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Who has ever taken off his outer skin? who may come inside his inner coat of iron?

Who has made open the doors of his face? Fear is round about his teeth.

His back is made of lines of plates, joined tight together, one against the other, like a stamp.

His sneezings give out flames, and his eyes are like the eyes of the dawn.

Out of his mouth go burning lights, and flames of fire are jumping up.

Smoke comes out of his nose, like a pot boiling on the fire.

His breath puts fire to coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

Strength is in his neck, and fear goes dancing before him.

The plates of his flesh are joined together, fixed, and not to be moved.

His heart is as strong as a stone, hard as the lower crushing-stone.

After him his way is shining, so that the deep seems white.

And the Lord made up to Job for all his losses, after he had made prayer for his friends: and all Job had before was increased by the Lord twice as much.

And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.

And after this Job had a hundred and forty years of life, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

And Job came to his end, old and full of days.

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled: