Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
In famine he shall redeem thee from death;
And in war from the power of the sword.
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the
tongue;

Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the

earth.

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the

field;

And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thine habitation, and fail

not.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age,
Even as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is;
Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

JOB IX, XI, XXIII

Then spake Job, and said:

Oh that I knew where I might find him!
That I might come even to his seat!
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there;
And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
On the left hand, when he doth work, but I can-
not behold him;

He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:

He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

Then answered Zophar, and said unto Job: Canst thou by searching find out God?

Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfec

tion?

It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do?

Deeper than the abyss; what canst thou know?
The measure thereof is longer than the earth,
And broader than the sea.

And though thou say, I behold him not;
Yet are all thy ways before him.

If thou set thine heart aright,

And stretch out thine hands toward him;
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away,
And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents:
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without
spot;

Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear.
Then shall thy life be clearer than the noonday;
Though there be darkness, it shall be as the
morning.

And because there is hope, thou shalt be secure; Yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety;

Thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid.

JOB XIV, XVI, XIX

Psalms xvi, lxxi, lxxiii

If a man die, shall he live again?

Oh that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

All the days of my warfare would I wait,

Till my release should come.

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee: Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thine

hands.

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
And he that voucheth for me is on high.
For I know that my Redeemer liveth,

And at last he will stand up above the earth:
And after my skin, even this body, is destroyed,
Then without my flesh shall I see God;

Whom I, even I, shall see for myself,

And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth:

My flesh also shall dwell in hope.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave; Neither wilt thou suffer thy beloved one to see corruption.

Thou, who hast shewed me many and sore troubles,

Wilt quicken me again,

And wilt bring me up from the depths of the earth.

Thou wilt increase my greatness,

And comfort me on every side.

Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel,

And afterward receive me with glory.

JOB XX, XXI

Then spake Job, and said:

Wherefore do the wicked live,

Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

Their children also are established in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
Their houses are safe from fear,
Neither is the rod of God upon them.
They spend their days in prosperity,
And go to their graves in peace.

Nevertheless they said unto God, Depart from

us;

For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Then answered Zophar, and said: Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the ungodly but for a moment?
Though his height mount up to the heavens,
And his head reach unto the clouds;

Yet shall his pride pass away as vapour,
And flee away as a vision of the night.

At the last his children shall beg favour of the righteous,

And unto their hands shall his goods be restored.

Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,
Though he hide it under his tongue,
Though he spare it, and will not let it go,
But keep it still within his mouth;
Yet shall it be turned to poison within him,
And become even as the gall of asps.
If he have swallowed down riches,

So also shall he vomit them up again.

Because he knew no quietness within him,

He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:

The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity,

And the earth shall rise up against him.
Even this is the portion of a wicked man,
And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

JOB XXII

Then answered Eliphaz, and said: Is not God in the height of heaven?

And behold the vault of the stars, how high it

is!

And thou sayest, What doth God know?
Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Wilt thou keep the old way

Which wicked men have ever trodden?
Who said unto God, Depart from us;
And, What can the Almighty do unto us?

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, And lay up his words in thine heart.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up,