Then they satdownon the groundwith him for sevendaysand sevennightswith noonespeakinga wordto him, for they sawthat [his] painwas verygreat.
Godcalledthe lightday,and the darknessHe callednight.And there was eveningand there was morning,oneday.
Godcalledthe expanseheaven.And there was eveningand there was morning,a secondday.
When they cameto the threshingfloorof Atad,whichis beyondthe Jordan,they lamentedtherewith a verygreatand sorrowfullamentation;and he observedsevendaysmourningfor his father.
When I heardabout thismatter,I toremy garmentand my robe,and pulledsomeof the hairfrom my headand my beard,and satdownappalled.
When I heardthesewords,I satdownand weptand mournedfor days;and I was fastingand prayingbeforethe Godof heaven.
AfterwardJobopenedhis mouthand cursedthe dayof his [birth].
"If one venturesa wordwith you, will you becomeimpatient?But whocanrefrainfrom speaking?
You have heldmy eyelids[open]; I am so troubledthat I cannotspeak.
And her gateswill lamentand mourn,And desertedshe will siton the ground.
"Comedownand sitin the dust,O virgindaughterof Babylon;Siton the groundwithouta throne,O daughterof the Chaldeans!For you shall nolongerbe calledtenderand delicate.
The eldersof the daughterof ZionSiton the ground,they are silent.They have thrownduston their heads;They have girdedthemselves with sackcloth.The virginsof JerusalemHave bowedtheir headsto the ground.
Then I cameto the exileswho livedbesidethe riverChebarat Tel-abib,and I sattheresevendayswherethey were living,causingconsternationamongthem.
