"Ifthe scourgekillssuddenly,He mocksthe despairof the innocent.
Then Abrahamfellon his faceand laughed,and saidin his heart,"Will a child be bornto a manone hundredyearsold?And will Sarah,who is ninetyyearsold,bear[a child]?"
"Nowthe reasonI have cometo speakthiswordto my lordthe kingis that the peoplehave mademe afraid;so your maidservantsaid,'Let me nowspeakto the king,perhapsthe kingwill performthe requestof his maidservant.
"Then your maidservantsaid,'Pleaselet the wordof my lordthe kingbe comforting,for as the angelof God,sois my lordthe kingto discerngoodand evil.And may the LORDyour Godbe with you.'"
Then Satanwentout from the presenceof the LORDand smoteJobwith soreboilsfrom the soleof his footto the crownof his head.
"From the citymengroan,And the soulsof the woundedcryout; Yet Goddoes not payattentionto folly.
"Remembernow,who[ever] perishedbeing innocent?Or wherewere the uprightdestroyed?
"Lo,Godwill not reject[a man of] integrity,Norwill He supportthe evildoers.
But for Your sakewe are killedalldaylong; We are consideredas sheepto be slaughtered.
"For [there is] a testing;and whatifeventhe rodwhich despiseswill be nomore?" declaresthe LordGOD.
