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One piece of his hard skin is so close to another that no air can come between them.

His breath gives out light. And his eyes are like those of the first light of day.

Burning light goes out of his mouth. Fire comes out.

Smoke goes out of his nostrils, as from a boiling pot and burning grass.

His breath sets fire to coals. A fire goes out of his mouth.

Strength is in his neck, and fear jumps in front of him.

The folds of his flesh are joined together. They are set in place and cannot be moved.

His heart is as hard as a stone, even as hard as a grinding-stone.

When he raises himself up, the powerful are afraid. They are troubled because of his noise.

He makes his way shine behind him. One would think that the sea has white hair.

So now take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job. Give a burnt gift for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will hear his prayer and not punish you for being foolish, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has."

The Lord returned to Job all the things that he had lost, when he prayed for his friends. The Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Then all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and ate bread with him in his house. They showed pity and comforted him for all the trouble the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him one piece of money and a gold ring.

The Lord brought more good to Job in his later years than in his beginning. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 2,000 oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

After this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, his grandsons, and even their sons.

But he finds joy in the Law of the Lord and thinks about His Law day and night.

The kings of the earth stand in a line ready to fight, and all the leaders are against the Lord and against His Chosen One.

Then He will speak to them in His anger and make them afraid, saying,

Kiss the Son. Be afraid that He may be angry and destroy you in the way. For His anger is quick. Happy are all who put their trust in Him.

I was crying to the Lord with my voice. And He answered me from His holy mountain.