“The benevolent shall be blessed, for he hath given of his bread to the poor” (xxii. 9). “The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that stilleth the thirst of others shall also have his thirst stilled” (xi. 25). “He who despiseth his neighbour sinneth, but whoso is gracious to the poor is happy” (xiv. 24). “In the multitude of people is the glory of the king; but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince” (xiv. 28). “The king’s wrath is like messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it” (xvi. 14). “The heart of a king is in the hand of the Lord like brooks of water; He turneth it whithersoever He liketh” (xxi. 1). On miscellaneous subjects:— “There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches” (xiii. 7). “The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy” (xiv. 10). “If care is in the heart of man, let him still it; if a good thing, let him brighten it up” (xii. 25). “He is a guide to life who keepeth instruction, but he that refuseth reproof misleadeth” (x. 17). “Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth” (xxvii. 1). “All the ways of man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits” (xvi. 2). Job, ‏איוב‎—The Book of Job consists of the following three parts:— (a.) Introduction (i. and ii.).—God is figuratively represented as presiding over a council of ministers (‏בני האלהים‎ “sons of God”), amongst whom also the accuser (‏השטן‎ “the hinderer,” one who is hostile to the word of God) appears. While God praised the piety of Job, the accuser doubted the purity of his heart, and suggested that if any adversity were to befall Job he would no longer be pious; Job, exposed to hard trials, remained firm in his faith in God. “Naked came I forth from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither; the Lord hath given, and the Lord hath taken: let the name of the Lord be praised” (i. 21). “Skin for skin,” said the accuser, “and everything that man hath, he giveth for his soul; but stretch now forth thy hand and touch his bone and his flesh: surely he will take leave of thee in thy presence” (ii. 5). The trial was granted. And when Job’s wife was surprised that Job was still holding to his integrity, adding “Take leave of God and die,” he replied, “Thou speakest like the speaking of one of the wicked women. Are we to accept of God the good, and shall we not accept the evil?”—“In all this did Job not sin with his lips, and did not find fault with God” (i. 22). His friends came to see him, but felt so distressed that they sat with him for seven days without uttering a word.