The Restored Scriptures

THE

RESTORED SCRIPTURES

By Adam Muhammad

E-Book Edition Published by A Gary Clarke at Smashwords

Copyright A Gary Clarke 2022

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

The Book of ADAM

The Book of NOAH

The Book of JOB

The Book of ABRAHAM

The Book of JACOB

The Book of MOSES

The Book of JOSHUA

The Book of GIDEON

The Book of SAMSON

The Book of RUTH

The Book of SAMUEL

The Book of PSALMS

The Book of WISDOM

The Book of ELIJAH

The Book of JESUS

The Book of MUHAMMAD

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

GODS TRUTH

REVELATIONS AND WRITINGS

INTRODUCTION

My mind was opened and I saw that there was one true faith originally revealed by God to Adam, the first man. Since then, the adamic religion has been changed by men. The errors of men were, and still are: misinterpretation, ornamentation, adulteration, and rejection. By these means the truths of God have been hidden or lost. From time to time God has called prophets to restore the true faith to mankind. Many of their words and deeds have been recorded and transmitted as scripture, but in turn, the errors of men have come to be included with 'the words of God.' Thus the related scriptures used by the three great monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and their warring sects, do contain the truths of God, but are also riddled with misreported man made myths. Those Children of Adam who have followed great teachers such as Zarathustra, Siddartha Gautama, Kung-Tzu and Nanak, also recognise remnants of the religion of their ancestors, the fullness of which has been lost.

I saw that profession of religion tends to be a result of tradition and culture, and is often marked by apathy. Dissatisfaction does direct the individual to seek further afield, but emotional and intellectual attractions on the way usually stop the search prematurely. However the spirit in man, when given free reign by prayer and study, recognises those elements of the truth which are present in the religions of others as well as its own. If more truths are encountered a sense of spiritual ratification, known as conversion, can occur. But because none of the religions of men contain all the truths of God, there can never be universal peace, contentment, and unity until the adamic religion is restored.

I saw that it was necessary to restore, compile and publish the basic scriptures of the one true faith, the essential message of which teaches the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. These scriptures are collected in this book and, among many other things, show that:

1. We are all literally spirit children of our Father in Heaven, who is God, and as such lived with him before this life on earth.

2. We are all descended, in the flesh, from Adam and Eve, who did not originate on this planet but were placed here by God.

3. We are all here to learn to exercise free will and thereby grow up to be like our Father in Heaven and return to be with him and continue our progression.

4. We are all best able to do this by choosing to covenant with God to live in accordance with his guidance during our life on earth. The main principles of the covenant are: faith, repentance, prayer, study, obedience to the commandments, (The Sabbath day is the seventh day of the week) good works, and endurance to the end.

I testify that if you feel that you need to know whether this work is true, with the same urgency as the drowning man feels that he needs to breathe, God, by his own power, will confirm His Truth, in your heart, as he has in mine.

ADAM MUHAMMAD

The Book of ADAM

In the beginning God created the heavens, and the earth, and fore ordained man, to dwell thereon. He divided the light from the darkness and the dry land from the waters. He organised the bringing forth of plants yielding after their kind and moving creatures after their kind; in the waters, on the land, and in the open firmament. And God saw that the earth was good and watched over it and blessed it. And it came to pass that God planted a garden Eastward in Eden, and there placed the man and the woman whom he brought down to the earth. God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them; and he named the man, Adam, which means mankind, and the woman Eve because she was to give life unto mankind. And God blessed them and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have stewardship over the life upon it. And God showed Adam the beasts of the earth, the fowls of the air and the fishes which moved in the waters, and the man named them. And God walked with Adam and Eve and taught them as a parent teaches his children and they kept the garden. And God commanded Adam and Eve saying, Of every tree of the garden you may eat but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not eat, for in that day you will surely be cast out from the garden and become subject unto the laws of this earth.

And it came to pass that Satan came to the woman and said, Hath God not said that you can eat of every tree in the garden? And the woman said, We may eat of the trees in the garden but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden we may not eat or touch it. Satan replied saying, God hath said this because he doth know that in the day you eat thereof your eyes shall be opened and you will be as gods knowing good and evil. And the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be desired to make one wise. She took the fruit thereof and did eat. And the woman came to Adam in fear and trembling and told that which she had done; and Adam saw that he would not be able to obey the first law of God: to multiply and fill the earth, for Eve would be sent from him; and he did partake of the fruit. Thus, the woman sinned but the man was in transgression, and they sought to hide from God. And God walked in the garden in the cool of the day and called to Adam saying, Where art thou? and Adam came before God, and God said, Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? Adam replied saying, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And God said to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And Eve replied saying, Satan beguiled me and I did eat. And God said to Adam, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying thou shalt not eat of it, thou, and thy wife with thee, shalt be cast out of Eden. Thou shalt contend with thorns and thistles and in the sweat of thy face shalt thou toil and thy children after thee.

And God said unto the hosts of heaven, Behold, it is begun, man is now of age, the path of progress is open for all who choose to follow. Man is bound by the laws of earth and is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he continue to eat of the tree of life, he must be driven from Eden. And it came to pass that God sent forth Adam and Eve from Eden to till the ground and Eden was taken from the earth. And it came to pass that Adam and Eve were blessed by God and had many sons and daughters in their own likeness, and after their image, and their most favoured son was Seth.

And it came to pass that Adam gathered those of his family to him who had followed God and had not worshipped Satan. He stood on a high place and spake unto them. He knew his time was near and he sought to teach and bless his children. And he spake unto them saying: "My beloved sons and daughters, I was placed in Eden according to plan and purpose. Your mother and I were sent forth for a purpose. You will live, increase, and fill the earth for a purpose. It is not given to men to see the fine detail. This would impair the right of choice which God hath given us. In Eden I covenanted with God. As far as this earth is concerned, he is the only God, the creator, all knowing, the all wise, the compassionate, the just and the merciful. In this world we walk with our memory of the time before our birth in darkness.

When we die this will be restored: the stewardship of our individual lives will be examined. We will have to give account of the uses to which we have put the gifts with which we have been blessed: gifts of heart, mind, and spirit. We will have to give account of our dealings with others; of dealings with those whom we love and those whom we know. Do we seek only to avoid evil, or, instead, have we thirsted after good?

My children, worship God and none other. Speak with God, think of the purpose. Do not kill or steal. Do not allow false pride or envy to tarnish your spirit. Be loyal in love for each other. Care for your families. Speak truth and refute error. Live close to the purpose which God hath for you and your families, and you will know joy. My children, sin is weakness, sin is failure, sin is being unable to see, or being unwilling to strive to follow, the purpose. Be compassionate with the sinner, but always fight against sin.

God is merciful and forgiving, be faithful by always being ready to be like unto him. Do not abuse the health of your bodies nor the creatures of the world. They too have life but you only have choice. My children, when, after prayer, fasting and meditation, you are blessed with a sure knowledge of God and his purpose for you, raise up your family in truth. Let your example show that God is great. Build an Eden of the heart, of the mind, of the home and of the community in which you gather. Remember always: the ways of God outshine the darkened perception of men.

Do not pervert the faith of God to give succour to the weakness of man. My children, it brings sadness to my heart to see those who have gone astray and rejected their God. Do they not know that they owe all unto him? Do they never ask how the sun rises and sets? Do they never ask where the stars end? Do they never ask why they are here, whence they came, and whither they go? My children, live well and grow towards God, you are here to be tried and tested. Do not break. Remember the compassion and the mercy of God whose power I invoke in my blessing upon you all. Amen."

And all the days that Adam lived were 930 years and he died. This is a record of the generations of Adam. Adam begat Seth and many sons and daughters. Seth begat Enosh and many sons and daughters and all the days of Seth were 912 years and he died. Enosh begat Cainan and many sons and daughters and all the days of Enosh were 905 years and he died. Cainan begat Mahalalel and many sons and daughters and all the days of Cainan were 910 years and he died. Mahalalel begat Jared and many sons and daughters and all the days of Mahalalel were 895 years and he died. Jared begat Enoch and many sons and daughters and all the days of Jared were 962 years and he died. Enoch begat Methuselah and many sons and daughters and all the days of Enoch were 365 years and Enoch covenanted with God. In those days the wickedness of men increased in all the earth and God called Enoch to be his prophet and to preach unto the people. And the mind of Enoch was opened, and he beheld a vision of great glory, revealed that the people should come to repentance and remember the true faith of Adam. The works and sayings of Enoch came to be great in the land and God took Enoch and he tasted not death.

This is the word of God unto Enoch when the Glory of God was upon him; by the power of God the earth and all that dwelt thereon was shown unto him, things past, things present and things to come. And he saw that there were many earths which were numbered as the sands on the shore, yet each was known unto God. The word of God came unto him saying, Behold the extent of My work and My glory, yet to thee only will I show what it is necessary to know on this earth. Worlds are formed and pass away by my power and there is no end to this work which is the progression of mankind, which I have placed upon them. And Enoch spake unto his people saying, Before the world came to be, you were with the Father of your Spirits, which is God, the Eternal Father. You grew in stature before Him and learned from Him, and many came to be noble and great. You knew Him to be the Father of your spirits in heaven, just as Adam is the father of your flesh on earth. You were there when the time came for the Great Council of the heavens to be gathered, and as sons and daughters of God, you shouted with joy. There did gather all the hosts of heaven and God spake saying, 'My beloved sons and daughters, in order to grow like unto me, you must go down to an earth, gain bodies of flesh and bone, be tried and tested in all things and enter into mortality under the veil of forgetting. Be faithful, struggle and endure to the end, that you may grow and increase in stature of your own free will. By this increase of merit, you will regain my presence and partake of the fullness of my glory.' And God said; 'Who will come forth that my purpose be fulfilled.' And Michael, that great and noble spirit, who is Adam, came forth saying, 'Here am I, Father, send me, I will follow Thy plan and purpose and Thine be the glory for ever and ever. 'But Lucifer came forth saying, 'Father send me, and I will ensure all Thy children obey Thee by exercising dominion over them and not one shall be lost.' And God said, 'I will send the first because he hath come forth in humility and hath understood in love.' And Lucifer was angry and rebelled against God. He became Satan, the adversary of God also called the Devil. And so, there was a war in heaven, and Satan, with a third of the hosts of heaven, rebelled and were cast out. These spirits are denied the privilege of being able to increase in merit and progress, therefore they continually seek to avenge themselves by leading men to wickedness and final darkness. And Enoch beheld the concern of his people and comforted them saying, Remember, Satan and his forces cannot pass the boundary stones that God hath placed. Yea, only by the weakness of your sin can evil possess you. If ye be tempted, rebuke evil by the power of God and thereby no harm shall be done unto any of the faithful children of Adam.

And it came to pass that Methuselah begat Lamech and many sons and daughters and all the days of Methuselah were 969 years and he died. Lamech begat Noah and many sons and daughters and all the days of Lamech were 777 years and he died. And Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The Book of NOAH

It came to pass that God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was evil, and God regretted that he had placed man upon the earth and decided to destroy him.

But Noah and his family found grace in the eyes of God and God said unto Noah, The end of mankind is come before me for the earth is filled with violence through them and I will destroy them. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. The length of the ark shall be 300 cubits, the breadth 50 cubits and height 30 cubits. Make thee a roof with a space of 1 cubit between it and the side, and set a door in the side of the ark; with three decks shalt thou furnish the ark. And behold I bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life and everything that is in the land shall die. But with thee I will establish my covenant and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons Shem, Ham and Japheth, and thy wife and thy sons' wives with thee. Of every living thing that is in the land, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female, of fowls after their kind, and beasts after their kind, of creeping things after their kind; two of every sort in the land shall come unto thee and keep them alive. Thou shalt gather of all the food that is eaten and it shall be food for thee and for them.

Thus did Noah according to all that God commanded him. And God said unto Noah: Come thou and all thy house into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation, for in seven days I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights and every living substance that I have made I will destroy from off the face of this land. And Noah did according to all that God commanded him. And Noah went in and his sons, and his wife and his sons' wives with him, into the ark because of the waters of the flood. Of fowls, of beasts, and of things that creep upon the earth there went in, two by two, unto Noah into the ark; male and female as God had commanded. And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were upon the earth and the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights and the waters increased and bare up the ark and it was lifted up above the earth. The waters prevailed upon the earth and even the high hills in the land were covered. All flesh that was in the land died: Both fowl, beast and creeping thing: and every man upon the face of the earth died and only Noah remained alive and they that were with him in the ark. The waters prevailed for one hundred and fifty days.

It came to pass that God remembered Noah and all that were with him in the ark and God made a wind to run over the earth, the rain from heaven was restrained and the waters assuaged. The ark rested upon the mount of Ararat and at the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. And Noah sent a raven which went forth to and fro but the waters were not yet dried up from off the land. Also he sent forth a dove to see if the waters were abated from off the ground but the dove found no rest and she returned to him unto the ark; and he stayed another seven days and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark and in the evening she returned and in her beak was an olive twig, so Noah knew that the waters were abated. And he stayed yet another seven days and sent forth the dove again and she returned no more. And it came to pass the waters were dried up from off the face of the earth and Noah removed the covering from the ark and looked around and saw the ground was dry. And God spake unto Noah saying, Go forth out of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons and thy sons wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of fowl, of beasts and of creeping things that they may breed abundantly in the land.

And Noah did according to all that God had commanded him offered praise unto God, and God heard him and said, No more will I curse the ground for man's sake, while the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, wet and dry, and day and night shall not cease. Be fruitful and multiply, thou and thy wife, and thy sons and their wives shall spread and replenish the earth. The fowls of the air, the beasts of the field and the fish that move in the waters are in stewardship of thee. Of them thou may eat as well as the green herb which I have given you. But remember that whoso sheddeth man's blood; by man shall his blood be shed, for man is made in the image of God. Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your seed after you: never again shall mankind be cut off anymore by the waters of the flood. This is a sign of my covenant. I do set my bow in the cloud and whenever a cloud is seen with the bow this covenant will be remembered and the waters no more shall become a flood.

And it came to pass that the families of the sons of Noah, after their generation, grew into nations and increased in the the earth after the flood but there was yet only one language among the children of Adam. And it came to pass that they found a plain, east, in the land of Shinar and they dwelt there; and they said to one another, Let us make bricks and bake them and use mortar to build a city. In that city we will build a tower whose top may reach unto heaven and in so doing make a name for ourselves lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth. And God saw the city and the tower which the children of men began to build and said unto the hosts of heaven, Behold, the people are one and they all have one language. They remain in this land and join together, in false pride, to perform works of vanity, and do not go forth and fill the earth. They follow the ways of men and do not as I have commanded them. Let us go down and confound their language that they may not understand one another's' speech. So God scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth and they left off the building of the city. Therefore the city was called Babel, which means confusion, for there did God confound the language of all the earth. And Mankind spread across the face of the earth and unto the isles of the sea many followed the true faith of God but others increased in wickedness and worshipped idols.

The Book of JOB

PROLOGUE

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and avoided evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this mas was the greatest of all the men of the east. And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered prayers according to the number of them all,: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before God, and Satan came also among them. And God said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered God, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And God said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and avoideth evil? Then Satan answered God and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And God said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of God. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only escaped alone to tell thee. Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: God gave, and God hath taken away; blessed be He. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before God, and Satan came also among them to present himself before God. And God said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered God and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And God said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and avoideth evil? and still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movest me against him, to destroy him without cause. And Satan answered God, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And God said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. So went Satan forth from the presence of God, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to mourn with him and to comfort him. And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept, and they rent every one of his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

CHAPTER 1

THE WORDS OF JOB. After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, ‘There is a man child conceived.’ Let the day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of months. Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the spirit when I came out of the belly? Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts that I should suck? For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, with kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves; Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver: Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light. There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they here not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

THE WORDS OF ELIPHAZ. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, If we try to converse with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthended the weak hands. Thy words have upholded him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. The old lion perisheth for the lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 'Shall mortel man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom'. Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the holyones wilt thou turn? For wrath killeth the foolish men, and envy slayeth the silly one. I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the councel of the lying is carried headlong. They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. So, the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore, despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. At destruction and famine thoushalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts oft he earth. For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh inits season. Lo, this we have searched it, so it is; hear it and know thou it for thy good.

THE WORDS OF JOB. But Job answered and said, Oh that my grief were througly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balance together! For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God to set themselves in array against me. Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder? Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? The things that my soul refused to touch areas my sorrowful meat. Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! Even that it would please God to destroy me; that He would let loose His hand and cut me off! Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy one. What is my strength, that I should hope? And what is mind end, that I should prolong my life? Is my strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? Is not my help in me? And is wisdom driven quite from me? To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid, What time they run warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing and perish. The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither and were ashamed. For now, ye are nothing: ye see my casting down, and are afraid. Did I say, 'Bring unto me?' or 'Give a reward for me of your substance?' Or 'Deliver me from the enemy's hand?' or 'Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?' Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. How forcible are right words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie. Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it. Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of a hireling? As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for the reward of his work. So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I arise, and the night be gone?' and I am full of tossing’s to and fro unto the dawning of the day. My flesh is clothed with worms and clouds of dust; my skin is broken and become loathsome. My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle and are spent without hope. O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so, he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him anymore. Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? When I say, 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;' Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. I loathe it; I would not live always; let me alone; for my days are vanity. What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? I have sinned what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

THE WORDS OF BILDAD. Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? Doth God pervert judgement? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? If thy children have sinned against Him, and He has cast them away for their transgression; If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes and make thy supplication to the Almighty; If thou were pure and upright; surely now He would awake for thee and make the habitation of the righteousness prosperous. Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon the earth are a shadow:) Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? Can the rush grow up without mire? can the reed grow without water? Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, 'I have not seen thee.' Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will He help the evil doers: Till He fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

THE WORDS OF JOB. Then Job answered and said, "I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? If he will contend with Him, he cannot answer Him one of a thousand. He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against Him, and hath prospered? Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth in His anger. Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Which maketh the great constellations in the Northern Sky, and the stars of the south. Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without numbers. Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not. Behold, He taketh away, who can hinder Him? who will say unto Him, 'What doest thou?' If God will not withdraw His anger, the proud helpers do stoop under Him. How much less shall I answer Him, and chose out my words to a reason with Him? Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. If I had called, and He had answered me; yet would I not believe that He had hearkened unto my voice. For He breaketh me with a tempest, and mulitiplieth my wound without cause. He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. If I speak of strength, Lo, He is strong: and if of judgement, who shall set me a time, to plead? If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect,’ it shall also prove me perverse. Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. This is one thing, therefore I said It, ‘He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.’ If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: He covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is He? Now my days are swifter than apost: they flee away, they see not good. They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:’ I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. If I bewicked, why then labour I in vain? If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. For He is not a man, as I am, that