¹ And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

² And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

³ And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

⁴ And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

⁵ And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

⁶ And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

⁷ And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

⁸ And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

⁹ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

¹⁰ And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

¹¹ And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

¹² And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

¹³ And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

¹⁴ And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

¹⁵ And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

¹⁶ And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

¹⁷ For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

¹ Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

² "Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?

³ Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?

⁴ Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

⁵ For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

⁶ Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

⁷ "Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought forth before the hills?

⁸ Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

⁹ What do you know, that we don't know? What do you understand, which is not in us?

¹⁰ With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.

¹¹ Are the consolations of God too small for you, even the word that is gentle toward you?

¹² Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

¹³ That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

¹⁴ What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

¹⁵ Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;

¹⁶ how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!

¹⁷ "I will show you, listen to me; that which I have seen I will declare:

¹⁸ (Which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it;

¹⁹ to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):

²⁰ the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

²¹ A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer shall come on him.

²² He doesn't believe that he shall return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.

²³ He wanders abroad for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

²⁴ Distress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

²⁵ Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty;

²⁶ he runs at him with a stiff neck, with the thick shields of his bucklers;

²⁷ because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.

²⁸ He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.

²⁹ He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

³⁰ He shall not depart out of darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches. By the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.

³¹ Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness shall be his reward.

³² It shall be accomplished before his time. His branch shall not be green.

³³ He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive tree.

³⁴ For the company of the godless shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

³⁵ They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit."