Esther 9
1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of…
Esther 10
The greatness of Mordecai 1 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. 2 And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account…
Job 1
Prologue 1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had…
Job 2
1 On another day the angelscame to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him. 2 And the Lordsaid to Satan, ‘Where…
Job 3
Job speaks 1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 He said: 3 ‘May the day of my birth perish, and the night…
Job 4
Eliphaz 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: 2 ‘If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking? 3 Think how you have…
Job 5
1 ‘Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? 2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. 3…
Job 6
Job 1 Then Job replied: 2 ‘If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! 3 It would surely outweigh the sand of…
Job 7
1 ‘Do not mortals have hard service on earth? Are not their days like those of hired labourers? 2 Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired…
Job 8
Bildad 1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: 2 ‘How long will you say such things? Your words are a blustering wind. 3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert…