He returns no more to his house, nor does his place of residence know him any more.

when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me;

While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.

for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,

“They are dismayed and cannot answer any more; they have nothing left to say.

“Be patient with me a little longer and I will instruct you, for I still have words to speak on God’s behalf.

Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!”

Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact!

“But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.

The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.

And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,

For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

While this one was still speaking, another messenger arrived and said, “The fire of God has fallen from heaven and has burned up the sheep and the servants – it has consumed them! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”

While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason.”