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And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.

And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:

Then his flesh becomes young again, and he comes back to the days of his early strength;

He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.

For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.

Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?

If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.

Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.

For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes he makes sport of God, increasing his words against him.

His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.

If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.

See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.

Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.