Job 24:1-28:28

Job 24:1-25 (NASB) 
¹ "Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?
² "Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.
³ "They drive away the donkeys of the orphans; They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
⁴ "They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
⁵ "Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.
⁶ "They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
⁷ "They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold.
⁸ "They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
⁹ "Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge.
¹⁰ "They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
¹¹ "Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.
¹² "From the city men groan, And the souls of the wounded cry out; Yet God does not pay attention to folly.
¹³ "Others have been with those who rebel against the light; They do not want to know its ways Nor abide in its paths.
¹⁴ "The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.
¹⁵ "The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, 'No eye will see me.' And he disguises his face.
¹⁶ "In the dark they dig into houses, They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.
¹⁷ "For the morning is the same to him as thick darkness, For he is familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
¹⁸ "They are insignificant on the surface of the water; Their portion is cursed on the earth. They do not turn toward the vineyards.
¹⁹ "Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.
²⁰ "A mother will forget him; The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered. And wickedness will be broken like a tree.
²¹ "He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.
²² "But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.
²³ "He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.
²⁴ "They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low and like everything gathered up; Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
²⁵ "Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?"

Job 25:1-6 (NASB) ¹ Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
² "Dominion and awe belong to Him Who establishes peace in His heights.
³ "Is there any number to His troops? And upon whom does His light not rise?
⁴ "How then can a man be just with God? Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?
⁵ "If even the moon has no brightness And the stars are not pure in His sight,
⁶ How much less man, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!"

Job 26:1-14 (NASB) 
¹ Then Job responded,
² "What a help you are to the weak! How you have saved the arm without strength!
³ "What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!
⁴ "To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit was expressed through you?
⁵ "The departed spirits tremble Under the waters and their inhabitants.
⁶ "Naked is Sheol before Him, And Abaddon has no covering.
⁷ "He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.
⁸ "He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them.
⁹ "He obscures the face of the full moon And spreads His cloud over it.
¹⁰ "He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.
¹¹ "The pillars of heaven tremble And are amazed at His rebuke.
¹² "He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
¹³ "By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the fleeing serpent.
¹⁴ "Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?"

Job 27:1-23 (NASB) 
¹ Then Job continued his discourse and said,
² "As God lives, who has taken away my right, And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,
³ For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils,
⁴ My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
⁵ "Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
⁶ "I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days.
⁷ "May my enemy be as the wicked And my opponent as the unjust.
⁸ "For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?
⁹ "Will God hear his cry When distress comes upon him?
¹⁰ "Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
¹¹ "I will instruct you in the power of God; What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
¹² "Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you act foolishly?
¹³ "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.
¹⁴ "Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.
¹⁵ "His survivors will be buried because of the plague, And their widows will not be able to weep.
¹⁶ "Though he piles up silver like dust And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,
¹⁷ He may prepare it, but the just will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.
¹⁸ "He has built his house like the spider's web, Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
¹⁹ "He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.
²⁰ "Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.
²¹ "The east wind carries him away, and he is gone, For it whirls him away from his place.
²² "For it will hurl at him without sparing; He will surely try to flee from its power.
²³ "Men will clap their hands at him And will hiss him from his place.

Job 28:1-28 (NASB) 
¹ "Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.
² "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
³ "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
⁴ "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
⁵ "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.
⁶ "Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.
⁷ "The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.
⁸ "The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
⁹ "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
¹⁰ "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.
¹¹ "He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
¹² "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
¹³ "Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
¹⁴ "The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
¹⁵ "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
¹⁶ "It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.
¹⁷ "Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
¹⁸ "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
¹⁹ "The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
²⁰ "Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
²¹ "Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.
²² "Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
²³ "God understands its way, And He knows its place.
²⁴ "For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.
²⁵ "When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,
²⁶ When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt,
²⁷ Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
²⁸ "And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.' "