many people, and strengthened weary hands.
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| 532 | XV. But now a blow has befallen you and you have failed; it has touched you and you are in turmoil.
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| 533 | XVI. Your fear, your strength, your patience, and the perfection of your ways.
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| 534 | XVII. I beseech you to recall what innocent man ever perished, or when the righteous were ever destroyed.
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| 535 | XVIII. But instead I have seen those who work iniquity and sow sorrows,
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| 538 | XIX. The roar of the lion and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the lion cubs are ground down.
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| 539 | XX. The tiger perished because he had no prey, and the lion cubs are scattered.
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| 541 | XXI. The roar of the lion and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the lion cubs are ground down.
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| 543 | XXII. The tiger perished because he had no prey, and the lion cubs are scattered.
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| 545 | XXIII. Then a hidden word was spoken to me.
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| 546 | XXIV. In the fright of a night vision when sleep usually covers men.
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| 547 | XXV. Fear held me, and trembling, and all my bones were terrified.
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| 548 | XXVI. And when the spirit passed by in my presence,
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| 549 | XXVII. His image before my eyes, and I heard a voice like a soft breeze.
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| 550 | XXVIII. Then a hidden word was spoken to me.
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| 551 | XXIX. And like a thief my ear gathered in the stream of his whisper.
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| 553 | XXX. In the fright of a night vision.
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| 554 | XXXI. When sleep usually covers men.
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| 556 | XXXII. Fear held me, and trembling, and all my bones were terrified.
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| 558 | XXXIII. And when the spirit passed by in my presence, the hair of my flesh stood on end.
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| 561 | XXXIV. Someone stood there whose face I did not know.
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| 564 | XXXV. His image before my eyes.
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| 565 | XXXVI. And I heard a voice like a soft breeze.
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| 567 | XXXVII. Shall man be justified by comparison with God?
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| 568 | XXXVIII. Behold, the ones who serve him do not stand fast,
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| 570 | XXXIX. From morning to evening they will be cut down.
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| 571 | XL. And because none understand, they will perish forever.
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| 573 | XLI. But the ones who are left will be taken from them.
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| 574 | XLII.They will die, and not with wisdom.
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| 576 | XLIII. Call, then, if there is anyone who will answer you.
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| 577 | XLIV.And turn to some one of the saints.
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| 578 | XLV.Rage his killed the fool and envy slaughtered the infant.
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| 584 | XLVI. And envy slaughtered the infant.
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