And after it had been three months, we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship which had wintered in the island, with the  ¹twin sons of Zeus for its figurehead.

And having landed at Syracuse, we remained three days.

From there we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind came on, and the second day we came to Puteoli,

Where, having found brothers, we were urged to remain with them seven days. And thus we came to Rome.

And from  ¹there the  ²brothers, having heard about the things concerning us, came as far as the  ³Market of Appius and  ⁴Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and  ⁵took courage.

And when we entered into Rome, Paul was permitted to remain by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

And after three days he called together those who were the leading men of the Jews; and when they came together, he said to them,  ¹Men, brothers, though I have done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, I have been delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

Who, having examined me, intended to release me, because there was not one cause of death in me.

But when the Jews spoke against this, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I have anything to accuse my nation of.

For this cause therefore, I have entreated you to see me and speak with me; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain around me.

And they said to him, We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brothers come and reported or spoken anything evil concerning you.

But we think it is fitting to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect it is indeed known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.

And once they had appointed a day for him, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he expounded these matters, solemnly testifying of the  ¹kingdom of God and persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.

And some were persuaded by the things which were said, but others did not believe.

And when they disagreed with one another, they departed, Paul saying one word to them, Well has the Holy Spirit spoken through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,

Saying,  ¹"Go to this people and say, In hearing you shall hear and by no means understand, and seeing you will see and by no means perceive;

For the heart of this people has become  ¹fat, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed, lest they perceive with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart, and they turn around, and I will heal them.”

Let it be known to you therefore that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also hear it.

 ¹And when he had spoken these things, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves.

And he remained  ¹two whole years in his own rented dwelling and  ²welcomed all those who came to him,

 ¹Proclaiming the  ²kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhindered.

Then Job answered and said,

How you have helped him who is without power!
How you have saved the arm of him who is without strength!

How you have counseled him who is without wisdom
And have plentifully declared sound knowledge!

To whom have you uttered words?
And whose  ¹spirit has come forth from you?

The deceased are made to tremble
Beneath the waters, and those who inhabit them.

 ¹Sheol is naked before Him,
And  ²Abaddon has no covering.

He stretches out the north over the void;
He hangs the earth upon  ¹nothing.

He binds up the waters in His thick clouds,
And the cloud is not rent under them.

He covers the face of His throne;
He spreads His cloud over it.

He drew a circle on the surface of the waters
As a boundary of the light and the darkness.

The pillars of heaven shook
And were astounded at His rebuke.

By His power He stilled the sea,
And by His understanding He struck down  ¹Rahab.

By His  ¹Spirit the heavens became beauty;
His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways;
And how small a whisper do we hear of Him!
But as for the thundering of His mightiness, who can comprehend it?

Then Job again took up his discourse and said,

As God lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

As long as my breath is in me
And the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

Surely my lips will not speak anything wrong,
Nor will my tongue utter deceit.

Far be it from me to declare you righteous!
Until I die, I will not put away my integrity from me.

To my righteousness I will hold fast, I will not let it go;
My heart does not reproach me for any of my days.

May my enemy be like a wicked man,
And may he who rises up against me be like someone unjust.

For what is the hope of the profane man when God cuts him off,
When He takes away his soul?

Will God hear his cry
When distress comes upon him?

Does he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?

I will teach you about the hand of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

Indeed, all of you have seen it yourselves;
And why then have you become altogether vain?

This is the portion with God for a wicked man,
And the inheritance that oppressors receive from the Almighty:

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring will not be satisfied with bread;

Those who remain of him will be buried in death,
And his widows will not lament.

Though he heaps up silver like dust
And prepares garments like clay,

He may prepare them, but the righteous will wear them;
And the innocent will divide the silver.

He builds his house as a moth does
And like a hut that a watchman makes.

He lies down rich but  ¹will be rich no more;
He opens his eyes, and he is not.

Terrors overtake him like waters;
At night a whirlwind steals him away.

The east wind carries him off, and he goes;
And it sweeps him out of his place.

And God hurls at him and does not spare;
He hastily flees from His hand.

Men clap their hands at him
And hiss him out of his place.

There is certainly a mine for silver,
And a place for gold to be refined.

Iron is taken out of the earth,
And copper is smelted from rock.

The miner sets an end to the darkness,
And to the very end he searches out
The stones of deep darkness and of  ¹gloom.

He breaks open a shaft apart from where men dwell;
They are forgotten by the foot;
They are suspended apart from men, they sway about.

The earth — from it comes forth food,
Yet underneath it, it is turned up as it were by fire.

Its stones are the place of sapphires,
And its dust has gold.

It is a path known by no bird of prey,
And the falcon's eye has not seen it.

The proud beasts have not trodden it;
The fierce lion does not pass along it.

 ¹The miner sends forth his hand into the flinty rock;
He overturns the mountains by its roots.

He cuts out channels in the rocks,
And his eye sees every precious thing.

He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle,
And that which is hidden he brings out to the light.

But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?

Man does not know its price,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.

The deep says, It is not in me;
And the sea says, It is not with me.

Rare gold cannot be given for it,
Nor can silver be weighed out for its price.

It cannot be balanced with the gold of Ophir,
With precious onyx or with sapphire.

Gold and glass cannot compare with it,
Nor can vessels of fine gold be exchanged for it.

Coral and crystal cannot be mentioned with it;
Indeed the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.

The topaz of  ¹Cush cannot compare with it,
Nor can it be balanced with pure gold.

From where then does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?

For it is hidden from the eyes of all living
And concealed from the birds of heaven.

 ¹Abaddon and Death say,
We have heard a report of it with our ears.

God understands the way to it;
He knows its place.

For He sees to the ends of the earth;
He beholds all that is under heaven.

When He gave weight to the wind
And apportioned the water by measure,

When He made a decree for the rain
And a way for the thunderbolt;

Then He saw it and declared it;
He established it and even searched it out.

And He said to man,
Indeed, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.

Then Job again took up his discourse and said,

Oh that I were as in the months of old,
As in the days when God watched over me;

When His lamp shone over my head,
And by His light I walked through darkness;

As I was in the days of my  ¹prime,
When intimate counsel with God was over my tent;

When the Almighty was yet with me,
And my children were around me;

When my steps were bathed in milk,
And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

When I went out to the gate of the city,
When I prepared my seat in the square,

The young men saw me and hid themselves,
And the aged rose up and stood.

Princes refrained from talking
And laid their hand over their mouth.

The voice of the nobles was hushed,
And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

For when the ear heard me, it blessed me;
And when the eye saw me, it bore witness to me;

Because I delivered the poor man who cried out,
And the orphan who had no one to help him.

The blessing of him who was perishing came upon me,
And I made the widow's heart shout for joy.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.

I was eyes to the blind,
And I was feet to the lame.

I was a father to the needy,
And the cause of him whom I did not know I investigated.

I broke the jaws of the unjust
And made him drop the prey from his teeth.

Then I said, I will die in my nest,
And I will multiply my days like the sand.

My root is spread out to the water,
And dew abides on my branch at night.

My glory is always new with me,
And my bow is renewed in my hand.

Men listened to me and waited,
And they were silent for my counsel.

After my words they spoke not again,
And my speech distilled like dew upon them.

And they waited for me as for the rain,
And they opened their mouth wide as for the late rain.

I smiled on them — they could not believe it;
And they did not cast down the light of my countenance.

I chose the way for them and sat as chief,
And I dwelt as a king among the troops,
As one who comforts those who mourn.