Col. XI
(=Job 27:11-20) 1[...] in God's
control and the work of 2[...] can be viewed by all. Why 3
[...] the cruel man 4 [...] they steal from him. If 5
[...] the sword , they will plunder, and feel fulfilled 6 [...] and
their [...] no 7 [...] money, and increases like dust 8[...]
and honest man will give away his wealth 9 [...] like a house 10
[...] lies down and is not taken. 11[...] like water the evils.
Col. XII
(= Job 28:4-13) 1 foot[...] 3
sapphires [...] 4 not [...] 5 the serpent enters. [...] 9
man [...].
Col. XIII
(=Job 28: 20-28) 1 the place of
knowledge? [...] 2 it hides from the birds of the sky. [...] 3
<< By word of mouth we know who you are >> [...] 4 in it,
since he [...] 5 for reaching [...] 6 When he made the
wind [...] 7 by one fall stroke. When he made [...] 8
fluffy clouds. Meanwhile[...] 9 And he said to the sons [ of
mankind...] 10 and to leave from [...].
Col. XIV
(=Job 29: 7-16) 1 in the morning at
the entrance of the city in the center of town[...] 2 Children, when
they see me and [scholars] 3 Powerful men don't speak to me and push
me aside [...] 4 The leaders disguise their voices;[...] don't speak.
5 They once praised me when I spoke[...] because I freed the poor
[...] 7 no one helps me. The blessing of the last one [...] 8
the widow prays for me [...] 9 I wore a garment made of goats skin
[...] 10[...] and feet for the lame [...] 11[...] I did
not know[...].
Col. XV
(=Job 29: 24-30:4) 1 [...] I thanked
them and they did not believe[...] 2 [...] I chose my way and I was
in control [...] 3 [...] at the top of his legions, an like a man who
[...] the depressed 4 [...] They harassed my children [...] 5
[...] Their fathers would not sit with the lower class.[...] 6[...] I
did not like them and under their influence [...] 7 [...] they
searched for food to feed their soul[...] 8 [...] evil which they ate
[...] 9[...] sticks as their bread [...]
Col. XVI
(=Job 30: 13-20) 1 [...] they came to
destroy me, and there is no savior. 2 [...] for them. As I become
even greater in pain 3 [...] The evil pain trys to over come my body 4
[...] I have no possessions 5 [...] my salvation. Now the pain
irritates me 6 [...] days of intense pain I feel 7 [...]
my bones and joints ache tremendously[...] 8 [...] I thrash around in
pain 9[...] they encircle me and throw me to the ground 10
[...] to you [...]
Col. XVII
(=Job 30 :25-31:1) 1 [...they ]
harassed [me] and not 4 [...] I walked 5[...] I shouted 6
[...] for the ostriches 7 [...] of
Col. XVIII
(=Job 31 :8-16) 1 He will eat [...] my
heart for a woman [...] 3 She will smash [...] anger 4 and
is a sin[...] which up to Abaddon shall eat[...] If I was quick in judging my
servant [...] what will I do 7 when he awakes [...] look 8
he made me [...] oneself. If I denied [...] I stopped to be consumed.
Col. XIX
(=Job 31 :26-32) 1 It was visible, and
at the moon [...] my heart, 2 and kissed my mouth[...] I would have
lied 3 to El Shadi[...] I become happy 4 in his misfortune
[...] my plaque, and he listened [...] in my rage 6 and took [...] my
taste of sin by asking [...] the men 8 of my house: who [...] 9
[did] not [...]
Col. XX
(=Job 31:40-32:3) 1 substituted for
wheat [...] 2 [...] from the pine. Completed are [...] 3
These [...] from answering [...] Job was honest[...] 5 Blank 6
Meanwhile he became angry [...] of the clan of Rome[...] 8 and also
against [...] 9 words [...]
Col. XXI
(=Job 32: 10-17 ) 1 my words, I as
well. O.K. I waited [...] 2 you stopped, though you wanted to
finish[...] 3 and you gave Job nothing [...] 4 to his
knowledge. Maybe you should say [...] 5 for this we punish God and
not man[...] 6 words and he does not respond [...] 7 and
they are quiet while I wait for a response[...] 8 they leave and say
nothing [...] 9 I to said nothing
Col. XXII
(=Job 33:6-16) 1[...] Alright, my
horror will not shock you[...] 2 [...] burden. Surely you spoke in my
ear and the sound [...] 3 [...] I am clean and there is no sin in me,
I am blameless[...] 4[...] If he finds I have sinned he will take me
[...] 5 [...] he places me in the prison and binds me with
chains[...] 6[...] because God is greater than man[...] 7[...]
you will speak arrogantly, because in all your actions[...] 8 [...]
God knows how to communicate to everyone [...] 9[...] in dreams,
during the night [...] while you sleep in bed[...] ...[...] ...[...]
Col. XXIII
(=Job 33:24-32) 1 and he said<<
Free from harm [...] 2 from the fire that consumes him [...] with 3
youth and returns to his childhood [...] and he will hear him 4 and
will see his face when saving him[?...} and based on his work he will reward
him. And he will say [...] yet 6 he has not rewarded me based on my
choice. He has saved [...] 7 It will be clear. Behold [...] 8
[on]ce, twice, three times[ to the] man for [...] 9 living
(creatures). Be mindful of this [...] I will speak. 10 [If] you have
words [...]
Col. XXIV
(=Job 34:6-17) 1 of sin. Who [...]
sin? And associates 2 with criminals [...] cruel men. For he states
<< A man will change [...] following god>> 4 Now, men of
[...] God does not deceive or create evil [...] he rewards man 6
[...] Will God, possibly, lien now, and lord [...] whom created the earth 8
and formed the world? [...] takes air away from him and he will die [...] they
shall die 10 [...] my word. Deception possibly.
Col. XXV
(=Job 34:24-34) 1[...] to the
infinitely powerful , and put other [...] 2 [...] he knows their
action and throws into the place [...] 3[...] his way and have not
kept this covenant[...] 4[...] of the poor and hears the cry's of the
tortured [...] 5 [...] covers his face who will answer him about a
tribe [...] 6 [...] the evil man has control. They create [...] trip.
7[...] I pray for him, in only him [...] 8 [...] I did not
pursue, because [...] 9 [...] you decide and not I [...] 10
[...] words and man[...]
Col. XXVI
(=Job 35 :6-14) 1 to you. And at a
time your wrong doings rise, how do you [handle him?] Are you right, what 2
does he need, or what does he get in return? Your wrongs (change) [ a human
similar to yourself] 3 your equally, a child of mankind. As a result
of the multitude [ of enslavers ] they cry and wail 4 facing all; yet
they don't [ ask where is] God 5 who created us and gave us [...] for
farming 6 at night; who separated us from animals and has made us
smarter than birds? 7 They cry, yet he does not [ respond out of
righteousness] 8 to the sinner. For God [ does not hear those who
mislead, and the lord to] the insignificant, shows no interest. If you say [...]
10[...] ...[...]
Col. XXVIII
(=Job 36:23-33) 1 you [achieve
inequality. Knowing] that their actions are right, men have witness these
actions. Every man considers them and the children of man kind view from a
distance. God is all powerful and immortal.[ wee do not] know [them] , and how
long he lives. For 5 [ he tracks the ] clouds and directs the rain
storms, and their clouds release 6 [rain drops] [ upon] many people.
Indeed who molds the clouds[with great din] who hides and reveals[ light] [...]
hidden ; he will use them to judge the nation, 9 [...] upon his
command [...] 10[...] control them[...]
Col. XXIX
(=Job 37 :10-19) 1 above the water.
Using water he causes the cloud to discharge fine And he says<< The people
should here this!>> and they perform their jobs; he placed the people in
control of everything on land. Whether to help or destroy or for starvation and
poverty . Consider this Job, and rise contemplate the power of God. Have you any
idea what God has placed upon them, and how he makes light shine from clouds?
Can you protect the cloud with your powers? Since your power [...] Because he
has infinite knowledge[May be you create] the storm clouds. Can you change a
cloud into a mirror 10 He knows...
Col. XXX
(=Job 38:3-13) 1 Protect your grain
like a man [ and I will test] [you] and you will respond 2 Where were
you when I created the earth? Answer, if you can 3 who created ,
measurements? Or who used a tape measure? Or what are its bases set to or who
set the cornerstone. 7 When the stars shown in the morning and all
the angels of God song? Can you lock the entrace to the sea when it tries to
leave the deep murky bottom. When did you where clouds as cloths and fog as
baby's cloths. Can you set the limits of the sea. Did you say it can only go
this far and not go beyond your waves. In the past did you control [ the
morning] the ends of the earth [...]
Col. XXXI
(=Job 38: 23-43) 1 which[ I keep for]
times of danger for the day of war and rebellion? [...] where does the wind come
from? Does the wind come from the heavens? Who has set the period for rain and a
track for the clouds to bring rain to the dessert, where no man lives; to water
the plains to cause grass to grow. Who is the father of the rain, and who
controls the fog. And who produces the frost .. . and [darkness of the sky] who
created it ?] Like a rock coated with water and the faces of [darkness?] of the
Pleiodes or you [open] the fence of Orion[...] you undo the North Star(?) with
his sons? [...] 10 [...] the clouds[...]
Col. XXXII
(= Job 39: 1-11) the goats or birth pangs of
[...] they are mature; do you know when they were born. They give birth and the
sons become out casts. Do you cause them to leave? They raise their son and
force them away. Who set the donkey free and unchained the restraints on the
anager? I created the desert as the anager's home and the ground his home and
pays no attention to the noise of the city and to the commands of his master. He
eats from the mountains grass and eats all that is green. Will the bull choose
to serve you or will he sleep in your stable. Will you harness[the bull] with a
yoke and will he till the soil behind you. [...] ? Do you trust his strength?
Col. XXXIII
(=Job 39 :20-29) 1 [...] Do you scare
his (horse) with a powerful [...] 2 in his growling fright and fear.
He wanders throughout the valley, and shakes and rejoices 3 and
throws himself into danger. He ignores fear and does not flinch 4
from a sword. He prepares to shout and arrow 5 as he is armed with a
staff and a sword, the bugle sounds and he yells Aha, and from 6 a
distance he smells combat, and relishes the sound of swords rattling and war
cries 7 Does the raptor fly with it's wings to the wind? Or does the
eagle glide at your command and the 9 raptor builds [his] nest high
in the cliffs he lives and rests[...] 10[...] ...[...]
Col. XXXIV
(=Job 40: 5-11) 1 [...] end Blank
[...] 2 God answered Job/ form [ out of nowhere(?)/] and the cloud
and told him protect your genitals 3 then like a man and I will
question you and you will answer me Would you assume 4 that judgment
is void and place blame upon me so you appear innocent? Or 5 do you
have an arm like God or thunder with a voice like his? Dispose of greatness and
haughtiness and wear splendor, in glory and in honor. Dispose of your rage and
view the righteous men and humble him and destroy ever 8 proud soul
and dispose of the rest of the cruel people and bury9 them in the
ground Blank and cover them with ashes 10[...] there is
Col. XXXV
(=Job 40:23-31) 1[...] even though ] 2
the Jordan's banks [should overflow] he trusts that he will receive it [...] 3
who will control him when he raises his head, or restrain his jaws. Will you
catch a crocodile with a hook or tie a rope around it tongue? Will you put a
muzzle on his nose and stab his jaw with a knife. Will he speak 6
nicely to you or will he speak to humbly? Will he 7 make a promise
with you or will you treat him as a slave for eternity? Will you play 8
with him like a bird, or chain him up for your daughters? and [...] 9
ov[er him...] and they shall take him out of [Canaan] 10 [...] of
fish[...]
Col. XXXVI
(=Job 41: 7-17) 1[...] ...[...] 2
[One] adheres to the other and wind does not flow between them. They 3
hold each other and they do not separate. His sneeze triggers 4 the
fire between his eyes like the brightness of dawn; from his mouth 5
torches appear, they leap like tongues of fire; smoke billows from his nostrils,
like a torch burning incense; his breath spews coals and sparks leap from his
mouth. His neck contains strength and before him 8 power surges. The
fold of his flesh are taunt , forged within him like iron; and his heart [...]
like stone [...] 10[...]...[...]
Col. XXXVII
(=Job 41: 25-42:6) 1[...]...[...] 2
and he is the king of all reptiles. Blank 3 Job answered and said to
God: I know that you 4 can do anything, and you do not lack power or
wisdom. 5 I spoke once and I will not revoke it, twice, and 6
I will not add to it. Listen then and I will say to you; I will question you 7
and you will answer me. I knew of you only by word of mouth and now I have seen
you for this I will be obliterated and destroyed and will turn into dust 9
and ash Blank
Col. XXXVIII
(=Job 42:9-12 ) 1 [...] and he did
[...] God; and God heard Job's Voice and forgave 3 his sins on his
account. And God turned /to Job/ in his mercy 4 and doubled all his
possessions for him. And there came to 5 Job all his friends and all
his brothers and all his acquaintances and ate 6 bread with him his
house , and comforted him for all the evil that 7 God had brought
upon him. And each one gave him a eve 8 and each one a gold ring 9
And God blessed Job in the end, because he had[...]
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Nashville: Thomas Nelson Inc, 1989.
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Vermes, Geza. The complete Dead Sea Scrolls in
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Putnam Inc, 1997.
12/7/98
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