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He drinks derision like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />What man is like Job? He drinks derision like water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But to tell the truth, Job is shameless! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />What person is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Have you ever seen anyone like this man Job? He never shows respect for God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"What man is like Job, who drinks mockery like water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />What man is like Job, who drinks derision like water! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who [is] a man like Job? He drinks scoffing like water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who is a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />What man as Job he will drink scoffing as water?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />What man is there like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />What man is there that is like Job, who drinks up derision as if it were water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What man is like Job? He drinks in blasphemies like water, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Who is there like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />What man is like Job, who drinks up scorning like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who is a man like Job that would drink mockery like water?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scorning like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />What man is as Job, drinking scorning like water?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5212" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Elihu Confirms God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397: ḡe·ḇer (N-ms) -- Man. From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/347.htm" title="347: kə·’î·yō·wḇ (Prep-k:: N-proper-ms) -- A patriarch. From 'ayab; hated; Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience.">is like Job,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: yiš·teh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">who drinks up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3933.htm" title="3933: la·‘aḡ (N-ms) -- A mocking, derision. From la'ag; derision, scoffing.">derision</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: kam·mā·yim (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">like water?</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Proverbs 19:28</a></span><br />A corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Jeremiah 6:15</a></span><br />Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalm 10:3</a></span><br />For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-9.htm">Proverbs 14:9</a></span><br />Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Jeremiah 8:12</a></span><br />Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-4.htm">Psalm 26:4-5</a></span><br />I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. / I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-12.htm">Proverbs 15:12</a></span><br />A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a></span><br />The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-34.htm">Luke 7:34</a></span><br />The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-32.htm">Romans 1:32</a></span><br />Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">What man is like Job, who drinks up scorning like water?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-16.htm">Job 15:16</a></b></br> How much more abominable and filthy <i>is</i> man, which drinketh iniquity like water?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Deuteronomy 29:19</a></b></br> And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Proverbs 1:22</a></b></br> How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Derision</a> <a href="/job/21-20.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/job/15-16.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/job/34-5.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/33-27.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">Scoffing</a> <a href="/job/22-19.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">Scorning</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/job/30-16.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Derision</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm">Drinks</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/job/34-35.htm">Job</a> <a href="/job/34-11.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Scoffing</a> <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Scorning</a> <a href="/job/34-37.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/job/36-27.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Job 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">God omnipotent cannot be unjust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-31.htm">Man must humble himself unto God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-34.htm">Elihu reproves Job</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>What man is like Job</b><br>This phrase highlights Job's uniqueness and sets the stage for a comparison. Job is depicted as a man of exceptional character and integrity, as seen in the opening chapters of the book. His distinctiveness is emphasized by God Himself, who describes Job as "blameless and upright" (<a href="/job/1-8.htm">Job 1:8</a>). This rhetorical question underscores the rarity of Job's situation and his unparalleled suffering and endurance. In the broader biblical context, Job's character can be compared to other figures like Noah and Daniel, who are also noted for their righteousness (<a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14</a>).<p><b>who drinks up derision like water?</b><br>This vivid metaphor suggests that Job is so accustomed to scorn and mockery that he absorbs it effortlessly, as one would drink water. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, water was a basic necessity, and the comparison implies that derision has become a regular part of Job's life. This phrase reflects the intense social and emotional suffering Job endures, as his friends and community fail to understand his plight. The imagery of drinking also connects to other biblical passages where water symbolizes life and sustenance, contrasting with the bitterness of Job's experience. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who also faced mockery and scorn during His earthly ministry (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29-31</a>), yet remained steadfast in His mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A younger friend of Job who speaks in chapters 32-37. He is the speaker in <a href="/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7</a>, offering a different perspective on Job's suffering and righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_suffering.htm">Job's Suffering</a></b><br>The series of calamities that befall Job, including the loss of his children, wealth, and health, which set the stage for the dialogues in the book.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/derision.htm">Derision</a></b><br>The scorn and mockery that Job experiences from his friends and others, which Elihu accuses Job of accepting too readily.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. Job's account challenges the simplistic view that good is always rewarded and evil is always punished in this life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_criticism.htm">Responding to Criticism</a></b><br>Like Job, we may face unjust criticism or mockery. Our response should be rooted in faith and integrity, trusting in God's ultimate justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends.htm">The Role of Friends</a></b><br>Friends can offer support or further burden us during trials. Elihu's speech reminds us to discern the advice we receive and weigh it against God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>Job's endurance is a model for us. Despite misunderstanding and suffering, maintaining faith in God's character is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The Book of Job ultimately points to God's sovereignty and wisdom, which surpass human understanding. Trusting in His plan is essential, even when we don't have all the answers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_4_contradict_psalms.htm">Why does Job 4 seem to contradict other biblical teachings, such as the Book of Psalms, that the righteous can and do suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_7_conflict_with_resurrection.htm">Does Job 7:7's assertion about the finality of life conflict with later biblical texts that promise resurrection or life after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_9_7_poetic_or_literal.htm">In Job 9:7, the text suggests God can command the sun not to rise, but astronomy shows consistent solar cycles--does this imply poetic exaggeration or a literal event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_12_imply_myth_over_history.htm">In Job 7:12, why does Job reference the sea or a monstrous creature (possibly Leviathan)--and does this suggest any mythological element at odds with a strictly historical reading of Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Who drinketh up scorning?</span>--The same word had been applied to Job by Zophar (<a href="/job/11-3.htm" title="Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?">Job 11:3</a>), "And when thou <span class= "ital">mockest, </span>shall no man make thee ashamed?" and the same reproach by Eliphaz (<a href="/job/15-16.htm" title="How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinks iniquity like water?">Job 15:16</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?</span> This comment is not only unnecessary, but unfair. It was not for Elihu, who professed a desire to "justify" (or completely exonerate) Job, to aggravate his guilt by means of rhetorical comment; and the comment itself was unfair, for Job had not indulged in scorn to any extent, much less "drunk it up like water" (comp. <a href="/job/15-16.htm">Job 15:16</a>). He had in no respect scorned God; and if he had occasionally poured some scorn upon his "comforters" (<a href="/job/6-21.htm">Job 6:21</a>; <a href="/job/12-2.htm">Job 12:2</a>; <a href="/job/13-4.htm">Job 13:4-13</a>; <a href="/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2</a>; <a href="/job/21-2.htm">Job 21:2-5</a>; <a href="/job/26-2.htm">Job 26:2-4</a>), must it not be admitted that they had deserved it? It was the duty of Elihu to act as moderator between Job and the "comforters," whereas he here seeks to exasperate them, and lash them up to fury against their afflicted friend. Perhaps Job's impassive attitude has embittered him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">What</span><br /><span class="heb">מִי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="heb">גֶ֥בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḡe·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1397.htm">Strong's 1397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A valiant man, warrior, a person simply</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is like Job,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאִיּ֑וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’î·yō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_347.htm">Strong's 347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Job -- a patriarch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[who] drinks up</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽשְׁתֶּה־</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·teh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">derision</span><br /><span class="heb">לַּ֥עַג</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘aḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3933.htm">Strong's 3933: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mocking, derision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like water?</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּמָּֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(kam·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-7.htm">Job 34:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:7 What man is like Job who drinks (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/34-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 34:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 34:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>