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NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_01.md

@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 
 # Chapter 1
-1. There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name _was_ Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
+1. There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
 2. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
 3. Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
 
-4. And his sons would go and feast _in their_ houses, each on his _appointed_ day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
-5. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings _according to_ the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did regularly.Satan Attacks Job's Character
+4. And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
+5. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did regularly.Satan Attacks Job's Character
 
 6. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
 7. And the Lord said to Satan, "From where do you come?"
 So Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
 
-8. Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that _there is_ none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
+8. Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
 
 9. So Satan answered the Lord and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
 10. Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
 11. But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
 
-12. And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has _is_ in your power; only do not lay a hand on his _person._"
+12. And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person."
 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.Job Loses His Property and Children
 
-13. Now there was a day when his sons and daughters _were_ eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;
+13. Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;
 14. and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
-15. when the Sabeans raided _them_ and took them away--indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
+15. when the Sabeans raided them and took them away--indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
 
-16. While he _was_ still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
+16. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
 
-17. While he _was_ still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
+17. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
 
-18. While he _was_ still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and daughters _were_ eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
+18. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
 19. and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
 
 20. Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped.

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_02.md

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 2. And the Lord said to Satan, "From where do you come?"
 Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
 
-3. Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that _there is_ none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause."
+3. Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause."
 
 4. So Satan answered the Lord and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
 5. But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
 
-6. And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he _is_ in your hand, but spare his life."
+6. And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life."
 
 7. So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
 8. And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from
 
 11. Now when Job's three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him.
 12. And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven.
-13. So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that _his_ grief was very great.
+13. So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_03.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 
 # Chapter 3
-1. After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his _birth._
+1. After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
 2. And Job spoke, and said:
 
 3. "May the day perish on which I was born,
-And the night _in which_ it was said,
+And the night in which it was said,
 'A male child is conceived.'
 
 4. May that day be darkness;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Nor the light shine upon it.
 May a cloud settle on it;
 May the blackness of the day terrify it.
 
-6. _As for_ that night, may darkness seize it;
+6. As for that night, may darkness seize it;
 May it not rejoice among the days of the year,
 May it not come into the number of the months.
 
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ May no joyful shout come into it!
 Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.
 
 9. May the stars of its morning be dark;
-May it look for light, but _have_ none,
+May it look for light, but have none,
 And not see the dawning of the day;
 
-10. Because it did not shut up the doors of my _mother's_ womb,
+10. Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother's womb,
 Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.
 
 11. "Why did I not die at birth?
-_Why_ did I _not_ perish when I came from the womb?
+Why did I not perish when I came from the womb?
 
 12. Why did the knees receive me?
 Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
@@ -46,30 +46,30 @@ Then I would have been at rest
 Who built ruins for themselves,
 
 15. Or with princes who had gold,
-Who filled their houses _with_ silver;
+Who filled their houses with silver;
 
-16. Or _why_ was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
+16. Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
 Like infants who never saw light?
 
-17. There the wicked cease _from_ troubling,
+17. There the wicked cease from troubling,
 And there the weary are at rest.
 
-18. _There_ the prisoners rest together;
+18. There the prisoners rest together;
 They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
 
 19. The small and great are there,
-And the servant _is_ free from his master.
+And the servant is free from his master.
 
 20. "Why is light given to him who is in misery,
 And life to the bitter of soul,
 
-21. Who long for death, but it does not _come,_
+21. Who long for death, but it does not come,
 And search for it more than hidden treasures;
 
 22. Who rejoice exceedingly,
-_And_ are glad when they can find the grave?
+And are glad when they can find the grave?
 
-23. _Why is light given_ to a man whose way is hidden,
+23. Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
 And whom God has hedged in?
 
 24. For my sighing comes before I eat,

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_04.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Chapter 4
 1. Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
 
-2. "_If_ one attempts a word with you, will you become weary?
+2. "If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary?
 But who can withhold himself from speaking?
 
 3. Surely you have instructed many,
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ And you have strengthened the feeble knees;
 5. But now it comes upon you, and you are weary;
 It touches you, and you are troubled.
 
-6. _Is_ not your reverence your confidence?
+6. Is not your reverence your confidence?
 And the integrity of your ways your hope?
 
-7. "Remember now, who _ever_ perished being innocent?
-Or where were the upright _ever_ cut off?
+7. "Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?
+Or where were the upright ever cut off?
 
 8. Even as I have seen,
 Those who plow iniquity
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ The hair on my body stood up.
 
 16. It stood still,
 But I could not discern its appearance.
-A form _was_ before my eyes;
-_There was_ silence;
-Then I heard a voice _saying:_
+A form was before my eyes;
+There was silence;
+Then I heard a voice saying:
 
 17. 'Can a mortal be more righteous than God?
 Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
 
 18. If He puts no trust in His servants,
-_If_ He charges His angels with error,
+If He charges His angels with error,
 
 19. How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
 Whose foundation is in the dust,
-_Who_ are crushed before a moth?
+Who are crushed before a moth?
 
 20. They are broken in pieces from morning till evening;
 They perish forever, with no one regarding.

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_05.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ But suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
 
 4. His sons are far from safety,
 They are crushed in the gate,
-And _there is_ no deliverer.
+And there is no deliverer.
 
 5. Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
 Taking it even from the thorns,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ And from their hand.
 16. So the poor have hope,
 And injustice shuts her mouth.
 
-17. "Behold, happy _is_ the man whom God corrects;
+17. "Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;
 Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
 
 18. For He bruises, but He binds up;
@@ -73,17 +73,17 @@ And you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
 23. For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field,
 And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
 
-24. You shall know that your tent _is_ in peace;
+24. You shall know that your tent is in peace;
 You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
 
-25. You shall also know that your descendants _shall be_ many,
+25. You shall also know that your descendants shall be many,
 And your offspring like the grass of the earth.
 
 26. You shall come to the grave at a full age,
 As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
 
 27. Behold, this we have searched out;
-It _is_ true.
+It is true.
 Hear it, and know for yourself."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_06.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ And my calamity laid with it on the scales!
 3. For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea--
 Therefore my words have been rash.
 
-4. For the arrows of the Almighty _are_ within me;
+4. For the arrows of the Almighty are within me;
 My spirit drinks in their poison;
 The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
 
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
 Or does the ox low over its fodder?
 
 6. Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
-Or is there _any_ taste in the white of an egg?
+Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
 
 7. My soul refuses to touch them;
-They _are_ as loathsome food to me.
+They are as loathsome food to me.
 
 8. "Oh, that I might have my request,
-That God would grant _me_ the thing that I long for!
+That God would grant me the thing that I long for!
 
 9. That it would please God to crush me,
 That He would loose His hand and cut me off!
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ He will not spare;
 For I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
 
 11. "What strength do I have, that I should hope?
-And what _is_ my end, that I should prolong my life?
+And what is my end, that I should prolong my life?
 
-12. _Is_ my strength the strength of stones?
+12. Is my strength the strength of stones?
 Or is my flesh bronze?
 
-13. _Is_ my help not within me?
+13. Is my help not within me?
 And is success driven from me?
 
-14. "To him who is afflicted, kindness _should be shown_ by his friend,
+14. "To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend,
 Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
 
 15. My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook,
 Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,
 
 16. Which are dark because of the ice,
-_And_ into which the snow vanishes.
+And into which the snow vanishes.
 
 17. When it is warm, they cease to flow;
 When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ They come there and are confused.
 21. For now you are nothing,
 You see terror and are afraid.
 
-22. Did I ever say, 'Bring _something_ to me'?
+22. Did I ever say, 'Bring something to me'?
 Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth'?
 
 23. Or, 'Deliver me from the enemy's hand'?
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
 25. How forceful are right words!
 But what does your arguing prove?
 
-26. Do you intend to rebuke _my_ words,
-And the speeches of a desperate one, _which are_ as wind?
+26. Do you intend to rebuke my words,
+And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?
 
 27. Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless,
 And you undermine your friend.

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_07.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # Chapter 7
-1. "_Is there_ not a time of hard service for man on earth?
-_Are not_ his days also like the days of a hired man?
+1. "Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth?
+Are not his days also like the days of a hired man?
 
 2. Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade,
 And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.
 6. "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,
 And are spent without hope.
 
-7. Oh, remember that my life _is_ a breath!
+7. Oh, remember that my life is a breath!
 My eye will never again see good.
 
-8. The eye of him who sees me will see me no _more;_
-_While_ your eyes _are_ upon me, I shall no longer _be._
+8. The eye of him who sees me will see me no more;
+While your eyes are upon me, I shall no longer be.
 
-9. _As_ the cloud disappears and vanishes away,
+9. As the cloud disappears and vanishes away,
 So he who goes down to the grave does not come up.
 
 10. He shall never return to his house,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Nor shall his place know him anymore.
 I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
 I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
 
-12. _Am_ I a sea, or a sea serpent,
+12. Am I a sea, or a sea serpent,
 That You set a guard over me?
 
 13. When I say, 'My bed will comfort me,
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ My couch will ease my complaint,'
 And terrify me with visions,
 
 15. So that my soul chooses strangling
-_And_ death rather than my body.
+And death rather than my body.
 
-16. I loathe _my life;_
+16. I loathe my life;
 I would not live forever.
 Let me alone,
-For my days _are but_ a breath.
+For my days are but a breath.
 
-17. "What _is_ man, that You should exalt him,
-_That_ You should set Your heart on him,
+17. "What is man, that You should exalt him,
+That You should set Your heart on him,
 
 18. That You should visit him every morning,
-_And_ test him every moment?
+And test him every moment?
 
 19. How long?
 Will You not look away from me,
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ So that I am a burden to myself?
 And take away my iniquity?
 For now I will lie down in the dust,
 And You will seek me diligently,
-But I _will_ no longer _be._"
+But I will no longer be."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_08.md

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Chapter 8
 1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
 
-2. "How long will you speak these _things,_
-And the words of your mouth _be like_ a strong wind?
+2. "How long will you speak these things,
+And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
 
 3. Does God subvert judgment?
 Or does the Almighty pervert justice?
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ He has cast them away for their transgression.
 5. If you would earnestly seek God
 And make your supplication to the Almighty,
 
-6. If you _were_ pure and upright,
+6. If you were pure and upright,
 Surely now He would awake for you,
 And prosper your rightful dwelling place.
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Yet your latter end would increase abundantly.
 8. "For inquire, please, of the former age,
 And consider the things discovered by their fathers;
 
-9. For we _were born_ yesterday, and know nothing,
-Because our days on earth _are_ a shadow.
+9. For we were born yesterday, and know nothing,
+Because our days on earth are a shadow.
 
 10. Will they not teach you and tell you,
 And utter words from their heart?
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ And utter words from their heart?
 11. "Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
 Can the reeds flourish without water?
 
-12. While it _is_ yet green _and_ not cut down,
-It withers before any _other_ plant.
+12. While it is yet green and not cut down,
+It withers before any other plant.
 
-13. So _are_ the paths of all who forget God;
+13. So are the paths of all who forget God;
 And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish,
 
 14. Whose confidence shall be cut off,
-And whose trust _is_ a spider's web.
+And whose trust is a spider's web.
 
 15. He leans on his house, but it does not stand.
 He holds it fast, but it does not endure.
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ He holds it fast, but it does not endure.
 And his branches spread out in his garden.
 
 17. His roots wrap around the rock heap,
-_And_ look for a place in the stones.
+And look for a place in the stones.
 
 18. If he is destroyed from his place,
-Then _it_ will deny him, _saying,_ 'I have not seen you.'
+Then it will deny him, saying, 'I have not seen you.'
 
 19. "Behold, this is the joy of His way,
 And out of the earth others will grow.

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_09.md

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # Chapter 9
 1. Then Job answered and said:
 
-2. "Truly I know _it is_ so,
+2. "Truly I know it is so,
 But how can a man be righteous before God?
 
 3. If one wished to contend with Him,
 He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
 
-4. _God is_ wise in heart and mighty in strength.
-Who has hardened _himself_ against Him and prospered?
+4. God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
+Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
 
 5. He removes the mountains, and they do not know
 When He overturns them in His anger;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ And the chambers of the south;
 10. He does great things past finding out,
 Yes, wonders without number.
 
-11. If He goes by me, I do not see _Him;_
+11. If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
 If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
 
 12. If He takes away, who can hinder Him?
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
 The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
 
 14. "How then can I answer Him,
-_And_ choose my words _to reason_ with Him?
+And choose my words to reason with Him?
 
 15. For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
 I would beg mercy of my Judge.
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ And multiplies my wounds without cause.
 18. He will not allow me to catch my breath,
 But fills me with bitterness.
 
-19. If _it is a matter_ of strength, indeed _He is_ strong;
-And if of justice, who will appoint my day _in court?_
+19. If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
+And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
 
 20. Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
-Though I _were_ blameless, it would prove me perverse.
+Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
 
 21. "I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
 I despise my life.
 
-22. It _is_ all one _thing;_
+22. It is all one thing;
 Therefore I say, 'He destroys the blameless and the wicked.'
 
 23. If the scourge slays suddenly,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
 
 24. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
 He covers the faces of its judges.
-If it is not _He,_ who else could it be?
+If it is not He, who else could it be?
 
 25. "Now my days are swifter than a runner;
 They flee away, they see no good.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,'
 28. I am afraid of all my sufferings;
 I know that You will not hold me innocent.
 
-29. _If_ I am condemned,
+29. If I am condemned,
 Why then do I labor in vain?
 
 30. If I wash myself with snow water,
@@ -93,17 +93,17 @@ And cleanse my hands with soap,
 31. Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
 And my own clothes will abhor me.
 
-32. "For _He is_ not a man, as I _am,_
-_That_ I may answer Him,
-_And that_ we should go to court together.
+32. "For He is not a man, as I am,
+That I may answer Him,
+And that we should go to court together.
 
 33. Nor is there any mediator between us,
-_Who_ may lay his hand on us both.
+Who may lay his hand on us both.
 
 34. Let Him take His rod away from me,
 And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
 
-35. _Then_ I would speak and not fear Him,
+35. Then I would speak and not fear Him,
 But it is not so with me.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_10.md

@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@ I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
 2. I will say to God, 'Do not condemn me;
 Show me why You contend with me.
 
-3. _Does it_ seem good to You that You should oppress,
+3. Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
 That You should despise the work of Your hands,
 And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
 
 4. Do You have eyes of flesh?
 Or do You see as man sees?
 
-5. _Are_ Your days like the days of a mortal man?
-_Are_ Your years like the days of a mighty man,
+5. Are Your days like the days of a mortal man?
+Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,
 
 6. That You should seek for my iniquity
 And search out my sin,
 
 7. Although You know that I am not wicked,
-And _there is_ no one who can deliver from Your hand?
+And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
 
 8. 'Your hands have made me and fashioned me,
 An intricate unity;
@@ -39,24 +39,24 @@ And knit me together with bones and sinews?
 12. You have granted me life and favor,
 And Your care has preserved my spirit.
 
-13. 'And these _things_ You have hidden in Your heart;
-I know that this _was_ with You:
+13. 'And these things You have hidden in Your heart;
+I know that this was with You:
 
 14. If I sin, then You mark me,
 And will not acquit me of my iniquity.
 
 15. If I am wicked, woe to me;
-Even _if_ I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
-_I am_ full of disgrace;
+Even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
+I am full of disgrace;
 See my misery!
 
-16. If _my head_ is exalted,
+16. If my head is exalted,
 You hunt me like a fierce lion,
 And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
 
 17. You renew Your witnesses against me,
 And increase Your indignation toward me;
-Changes and war are _ever_ with me.
+Changes and war are ever with me.
 
 18. 'Why then have You brought me out of the womb?
 Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me!
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.
 20. Are not my days few?
 Cease! Leave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,
 
-21. Before I go _to the place from which_ I shall not return,
+21. Before I go to the place from which I shall not return,
 To the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
 
-22. A land as dark as darkness _itself,_
+22. A land as dark as darkness itself,
 As the shadow of death, without any order,
-_Where_ even the light _is_ like darkness.' "
+Where even the light is like darkness.' "
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_11.md

@@ -9,32 +9,32 @@ And should a man full of talk be vindicated?
 And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?
 
 4. For you have said,
-'My doctrine _is_ pure,
+'My doctrine is pure,
 And I am clean in your eyes.'
 
 5. But oh, that God would speak,
 And open His lips against you,
 
 6. That He would show you the secrets of wisdom!
-For _they would_ double _your_ prudence.
+For they would double your prudence.
 Know therefore that God exacts from you
-_Less_ than your iniquity _deserves._
+Less than your iniquity deserves.
 
 7. "Can you search out the deep things of God?
 Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?
 
-8. _They are_ higher than heaven--what can you do?
+8. They are higher than heaven--what can you do?
 Deeper than Sheol--what can you know?
 
-9. Their measure _is_ longer than the earth
+9. Their measure is longer than the earth
 And broader than the sea.
 
-10. "If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers _to judgment,_
+10. "If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment,
 Then who can hinder Him?
 
 11. For He knows deceitful men;
 He sees wickedness also.
-Will He not then consider _it?_
+Will He not then consider it?
 
 12. For an empty-headed man will be wise,
 When a wild donkey's colt is born a man.
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ When a wild donkey's colt is born a man.
 13. "If you would prepare your heart,
 And stretch out your hands toward Him;
 
-14. If iniquity _were_ in your hand, _and you_ put it far away,
+14. If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away,
 And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
 
 15. Then surely you could lift up your face without spot;
 Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear;
 
-16. Because you would forget _your_ misery,
-And remember _it_ as waters _that have_ passed away,
+16. Because you would forget your misery,
+And remember it as waters that have passed away,
 
-17. And _your_ life would be brighter than noonday.
-_Though_ you were dark, you would be like the morning.
+17. And your life would be brighter than noonday.
+Though you were dark, you would be like the morning.
 
 18. And you would be secure, because there is hope;
-Yes, you would dig _around you, and_ take your rest in safety.
+Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety.
 
-19. You would also lie down, and no one would make _you_ afraid;
-_Yes,_ many would court your favor.
+19. You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid;
+Yes, many would court your favor.
 
 20. But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
 And they shall not escape,

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_12.md

@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 # Chapter 12
 1. Then Job answered and said:
 
-2. "No doubt you _are_ the people,
+2. "No doubt you are the people,
 And wisdom will die with you!
 
 3. But I have understanding as well as you;
-I _am_ not inferior to you.
-Indeed, who does not _know_ such things as these?
+I am not inferior to you.
+Indeed, who does not know such things as these?
 
 4. "I am one mocked by his friends,
 Who called on God, and He answered him,
-The just and blameless _who is_ ridiculed.
+The just and blameless who is ridiculed.
 
 5. A lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease;
-_It is_ made ready for those whose feet slip.
+It is made ready for those whose feet slip.
 
 6. The tents of robbers prosper,
 And those who provoke God are secure--
@@ -29,26 +29,26 @@ And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
 9. Who among all these does not know
 That the hand of the Lord has done this,
 
-10. In whose hand _is_ the life of every living thing,
+10. In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
 And the breath of all mankind?
 
 11. Does not the ear test words
 And the mouth taste its food?
 
-12. Wisdom _is_ with aged men,
+12. Wisdom is with aged men,
 And with length of days, understanding.
 
-13. "With Him _are_ wisdom and strength,
+13. "With Him are wisdom and strength,
 He has counsel and understanding.
 
-14. If He breaks _a thing_ down, it cannot be rebuilt;
-_If_ He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
+14. If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
+If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
 
 15. If He withholds the waters, they dry up;
-_If_ He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
+If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
 
-16. With Him _are_ strength and prudence.
-The deceived and the deceiver _are_ His.
+16. With Him are strength and prudence.
+The deceived and the deceiver are His.
 
 17. He leads counselors away plundered,
 And makes fools of the judges.
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ He enlarges nations, and guides them.
 And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
 
 25. They grope in the dark without light,
-And He makes them stagger like a drunken _man._
+And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_13.md

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 
 # Chapter 13
-1. "Behold, my eye has seen all _this,_
+1. "Behold, my eye has seen all this,
 My ear has heard and understood it.
 
 2. What you know, I also know;
-I _am_ not inferior to you.
+I am not inferior to you.
 
 3. But I would speak to the Almighty,
 And I desire to reason with God.
 
 4. But you forgers of lies,
-You _are_ all worthless physicians.
+You are all worthless physicians.
 
 5. Oh, that you would be silent,
 And it would be your wisdom!
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ If you secretly show partiality.
 11. Will not His excellence make you afraid,
 And the dread of Him fall upon you?
 
-12. Your platitudes _are_ proverbs of ashes,
+12. Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes,
 Your defenses are defenses of clay.
 
 13. "Hold your peace with me, and let me speak,
-Then let come on me what _may!_
+Then let come on me what may!
 
 14. Why do I take my flesh in my teeth,
 And put my life in my hands?
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ And put my life in my hands?
 15. Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
 Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
 
-16. He also _shall_ be my salvation,
+16. He also shall be my salvation,
 For a hypocrite could not come before Him.
 
 17. Listen carefully to my speech,
 And to my declaration with your ears.
 
-18. See now, I have prepared _my_ case,
+18. See now, I have prepared my case,
 I know that I shall be vindicated.
 
-19. Who _is_ he _who_ will contend with me?
+19. Who is he who will contend with me?
 If now I hold my tongue, I perish.Job's Despondent Prayer
 
-20. "Only two _things_ do not do to me,
+20. "Only two things do not do to me,
 Then I will not hide myself from You:
 
 21. Withdraw Your hand far from me,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ And let not the dread of You make me afraid.
 22. Then call, and I will answer;
 Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
 
-23. How many _are_ my iniquities and sins?
+23. How many are my iniquities and sins?
 Make me know my transgression and my sin.
 
 24. Why do You hide Your face,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ And make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
 And watch closely all my paths.
 You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
 
-28. "_Man_ decays like a rotten thing,
+28. "Man decays like a rotten thing,
 Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_14.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 # Chapter 14
-1. "Man _who is_ born of woman
+1. "Man who is born of woman
 Is of few days and full of trouble.
 
 2. He comes forth like a flower and fades away;
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
 3. And do You open Your eyes on such a one,
 And bring me to judgment with Yourself?
 
-4. Who can bring a clean _thing_ out of an unclean?
+4. Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
 No one!
 
-5. Since his days _are_ determined,
-The number of his months _is_ with You;
+5. Since his days are determined,
+The number of his months is with You;
 You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.
 
 6. Look away from him that he may rest,
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ And that its tender shoots will not cease.
 8. Though its root may grow old in the earth,
 And its stump may die in the ground,
 
-9. _Yet_ at the scent of water it will bud
+9. Yet at the scent of water it will bud
 And bring forth branches like a plant.
 
 10. But man dies and is laid away;
 Indeed he breathes his last
-And where _is_ he?
+And where is he?
 
-11. _As_ water disappears from the sea,
+11. As water disappears from the sea,
 And a river becomes parched and dries up,
 
 12. So man lies down and does not rise.
-Till the heavens _are_ no more,
+Till the heavens are no more,
 They will not awake
 Nor be roused from their sleep.
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Nor be roused from their sleep.
 That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
 That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
 
-14. If a man dies, shall he live _again?_
+14. If a man dies, shall he live again?
 All the days of my hard service I will wait,
 Till my change comes.
 
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ You shall desire the work of Your hands.
 16. For now You number my steps,
 But do not watch over my sin.
 
-17. My transgression _is_ sealed up in a bag,
+17. My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
 And You cover my iniquity.
 
-18. "But _as_ a mountain falls _and_ crumbles away,
-And _as_ a rock is moved from its place;
+18. "But as a mountain falls and crumbles away,
+And as a rock is moved from its place;
 
-19. _As_ water wears away stones,
-_And as_ torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
+19. As water wears away stones,
+And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
 So You destroy the hope of man.
 
 20. You prevail forever against him, and he passes on;
 You change his countenance and send him away.
 
-21. His sons come to honor, and he does not know _it;_
-They are brought low, and he does not perceive _it._
+21. His sons come to honor, and he does not know it;
+They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
 
 22. But his flesh will be in pain over it,
 And his soul will mourn over it."

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_15.md

@@ -17,55 +17,55 @@ And you choose the tongue 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?
+7. "Are you the first man who was born?
 Or were you made before the hills?
 
 8. Have you heard the counsel of God?
 Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
 
 9. What do you know that we do not know?
-_What_ do you understand that _is_ not in us?
+What do you understand that is not in us?
 
-10. Both the gray-haired and the aged _are_ among us,
+10. Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
 Much older than your father.
 
-11. _Are_ the consolations of God too small for you,
-And the word _spoken_ gently with you?
+11. Are the consolations of God too small for you,
+And the word spoken gently with you?
 
 12. Why does your heart carry you away,
 And what do your eyes wink at,
 
 13. That you turn your spirit against God,
-And let _such_ words go out of your mouth?
+And let such words go out of your mouth?
 
-14. "What _is_ man, that he could be pure?
-And _he who is_ born of a woman, that he could be righteous?
+14. "What is man, that he could be pure?
+And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous?
 
-15. If _God_ puts no trust in His saints,
+15. If God puts no trust in His saints,
 And the heavens are not pure in His sight,
 
-16. How much less man, _who is_ abominable and filthy,
+16. How much less man, who is abominable and filthy,
 Who drinks iniquity like water!
 
 17. "I will tell you, hear me;
 What I have seen I will declare,
 
 18. What wise men have told,
-Not hiding _anything received_ from their fathers,
+Not hiding anything received from their fathers,
 
 19. To whom alone the land was given,
 And no alien passed among them:
 
-20. The wicked man writhes with pain all _his_ days,
+20. The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
 And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.
 
-21. Dreadful sounds _are_ in his ears;
+21. Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
 In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
 
 22. He does not believe that he will return from darkness,
 For a sword is waiting for him.
 
-23. He wanders about for bread, _saying,_ 'Where _is it?_'
+23. He wanders about for bread, saying, 'Where is it?'
 He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand.
 
 24. Trouble and anguish make him afraid;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ And acts defiantly against the Almighty,
 With his strong, embossed shield.
 
 27. "Though he has covered his face with his fatness,
-And made _his_ waist heavy with fat,
+And made his waist heavy with fat,
 
 28. He dwells in desolate cities,
 In houses which no one inhabits,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.
 The flame will dry out his branches,
 And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.
 
-31. Let him not trust in futile _things,_ deceiving himself,
+31. Let him not trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
 For futility will be his reward.
 
 32. It will be accomplished before his time,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ And his branch will not be green.
 33. He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine,
 And cast off his blossom like an olive tree.
 
-34. For the company of hypocrites _will be_ barren,
+34. For the company of hypocrites will be barren,
 And fire will consume the tents of bribery.
 
 35. They conceive trouble and bring forth futility;

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_16.md

@@ -3,31 +3,31 @@
 1. Then Job answered and said:
 
 2. "I have heard many such things;
-Miserable comforters _are_ you all!
+Miserable comforters are you all!
 
 3. Shall words of wind have an end?
 Or what provokes you that you answer?
 
-4. I also could speak as you _do,_
+4. I also could speak as you do,
 If your soul were in my soul's place.
 I could heap up words against you,
 And shake my head at you;
 
-5. _But_ I would strengthen you with my mouth,
-And the comfort of my lips would relieve _your grief._
+5. But I would strengthen you with my mouth,
+And the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief.
 
 6. "Though I speak, my grief is not relieved;
-And _if_ I remain silent, how am I eased?
+And if I remain silent, how am I eased?
 
 7. But now He has worn me out;
 You have made desolate all my company.
 
 8. You have shriveled me up,
-And it is a witness _against me;_
+And it is a witness against me;
 My leanness rises up against me
-_And_ bears witness to my face.
+And bears witness to my face.
 
-9. He tears _me_ in His wrath, and hates me;
+9. He tears me in His wrath, and hates me;
 He gnashes at me with His teeth;
 My adversary sharpens His gaze on me.
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ They gather together against me.
 And turned me over to the hands of the wicked.
 
 12. I was at ease, but He has shattered me;
-He also has taken _me_ by my neck, and shaken me to pieces;
+He also has taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces;
 He has set me up for His target,
 
 13. His archers surround me.
@@ -53,22 +53,22 @@ He runs at me like a warrior.
 And laid my head in the dust.
 
 16. My face is flushed from weeping,
-And on my eyelids _is_ the shadow of death;
+And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
 
-17. Although no violence _is_ in my hands,
-And my prayer _is_ pure.
+17. Although no violence is in my hands,
+And my prayer is pure.
 
 18. "O earth, do not cover my blood,
-And let my cry have no _resting_ place!
+And let my cry have no resting place!
 
-19. Surely even now my witness _is_ in heaven,
-And my evidence _is_ on high.
+19. Surely even now my witness is in heaven,
+And my evidence is on high.
 
 20. My friends scorn me;
-My eyes pour out _tears_ to God.
+My eyes pour out tears to God.
 
 21. Oh, that one might plead for a man with God,
-As a man _pleads_ for his neighbor!
+As a man pleads for his neighbor!
 
 22. For when a few years are finished,
 I shall go the way of no return.

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_17.md

@@ -2,52 +2,52 @@
 # Chapter 17
 1. "My spirit is broken,
 My days are extinguished,
-The grave _is ready_ for me.
+The grave is ready for me.
 
-2. _Are_ not mockers with me?
+2. Are not mockers with me?
 And does not my eye dwell on their provocation?
 
 3. "Now put down a pledge for me with Yourself.
-Who _is_ he _who_ will shake hands with me?
+Who is he who will shake hands with me?
 
 4. For You have hidden their heart from understanding;
-Therefore You will not exalt _them._
+Therefore You will not exalt them.
 
-5. He who speaks flattery to _his_ friends,
+5. He who speaks flattery to his friends,
 Even the eyes of his children will fail.
 
 6. "But He has made me a byword of the people,
 And I have become one in whose face men spit.
 
 7. My eye has also grown dim because of sorrow,
-And all my members _are_ like shadows.
+And all my members are like shadows.
 
-8. Upright _men_ are astonished at this,
+8. Upright men are astonished at this,
 And the innocent stirs himself up against the hypocrite.
 
 9. Yet the righteous will hold to his way,
 And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.
 
 10. "But please, come back again, all of you,
-For I shall not find _one_ wise _man_ among you.
+For I shall not find one wise man among you.
 
 11. My days are past,
 My purposes are broken off,
-_Even_ the thoughts of my heart.
+Even the thoughts of my heart.
 
 12. They change the night into day;
-'The light _is_ near,' _they say,_ in the face of darkness.
+'The light is near,' they say, in the face of darkness.
 
-13. If I wait _for_ the grave _as_ my house,
+13. If I wait for the grave as my house,
 If I make my bed in the darkness,
 
-14. If I say to corruption, 'You _are_ my father,'
-And to the worm, 'You _are_ my mother and my sister,'
+14. If I say to corruption, 'You are my father,'
+And to the worm, 'You are my mother and my sister,'
 
-15. Where then _is_ my hope?
+15. Where then is my hope?
 As for my hope, who can see it?
 
-16. _Will_ they go down to the gates of Sheol?
-Shall _we have_ rest together in the dust?"
+16. Will they go down to the gates of Sheol?
+Shall we have rest together in the dust?"
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_18.md

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # Chapter 18
 1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
 
-2. "How long _till_ you put an end to words?
+2. "How long till you put an end to words?
 Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
 
 3. Why are we counted as beasts,
-_And_ regarded as stupid in your sight?
+And regarded as stupid in your sight?
 
 4. You who tear yourself in anger,
 Shall the earth be forsaken for you?
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ And his own counsel casts him down.
 8. For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
 And he walks into a snare.
 
-9. The net takes _him_ by the heel,
-_And_ a snare lays hold of him.
+9. The net takes him by the heel,
+And a snare lays hold of him.
 
-10. A noose _is_ hidden for him on the ground,
+10. A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
 And a trap for him in the road.
 
 11. Terrors frighten him on every side,
 And drive him to his feet.
 
 12. His strength is starved,
-And destruction _is_ ready at his side.
+And destruction is ready at his side.
 
 13. It devours patches of his skin;
 The firstborn of death devours his limbs.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The firstborn of death devours his limbs.
 14. He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent,
 And they parade him before the king of terrors.
 
-15. They dwell in his tent _who are_ none of his;
+15. They dwell in his tent who are none of his;
 Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
 
 16. His roots are dried out below,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
 20. Those in the west are astonished at his day,
 As those in the east are frightened.
 
-21. Surely such _are_ the dwellings of the wicked,
-And this _is_ the place _of him who_ does not know God."
+21. Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked,
+And this is the place of him who does not know God."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_19.md

@@ -6,32 +6,32 @@
 And break me in pieces with words?
 
 3. These ten times you have reproached me;
-You are not ashamed _that_ you have wronged me.
+You are not ashamed that you have wronged me.
 
 4. And if indeed I have erred,
 My error remains with me.
 
-5. If indeed you exalt _yourselves_ against me,
+5. If indeed you exalt yourselves against me,
 And plead my disgrace against me,
 
 6. Know then that God has wronged me,
 And has surrounded me with His net.
 
 7. "If I cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard.
-If I cry aloud, _there is_ no justice.
+If I cry aloud, there is no justice.
 
 8. He has fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;
 And He has set darkness in my paths.
 
 9. He has stripped me of my glory,
-And taken the crown _from_ my head.
+And taken the crown from my head.
 
 10. He breaks me down on every side,
 And I am gone;
 My hope He has uprooted like a tree.
 
 11. He has also kindled His wrath against me,
-And He counts me as _one of_ His enemies.
+And He counts me as one of His enemies.
 
 12. His troops come together
 And build up their road against me;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
 21. "Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
 For the hand of God has struck me!
 
-22. Why do you persecute me as God _does,_
+22. Why do you persecute me as God does,
 And are not satisfied with my flesh?
 
 23. "Oh, that my words were written!
@@ -74,21 +74,21 @@ Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!
 24. That they were engraved on a rock
 With an iron pen and lead, forever!
 
-25. For I know _that_ my Redeemer lives,
+25. For I know that my Redeemer lives,
 And He shall stand at last on the earth;
 
-26. And after my skin is destroyed, this _I know,_
+26. And after my skin is destroyed, this I know,
 That in my flesh I shall see God,
 
 27. Whom I shall see for myself,
 And my eyes shall behold, and not another.
-_How_ my heart yearns within me!
+How my heart yearns within me!
 
 28. If you should say, 'How shall we persecute him?'--
 Since the root of the matter is found in me,
 
 29. Be afraid of the sword for yourselves;
-For wrath _brings_ the punishment of the sword,
-That you may know _there is_ a judgment."
+For wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
+That you may know there is a judgment."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_20.md

@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ Because of the turmoil within me.
 3. I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me,
 And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
 
-4. "Do you _not_ know this of old,
+4. "Do you not know this of old,
 Since man was placed on earth,
 
 5. That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
-And the joy of the hypocrite is _but_ for a moment?
+And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
 
 6. Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
 And his head reaches to the clouds,
 
-7. _Yet_ he will perish forever like his own refuse;
+7. Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
 Those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
 
 8. He will fly away like a dream, and not be found;
 Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
 
-9. The eye _that_ saw him will _see him_ no more,
+9. The eye that saw him will see him no more,
 Nor will his place behold him anymore.
 
 10. His children will seek the favor of the poor,
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ And his hands will restore his wealth.
 But it will lie down with him in the dust.
 
 12. "Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
-_And_ he hides it under his tongue,
+And he hides it under his tongue,
 
-13. _Though_ he spares it and does not forsake it,
+13. Though he spares it and does not forsake it,
 But still keeps it in his mouth,
 
-14. _Yet_ his food in his stomach turns sour;
+14. Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;
 It becomes cobra venom within him.
 
 15. He swallows down riches
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ The viper's tongue will slay him.
 The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
 
 18. He will restore that for which he labored,
-And will not swallow _it_ down;
+And will not swallow it down;
 From the proceeds of business
 He will get no enjoyment.
 
-19. For he has oppressed _and_ forsaken the poor,
+19. For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor,
 He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
 
 20. "Because he knows no quietness in his heart,
@@ -68,18 +68,18 @@ Therefore his well-being will not last.
 22. In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
 Every hand of misery will come against him.
 
-23. _When_ he is about to fill his stomach,
-_God_ will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
-And will rain _it_ on him while he is eating.
+23. When he is about to fill his stomach,
+God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
+And will rain it on him while he is eating.
 
 24. He will flee from the iron weapon;
 A bronze bow will pierce him through.
 
 25. It is drawn, and comes out of the body;
-Yes, the glittering _point comes_ out of his gall.
-Terrors _come_ upon him;
+Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall.
+Terrors come upon him;
 
-26. Total darkness _is_ reserved for his treasures.
+26. Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
 An unfanned fire will consume him;
 It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
 
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
 And the earth will rise up against him.
 
 28. The increase of his house will depart,
-_And his goods_ will flow away in the day of His wrath.
+And his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath.
 
-29. This _is_ the portion from God for a wicked man,
+29. This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
 The heritage appointed to him by God."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_21.md

@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ And let this be your consolation.
 3. Bear with me that I may speak,
 And after I have spoken, keep mocking.
 
-4. "As for me, _is_ my complaint against man?
-And if _it were,_ why should I not be impatient?
+4. "As for me, is my complaint against man?
+And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
 
 5. Look at me and be astonished;
-Put _your_ hand over _your_ mouth.
+Put your hand over your mouth.
 
 6. Even when I remember I am terrified,
 And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
 
-7. Why do the wicked live _and_ become old,
+7. Why do the wicked live and become old,
 Yes, become mighty in power?
 
 8. Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
 And their offspring before their eyes.
 
-9. Their houses _are_ safe from fear,
-Neither _is_ the rod of God upon them.
+9. Their houses are safe from fear,
+Neither is the rod of God upon them.
 
 10. Their bull breeds without failure;
 Their cow calves without miscarriage.
@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ And in a moment go down to the grave.
 14. Yet they say to God, 'Depart from us,
 For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
 
-15. Who _is_ the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
+15. Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
 And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?'
 
-16. Indeed their prosperity _is_ not in their hand;
+16. Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand;
 The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
 
 17. "How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
-_How often_ does their destruction come upon them,
-The sorrows _God_ distributes in His anger?
+How often does their destruction come upon them,
+The sorrows God distributes in His anger?
 
 18. They are like straw before the wind,
 And like chaff that a storm carries away.
 
-19. _They say,_ 'God lays up one's iniquity for his children';
-Let Him recompense him, that he may know _it._
+19. They say, 'God lays up one's iniquity for his children';
+Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.
 
 20. Let his eyes see his destruction,
 And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
 21. For what does he care about his household after him,
 When the number of his months is cut in half?
 
-22. "Can _anyone_ teach God knowledge,
+22. "Can anyone teach God knowledge,
 Since He judges those on high?
 
 23. One dies in his full strength,
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ Never having eaten with pleasure.
 And worms cover them.
 
 27. "Look, I know your thoughts,
-And the schemes _with which_ you would wrong me.
+And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
 
 28. For you say,
-'Where _is_ the house of the prince?
-And where _is_ the tent,
+'Where is the house of the prince?
+And where is the tent,
 The dwelling place of the wicked?'
 
 29. Have you not asked those who travel the road?
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ And do you not know their signs?
 They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
 
 31. Who condemns his way to his face?
-And who repays him _for what_ he has done?
+And who repays him for what he has done?
 
 32. Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
 And a vigil kept over the tomb.
 
 33. The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him;
 Everyone shall follow him,
-As countless _have gone_ before him.
+As countless have gone before him.
 
 34. How then can you comfort me with empty words,
 Since falsehood remains in your answers?"

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_22.md

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 2. "Can a man be profitable to God,
 Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
 
-3. _Is it_ any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
-Or _is it_ gain _to Him_ that you make your ways blameless?
+3. Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
+Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
 
 4. "Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
 And enters into judgment with you?
 
-5. _Is_ not your wickedness great,
+5. Is not your wickedness great,
 And your iniquity without end?
 
 6. For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ And the honorable man dwelt in it.
 9. You have sent widows away empty,
 And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
 
-10. Therefore snares _are_ all around you,
+10. Therefore snares are all around you,
 And sudden fear troubles you,
 
-11. Or darkness _so that_ you cannot see;
+11. Or darkness so that you cannot see;
 And an abundance of water covers you.
 
 12. "Is not God in the height of heaven?
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
 17. They said to God, 'Depart from us!
 What can the Almighty do to them?'
 
-18. Yet He filled their houses with good _things;_
+18. Yet He filled their houses with good things;
 But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
 
-19. "The righteous see _it_ and are glad,
+19. "The righteous see it and are glad,
 And the innocent laugh at them:
 
 20. 'Surely our adversaries are cut down,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ And lay up His words in your heart.
 You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
 
 24. Then you will lay your gold in the dust,
-And the _gold_ of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
+And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
 
 25. Yes, the Almighty will be your gold
 And your precious silver;
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ And you will pay your vows.
 And it will be established for you;
 So light will shine on your ways.
 
-29. When they cast _you_ down, and you say, 'Exaltation _will come!_'
-Then He will save the humble _person._
+29. When they cast you down, and you say, 'Exaltation will come!'
+Then He will save the humble person.
 
-30. He will _even_ deliver one who is not innocent;
+30. He will even deliver one who is not innocent;
 Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_23.md

@@ -6,49 +6,49 @@
 My hand is listless because of my groaning.
 
 3. Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
-_That_ I might come to His seat!
+That I might come to His seat!
 
-4. I would present _my_ case before Him,
+4. I would present my case before Him,
 And fill my mouth with arguments.
 
-5. I would know the words _which_ He would answer me,
+5. I would know the words which He would answer me,
 And understand what He would say to me.
 
 6. Would He contend with me in His great power?
-No! But He would take _note_ of me.
+No! But He would take note of me.
 
 7. There the upright could reason with Him,
 And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
 
-8. "Look, I go forward, but He is not _there,_
+8. "Look, I go forward, but He is not there,
 And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
 
-9. When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold _Him;_
-When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see _Him._
+9. When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him;
+When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.
 
 10. But He knows the way that I take;
-_When_ He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
+When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
 
 11. My foot has held fast to His steps;
 I have kept His way and not turned aside.
 
 12. I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
 I have treasured the words of His mouth
-More than my necessary _food._
+More than my necessary food.
 
-13. "But He _is_ unique, and who can make Him change?
-And _whatever_ His soul desires, _that_ He does.
+13. "But He is unique, and who can make Him change?
+And whatever His soul desires, that He does.
 
-14. For He performs _what is_ appointed for me,
-And many such _things are_ with Him.
+14. For He performs what is appointed for me,
+And many such things are with Him.
 
 15. Therefore I am terrified at His presence;
-When I consider _this,_ I am afraid of Him.
+When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.
 
 16. For God made my heart weak,
 And the Almighty terrifies me;
 
 17. Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness,
-And He did _not_ hide deep darkness from my face.
+And He did not hide deep darkness from my face.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_24.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 
 # Chapter 24
-1. "_Since_ times are not hidden from the Almighty,
+1. "Since times are not hidden from the Almighty,
 Why do those who know Him see not His days?
 
-2. "_Some_ remove landmarks;
-They seize flocks violently and feed _on them;_
+2. "Some remove landmarks;
+They seize flocks violently and feed on them;
 
 3. They drive away the donkey of the fatherless;
 They take the widow's ox as a pledge.
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ They take the widow's ox as a pledge.
 4. They push the needy off the road;
 All the poor of the land are forced to hide.
 
-5. Indeed, _like_ wild donkeys in the desert,
+5. Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert,
 They go out to their work, searching for food.
-The wilderness _yields_ food for them _and_ for _their_ children.
+The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.
 
 6. They gather their fodder in the field
 And glean in the vineyard of the wicked.
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ And have no covering in the cold.
 8. They are wet with the showers of the mountains,
 And huddle around the rock for want of shelter.
 
-9. "_Some_ snatch the fatherless from the breast,
+9. "Some snatch the fatherless from the breast,
 And take a pledge from the poor.
 
-10. They cause _the poor_ to go naked, without clothing;
+10. They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing;
 And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
 
 11. They press out oil within their walls,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.
 
 12. The dying groan in the city,
 And the souls of the wounded cry out;
-Yet God does not charge _them_ with wrong.
+Yet God does not charge them with wrong.
 
 13. "There are those who rebel against the light;
 They do not know its ways
@@ -48,44 +48,44 @@ And in the night he is like a thief.
 
 15. The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,
 Saying, 'No eye will see me';
-And he disguises _his_ face.
+And he disguises his face.
 
 16. In the dark they break into houses
 Which they marked for themselves in the daytime;
 They do not know the light.
 
 17. For the morning is the same to them as the shadow of death;
-If _someone_ recognizes _them,_
-_They are in_ the terrors of the shadow of death.
+If someone recognizes them,
+They are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
 
-18. "They _should be_ swift on the face of the waters,
-Their portion _should be_ cursed in the earth,
-_So that_ no _one would_ turn into the way of their vineyards.
+18. "They should be swift on the face of the waters,
+Their portion should be cursed in the earth,
+So that no one would turn into the way of their vineyards.
 
 19. As drought and heat consume the snow waters,
-_So_ the grave _consumes those who_ have sinned.
+So the grave consumes those who have sinned.
 
-20. The womb _should_ forget him,
-The worm _should_ feed sweetly on him;
-He _should_ be remembered no more,
-And wickedness _should_ be broken like a tree.
+20. The womb should forget him,
+The worm should feed sweetly on him;
+He should be remembered no more,
+And wickedness should be broken like a tree.
 
-21. For he preys on the barren _who_ do not bear,
+21. For he preys on the barren who do not bear,
 And does no good for the widow.
 
-22. "But _God_ draws the mighty away with His power;
-He rises up, but no _man_ is sure of life.
+22. "But God draws the mighty away with His power;
+He rises up, but no man is sure of life.
 
-23. He gives them security, and they rely _on it;_
-Yet His eyes _are_ on their ways.
+23. He gives them security, and they rely on it;
+Yet His eyes are on their ways.
 
 24. They are exalted for a little while,
 Then they are gone.
 They are brought low;
-They are taken out of the way like all _others;_
+They are taken out of the way like all others;
 They dry out like the heads of grain.
 
-25. "Now if _it is_ not _so,_ who will prove me a liar,
+25. "Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar,
 And make my speech worth nothing?"
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_25.md

@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 # Chapter 25
 1. Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
 
-2. "Dominion and fear _belong_ to Him;
+2. "Dominion and fear belong to Him;
 He makes peace in His high places.
 
 3. Is there any number to His armies?
 Upon whom does His light not rise?
 
 4. How then can man be righteous before God?
-Or how can he be pure _who is_ born of a woman?
+Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman?
 
 5. If even the moon does not shine,
 And the stars are not pure in His sight,
 
-6. How much less man, _who is_ a maggot,
-And a son of man, _who is_ a worm?"
+6. How much less man, who is a maggot,
+And a son of man, who is a worm?"
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_26.md

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # Chapter 26
 1. But Job answered and said:
 
-2. "How have you helped _him who is_ without power?
-_How_ have you saved the arm _that has_ no strength?
+2. "How have you helped him who is without power?
+How have you saved the arm that has no strength?
 
-3. How have you counseled _one who has_ no wisdom?
-And _how_ have you declared sound advice to many?
+3. How have you counseled one who has no wisdom?
+And how have you declared sound advice to many?
 
 4. To whom have you uttered words?
 And whose spirit came from you?
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ And whose spirit came from you?
 5. "The dead tremble,
 Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
 
-6. Sheol _is_ naked before Him,
+6. Sheol is naked before Him,
 And Destruction has no covering.
 
 7. He stretches out the north over empty space;
-_He_ hangs the earth on nothing.
+He hangs the earth on nothing.
 
 8. He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
 Yet the clouds are not broken under it.
 
-9. He covers the face of _His_ throne,
-_And_ spreads His cloud over it.
+9. He covers the face of His throne,
+And spreads His cloud over it.
 
 10. He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
 At the boundary of light and darkness.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.
 13. By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
 His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
 
-14. Indeed these _are_ the mere edges of His ways,
+14. Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
 And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
 But the thunder of His power who can understand?"
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_27.md

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # Chapter 27
 1. Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:
 
-2. "_As_ God lives, _who_ has taken away my justice,
-And the Almighty, _who_ has made my soul bitter,
+2. "As God lives, who has taken away my justice,
+And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
 
-3. As long as my breath _is_ in me,
+3. As long as my breath is in me,
 And the breath of God in my nostrils,
 
 4. My lips will not speak wickedness,
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ That I should say you are right;
 Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
 
 6. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go;
-My heart shall not reproach _me_ as long as I live.
+My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.
 
 7. "May my enemy be like the wicked,
 And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.
 
 8. For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
-Though he may gain _much,_
+Though he may gain much,
 If God takes away his life?
 
 9. Will God hear his cry
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ When trouble comes upon him?
 Will he always call on God?
 
 11. "I will teach you about the hand of God;
-What _is_ with the Almighty I will not conceal.
+What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
 
-12. Surely all of you have seen _it;_
+12. Surely all of you have seen it;
 Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?
 
 13. "This is the portion of a wicked man with God,
 And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:
 
-14. If his children are multiplied, _it is_ for the sword;
+14. If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
 And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
 
 15. Those who survive him shall be buried in death,
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ And their widows shall not weep,
 16. Though he heaps up silver like dust,
 And piles up clothing like clay--
 
-17. He may pile _it_ up, but the just will wear _it,_
+17. He may pile it up, but the just will wear it,
 And the innocent will divide the silver.
 
 18. He builds his house like a moth,
-Like a booth _which_ a watchman makes.
+Like a booth which a watchman makes.
 
 19. The rich man will lie down,
-But not be gathered _up;_
+But not be gathered up;
 He opens his eyes,
-And he _is_ no more.
+And he is no more.
 
 20. Terrors overtake him like a flood;
 A tempest steals him away in the night.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ It sweeps him out of his place.
 22. It hurls against him and does not spare;
 He flees desperately from its power.
 
-23. _Men_ shall clap their hands at him,
+23. Men shall clap their hands at him,
 And shall hiss him out of his place.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_28.md

@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 
 # Chapter 28
 1. "Surely there is a mine for silver,
-And a place _where_ gold is refined.
+And a place where gold is refined.
 
 2. Iron is taken from the earth,
-And copper _is_ smelted _from_ ore.
+And copper is smelted from ore.
 
-3. _Man_ puts an end to darkness,
+3. Man puts an end to darkness,
 And searches every recess
 For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
 
 4. He breaks open a shaft away from people;
-_In places_ forgotten by feet
+In places forgotten by feet
 They hang far away from men;
 They swing to and fro.
 
-5. _As for_ the earth, from it comes bread,
+5. As for the earth, from it comes bread,
 But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
 
-6. Its stones _are_ the source of sapphires,
+6. Its stones are the source of sapphires,
 And it contains gold dust.
 
-7. _That_ path no bird knows,
+7. That path no bird knows,
 Nor has the falcon's eye seen it.
 
 8. The proud lions have not trodden it,
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ He overturns the mountains at the roots.
 And his eye sees every precious thing.
 
 11. He dams up the streams from trickling;
-_What is_ hidden he brings forth to light.
+What is hidden he brings forth to light.
 
 12. "But where can wisdom be found?
-And where _is_ the place of understanding?
+And where is the place of understanding?
 
 13. Man does not know its value,
 Nor is it found in the land of the living.
 
-14. The deep says, '_It is_ not in me';
-And the sea says, '_It is_ not with me.'
+14. The deep says, 'It is not in me';
+And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
 
 15. It cannot be purchased for gold,
-Nor can silver be weighed _for_ its price.
+Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
 
 16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
 In precious onyx or sapphire.
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ In precious onyx or sapphire.
 Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.
 
 18. No mention shall be made of coral or quartz,
-For the price of wisdom _is_ above rubies.
+For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
 
 19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
 Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
 
 20. "From where then does wisdom come?
-And where _is_ the place of understanding?
+And where is the place of understanding?
 
 21. It is hidden from the eyes of all living,
 And concealed from the birds of the air.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ And concealed from the birds of the air.
 And He knows its place.
 
 24. For He looks to the ends of the earth,
-_And_ sees under the whole heavens,
+And sees under the whole heavens,
 
 25. To establish a weight for the wind,
 And apportion the waters by measure.
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ And apportion the waters by measure.
 26. When He made a law for the rain,
 And a path for the thunderbolt,
 
-27. Then He saw _wisdom_ and declared it;
+27. Then He saw wisdom and declared it;
 He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
 
 28. And to man He said,
-'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that _is_ wisdom,
-And to depart from evil _is_ understanding.' "
+'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
+And to depart from evil is understanding.' "
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_29.md

@@ -2,29 +2,29 @@
 # Chapter 29
 1. Job further continued his discourse, and said:
 
-2. "Oh, that I were as _in_ months past,
-As _in_ the days _when_ God watched over me;
+2. "Oh, that I were as in months past,
+As in the days when God watched over me;
 
 3. When His lamp shone upon my head,
-_And when_ by His light I walked _through_ darkness;
+And when by His light I walked through darkness;
 
 4. Just as I was in the days of my prime,
-When the friendly counsel of God _was_ over my tent;
+When the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;
 
-5. When the Almighty _was_ yet with me,
-_When_ my children _were_ around me;
+5. When the Almighty was yet with me,
+When my children were around me;
 
 6. When my steps were bathed with cream,
 And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
 
 7. "When I went out to the gate by the city,
-_When_ I took my seat in the open square,
+When I took my seat in the open square,
 
 8. The young men saw me and hid,
-And the aged arose _and_ stood;
+And the aged arose and stood;
 
 9. The princes refrained from talking,
-And put _their_ hand on their mouth;
+And put their hand on their mouth;
 
 10. The voice of nobles was hushed,
 And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
@@ -33,46 +33,46 @@ And their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
 And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
 
 12. Because I delivered the poor who cried out,
-The fatherless and _the one who_ had no helper.
+The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
 
-13. The blessing of a perishing _man_ came upon me,
+13. The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
 And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
 
 14. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
-My justice _was_ like a robe and a turban.
+My justice was like a robe and a turban.
 
-15. I _was_ eyes to the blind,
-And I _was_ feet to the lame.
+15. I was eyes to the blind,
+And I was feet to the lame.
 
-16. I _was_ a father to the poor,
-And I searched out the case _that_ I did not know.
+16. I was a father to the poor,
+And I searched out the case that I did not know.
 
 17. I broke the fangs of the wicked,
 And plucked the victim from his teeth.
 
 18. "Then I said, 'I shall die in my nest,
-And multiply _my_ days as the sand.
+And multiply my days as the sand.
 
-19. My root _is_ spread out to the waters,
+19. My root is spread out to the waters,
 And the dew lies all night on my branch.
 
-20. My glory _is_ fresh within me,
+20. My glory is fresh within me,
 And my bow is renewed in my hand.'
 
-21. "_Men_ listened to me and waited,
+21. "Men listened to me and waited,
 And kept silence for my counsel.
 
 22. After my words they did not speak again,
-And my speech settled on them _as dew._
+And my speech settled on them as dew.
 
-23. They waited for me _as_ for the rain,
-And they opened their mouth wide _as_ for the spring rain.
+23. They waited for me as for the rain,
+And they opened their mouth wide as for the spring rain.
 
-24. _If_ I mocked at them, they did not believe _it,_
+24. If I mocked at them, they did not believe it,
 And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
 
 25. I chose the way for them, and sat as chief;
 So I dwelt as a king in the army,
-As one _who_ comforts mourners.
+As one who comforts mourners.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_30.md

@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 
 # Chapter 30
-1. "But now they mock at me, _men_ younger than I,
+1. "But now they mock at me, men younger than I,
 Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.
 
-2. Indeed, what _profit_ is the strength of their hands to me?
+2. Indeed, what profit is the strength of their hands to me?
 Their vigor has perished.
 
-3. _They are_ gaunt from want and famine,
+3. They are gaunt from want and famine,
 Fleeing late to the wilderness, desolate and waste,
 
 4. Who pluck mallow by the bushes,
-And broom tree roots _for_ their food.
+And broom tree roots for their food.
 
-5. They were driven out from among _men,_
-They shouted at them as _at_ a thief.
+5. They were driven out from among men,
+They shouted at them as at a thief.
 
-6. _They had_ to live in the clefts of the valleys,
-_In_ caves of the earth and the rocks.
+6. They had to live in the clefts of the valleys,
+In caves of the earth and the rocks.
 
 7. Among the bushes they brayed,
 Under the nettles they nestled.
 
-8. _They were_ sons of fools,
+8. They were sons of fools,
 Yes, sons of vile men;
 They were scourged from the land.
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ They do not hesitate to spit in my face.
 11. Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me,
 They have cast off restraint before me.
 
-12. At _my_ right _hand_ the rabble arises;
+12. At my right hand the rabble arises;
 They push away my feet,
 And they raise against me their ways of destruction.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Under the ruinous storm they roll along.
 They pursue my honor as the wind,
 And my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
 
-16. "And now my soul is poured out because of my _plight;_
+16. "And now my soul is poured out because of my plight;
 The days of affliction take hold of me.
 
 17. My bones are pierced in me at night,
@@ -64,29 +64,29 @@ And I have become like dust and ashes.
 20. "I cry out to You, but You do not answer me;
 I stand up, and You regard me.
 
-21. _But_ You have become cruel to me;
+21. But You have become cruel to me;
 With the strength of Your hand You oppose me.
 
-22. You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride _on it;_
+22. You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride on it;
 You spoil my success.
 
-23. For I know _that_ You will bring me _to_ death,
-And _to_ the house appointed for all living.
+23. For I know that You will bring me to death,
+And to the house appointed for all living.
 
-24. "Surely He would not stretch out _His_ hand against a heap of ruins,
-If they cry out when He destroys _it._
+24. "Surely He would not stretch out His hand against a heap of ruins,
+If they cry out when He destroys it.
 
 25. Have I not wept for him who was in trouble?
-Has _not_ my soul grieved for the poor?
+Has not my soul grieved for the poor?
 
-26. But when I looked for good, evil came _to me;_
+26. But when I looked for good, evil came to me;
 And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
 
 27. My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest;
 Days of affliction confront me.
 
 28. I go about mourning, but not in the sun;
-I stand up in the assembly _and_ cry out for help.
+I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.
 
 29. I am a brother of jackals,
 And a companion of ostriches.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ And a companion of ostriches.
 30. My skin grows black and falls from me;
 My bones burn with fever.
 
-31. My harp is _turned_ to mourning,
+31. My harp is turned to mourning,
 And my flute to the voice of those who weep.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_31.md

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 1. "I have made a covenant with my eyes;
 Why then should I look upon a young woman?
 
-2. For what _is_ the allotment of God from above,
+2. For what is the allotment of God from above,
 And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
 
-3. _Is_ it not destruction for the wicked,
+3. Is it not destruction for the wicked,
 And disaster for the workers of iniquity?
 
 4. Does He not see my ways,
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ That God may know my integrity.
 Or my heart walked after my eyes,
 Or if any spot adheres to my hands,
 
-8. _Then_ let me sow, and another eat;
+8. Then let me sow, and another eat;
 Yes, let my harvest be rooted out.
 
 9. "If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
-Or _if_ I have lurked at my neighbor's door,
+Or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,
 
-10. _Then_ let my wife grind for another,
+10. Then let my wife grind for another,
 And let others bow down over her.
 
-11. For that _would be_ wickedness;
-Yes, it _would be_ iniquity _deserving of_ judgment.
+11. For that would be wickedness;
+Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.
 
-12. For that _would be_ a fire _that_ consumes to destruction,
+12. For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction,
 And would root out all my increase.
 
 13. "If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant
@@ -46,44 +46,44 @@ When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?
 15. Did not He who made me in the womb make them?
 Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?
 
-16. "If I have kept the poor from _their_ desire,
+16. "If I have kept the poor from their desire,
 Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
 
 17. Or eaten my morsel by myself,
 So that the fatherless could not eat of it
 
 18. (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
-And from my mother's womb I guided _the widow_);
+And from my mother's womb I guided the widow);
 
 19. If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
-Or any poor _man_ without covering;
+Or any poor man without covering;
 
 20. If his heart has not blessed me,
-And _if_ he was _not_ warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
+And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
 
 21. If I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
 When I saw I had help in the gate;
 
-22. _Then_ let my arm fall from my shoulder,
+22. Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
 Let my arm be torn from the socket.
 
-23. For destruction _from_ God _is_ a terror to me,
+23. For destruction from God is a terror to me,
 And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
 
 24. "If I have made gold my hope,
-Or said to fine gold, '_You are_ my confidence';
+Or said to fine gold, 'You are my confidence';
 
-25. If I have rejoiced because my wealth _was_ great,
+25. If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
 And because my hand had gained much;
 
 26. If I have observed the sun when it shines,
-Or the moon moving _in_ brightness,
+Or the moon moving in brightness,
 
 27. So that my heart has been secretly enticed,
 And my mouth has kissed my hand;
 
-28. This also _would be_ an iniquity _deserving of_ judgment,
-For I would have denied God _who is_ above.
+28. This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment,
+For I would have denied God who is above.
 
 29. "If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,
 Or lifted myself up when evil found him
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ By asking for a curse on his soul);
 31. If the men of my tent have not said,
 'Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?'
 
-32. (_But_ no sojourner had to lodge in the street,
-_For_ I have opened my doors to the traveler);
+32. (But no sojourner had to lodge in the street,
+For I have opened my doors to the traveler);
 
 33. If I have covered my transgressions as Adam,
 By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
@@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
 34. Because I feared the great multitude,
 And dreaded the contempt of families,
 So that I kept silence
-_And_ did not go out of the door--
+And did not go out of the door--
 
 35. Oh, that I had one to hear me!
 Here is my mark.
-_Oh,_ _that_ the Almighty would answer me,
-_That_ my Prosecutor had written a book!
+Oh, that the Almighty would answer me,
+That my Prosecutor had written a book!
 
 36. Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,
-_And_ bind it on me _like_ a crown;
+And bind it on me like a crown;
 
 37. I would declare to Him the number of my steps;
 Like a prince I would approach Him.
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ And its furrows weep together;
 39. If I have eaten its fruit without money,
 Or caused its owners to lose their lives;
 
-40. _Then_ let thistles grow instead of wheat,
+40. Then let thistles grow instead of wheat,
 And weeds instead of barley."
 The words of Job are ended.
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_32.md

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 
 # Chapter 32
-1. So these three men ceased answering Job, because he _was_ righteous in his own eyes.
+1. So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
 2. Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God.
-3. Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and _yet_ had condemned Job.
+3. Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
 
-4. Now because they _were_ years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job.
-5. When Elihu saw that _there was_ no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused.
+4. Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job.
+5. When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused.
 
 6. So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said:
-"I _am_ young in years, and you _are_ very old;
+"I am young in years, and you are very old;
 Therefore I was afraid,
 And dared not declare my opinion to you.
 
 7. I said, 'Age should speak,
 And multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
 
-8. But _there is_ a spirit in man,
+8. But there is a spirit in man,
 And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.
 
-9. Great men are not _always_ wise,
-Nor do the aged _always_ understand justice.
+9. Great men are not always wise,
+Nor do the aged always understand justice.
 
 10. "Therefore I say, 'Listen to me,
 I also will declare my opinion.'
@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@ I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say.
 
 12. I paid close attention to you;
 And surely not one of you convinced Job,
-_Or_ answered his words--
+Or answered his words--
 
 13. Lest you say,
 'We have found wisdom';
 God will vanquish him, not man.
 
-14. Now he has not directed _his_ words against me;
+14. Now he has not directed his words against me;
 So I will not answer him with your words.
 
 15. "They are dismayed and answer no more;
 Words escape them.
 
 16. And I have waited, because they did not speak,
-Because they stood still _and_ answered no more.
+Because they stood still and answered no more.
 
 17. I also will answer my part,
 I too will declare my opinion.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ I too will declare my opinion.
 18. For I am full of words;
 The spirit within me compels me.
 
-19. Indeed my belly _is_ like wine _that_ has no vent;
+19. Indeed my belly is like wine that has no vent;
 It is ready to burst like new wineskins.
 
 20. I will speak, that I may find relief;
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ I must open my lips and answer.
 Nor let me flatter any man.
 
 22. For I do not know how to flatter,
-_Else_ my Maker would soon take me away.
+Else my Maker would soon take me away.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_33.md

@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ And listen to all my words.
 2. Now, I open my mouth;
 My tongue speaks in my mouth.
 
-3. My words _come_ from my upright heart;
+3. My words come from my upright heart;
 My lips utter pure knowledge.
 
 4. The Spirit of God has made me,
 And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
 
 5. If you can answer me,
-Set _your words_ in order before me;
+Set your words in order before me;
 Take your stand.
 
-6. Truly I _am_ as your spokesman before God;
+6. Truly I am as your spokesman before God;
 I also have been formed out of clay.
 
 7. Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
 Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
 
 8. "Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
-And I have heard the sound of _your_ words, _saying,_
+And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,
 
-9. 'I _am_ pure, without transgression;
-I _am_ innocent, and _there is_ no iniquity in me.
+9. 'I am pure, without transgression;
+I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
 
 10. Yet He finds occasions against me,
 He counts me as His enemy;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ He counts me as His enemy;
 11. He puts my feet in the stocks,
 He watches all my paths.'
 
-12. "Look, _in_ this you are not righteous.
+12. "Look, in this you are not righteous.
 I will answer you,
 For God is greater than man.
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ For God is greater than man.
 For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
 
 14. For God may speak in one way, or in another,
-_Yet man_ does not perceive it.
+Yet man does not perceive it.
 
 15. In a dream, in a vision of the night,
 When deep sleep falls upon men,
@@ -51,20 +51,20 @@ While slumbering on their beds,
 16. Then He opens the ears of men,
 And seals their instruction.
 
-17. In order to turn man _from his_ deed,
+17. In order to turn man from his deed,
 And conceal pride from man,
 
 18. He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
 And his life from perishing by the sword.
 
-19. "_Man_ is also chastened with pain on his bed,
-And with strong _pain_ in many of his bones,
+19. "Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
+And with strong pain in many of his bones,
 
 20. So that his life abhors bread,
 And his soul succulent food.
 
 21. His flesh wastes away from sight,
-And his bones stick out _which once_ were not seen.
+And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
 
 22. Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
 And his life to the executioners.
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ He shall see His face with joy,
 For He restores to man His righteousness.
 
 27. Then he looks at men and says,
-'I have sinned, and perverted _what was_ right,
+'I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
 And it did not profit me.'
 
 28. He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit,
 And his life shall see the light.
 
-29. "Behold, God works all these _things,_
-Twice, _in fact,_ three _times_ with a man,
+29. "Behold, God works all these things,
+Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
 
 30. To bring back his soul from the Pit,
 That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_34.md

@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 # Chapter 34
 1. Elihu further answered and said:
 
-2. "Hear my words, you wise _men;_
+2. "Hear my words, you wise men;
 Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
 
 3. For the ear tests words
 As the palate tastes food.
 
 4. Let us choose justice for ourselves;
-Let us know among ourselves what _is_ good.
+Let us know among ourselves what is good.
 
 5. "For Job has said, 'I am righteous,
 But God has taken away my justice;
 
 6. Should I lie concerning my right?
-My wound _is_ incurable, _though I am_ without transgression.'
+My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'
 
-7. What man _is_ like Job,
-_Who_ drinks scorn like water,
+7. What man is like Job,
+Who drinks scorn like water,
 
 8. Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
 And walks with wicked men?
@@ -27,42 +27,42 @@ And walks with wicked men?
 That he should delight in God.'
 
 10. "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding:
-Far be it from God _to do_ wickedness,
-And _from_ the Almighty to _commit_ iniquity.
+Far be it from God to do wickedness,
+And from the Almighty to commit iniquity.
 
-11. For He repays man _according to_ his work,
-And makes man to find a reward according to _his_ way.
+11. For He repays man according to his work,
+And makes man to find a reward according to his way.
 
 12. Surely God will never do wickedly,
 Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
 
 13. Who gave Him charge over the earth?
-Or who appointed _Him over_ the whole world?
+Or who appointed Him over the whole world?
 
 14. If He should set His heart on it,
-_If_ He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
+If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
 
 15. All flesh would perish together,
 And man would return to dust.
 
-16. "If _you have_ understanding, hear this;
+16. "If you have understanding, hear this;
 Listen to the sound of my words:
 
 17. Should one who hates justice govern?
-Will you condemn _Him who is_ most just?
+Will you condemn Him who is most just?
 
-18. _Is it fitting_ to say to a king, '_You are_ worthless,'
-_And_ to nobles, '_You are_ wicked'?
+18. Is it fitting to say to a king, 'You are worthless,'
+And to nobles, 'You are wicked'?
 
 19. Yet He is not partial to princes,
 Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
-For they _are_ all the work of His hands.
+For they are all the work of His hands.
 
 20. In a moment they die, in the middle of the night;
 The people are shaken and pass away;
 The mighty are taken away without a hand.
 
-21. "For His eyes _are_ on the ways of man,
+21. "For His eyes are on the ways of man,
 And He sees all his steps.
 
 22. There is no darkness nor shadow of death
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ That he should go before God in judgment.
 And sets others in their place.
 
 25. Therefore He knows their works;
-He overthrows _them_ in the night,
+He overthrows them in the night,
 And they are crushed.
 
-26. He strikes them as wicked _men_
+26. He strikes them as wicked men
 In the open sight of others,
 
 27. Because they turned back from Him,
@@ -88,21 +88,21 @@ And would not consider any of His ways,
 For He hears the cry of the afflicted.
 
 29. When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble?
-And when He hides _His_ face, who then can see Him,
-Whether _it is_ against a nation or a man alone?--
+And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
+Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?--
 
 30. That the hypocrite should not reign,
 Lest the people be ensnared.
 
-31. "For has _anyone_ said to God,
-'I have borne _chastening;_
+31. "For has anyone said to God,
+'I have borne chastening;
 I will offend no more;
 
-32. Teach me _what_ I do not see;
+32. Teach me what I do not see;
 If I have done iniquity, I will do no more'?
 
-33. Should He repay _it_ according to your _terms,_
-_Just_ because you disavow it?
+33. Should He repay it according to your terms,
+Just because you disavow it?
 You must choose, and not I;
 Therefore speak what you know.
 
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ Therefore speak what you know.
 Wise men who listen to me:
 
 35. 'Job speaks without knowledge,
-His words _are_ without wisdom.'
+His words are without wisdom.'
 
 36. Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost,
-Because _his_ answers _are like_ those of wicked men!
+Because his answers are like those of wicked men!
 
 37. For he adds rebellion to his sin;
-He claps _his hands_ among us,
+He claps his hands among us,
 And multiplies his words against God."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_35.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Do you say,
 
 3. For you say,
 'What advantage will it be to You?
-What profit shall I have, more than _if_ I had sinned?'
+What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
 
 4. "I will answer you,
 And your companions with you.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ And behold the clouds--
 They are higher than you.
 
 6. If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him?
-Or, _if_ your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him?
+Or, if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him?
 
 7. If you are righteous, what do you give Him?
 Or what does He receive from your hand?
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ And your righteousness a son of man.
 9. "Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
 They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
 
-10. But no one says, 'Where _is_ God my Maker,
+10. But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker,
 Who gives songs in the night,
 
 11. Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth,
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?'
 12. There they cry out, but He does not answer,
 Because of the pride of evil men.
 
-13. Surely God will not listen to empty _talk,_
+13. Surely God will not listen to empty talk,
 Nor will the Almighty regard it.
 
 14. Although you say you do not see Him,
-_Yet_ justice _is_ before Him, and you must wait for Him.
+Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
 
 15. And now, because He has not punished in His anger,
 Nor taken much notice of folly,

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_36.md

@@ -3,26 +3,26 @@
 1. Elihu also proceeded and said:
 
 2. "Bear with me a little, and I will show you
-That _there are_ yet words to speak on God's behalf.
+That there are yet words to speak on God's behalf.
 
 3. I will fetch my knowledge from afar;
 I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
 
-4. For truly my words _are_ not false;
-One who is perfect in knowledge _is_ with you.
+4. For truly my words are not false;
+One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
 
-5. "Behold, God _is_ mighty, but despises _no one;_
-_He is_ mighty in strength of understanding.
+5. "Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one;
+He is mighty in strength of understanding.
 
 6. He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
 But gives justice to the oppressed.
 
 7. He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
-But _they are_ on the throne with kings,
+But they are on the throne with kings,
 For He has seated them forever,
 And they are exalted.
 
-8. And if _they are_ bound in fetters,
+8. And if they are bound in fetters,
 Held in the cords of affliction,
 
 9. Then He tells them their work and their transgressions--
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ That they have acted defiantly.
 10. He also opens their ear to instruction,
 And commands that they turn from iniquity.
 
-11. If they obey and serve _Him,_
+11. If they obey and serve Him,
 They shall spend their days in prosperity,
 And their years in pleasures.
 
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ And they shall die without knowledge.
 They do not cry for help when He binds them.
 
 14. They die in youth,
-And their life _ends_ among the perverted persons.
+And their life ends among the perverted persons.
 
 15. He delivers the poor in their affliction,
 And opens their ears in oppression.
 
 16. "Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress,
-_Into_ a broad place where _there is_ no restraint;
-And what is set on your table _would be_ full of richness.
+Into a broad place where there is no restraint;
+And what is set on your table would be full of richness.
 
 17. But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked;
-Judgment and justice take hold _of you._
+Judgment and justice take hold of you.
 
-18. Because _there is_ wrath, _beware_ lest He take you away with _one_ blow;
-For a large ransom would not help you avoid _it._
+18. Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow;
+For a large ransom would not help you avoid it.
 
 19. Will your riches,
 Or all the mighty forces,
@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ Or who has said, 'You have done wrong'?Elihu Proclaims God's Majesty
 Of which men have sung.
 
 25. Everyone has seen it;
-Man looks on _it_ from afar.
+Man looks on it from afar.
 
-26. "Behold, God _is_ great, and we do not know _Him;_
-Nor can the number of His years _be_ discovered.
+26. "Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him;
+Nor can the number of His years be discovered.
 
 27. For He draws up drops of water,
 Which distill as rain from the mist,
 
 28. Which the clouds drop down
-_And_ pour abundantly on man.
+And pour abundantly on man.
 
-29. Indeed, can _anyone_ understand the spreading of clouds,
+29. Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds,
 The thunder from His canopy?
 
 30. Look, He scatters His light upon it,
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ And covers the depths of the sea.
 31. For by these He judges the peoples;
 He gives food in abundance.
 
-32. He covers _His_ hands with lightning,
+32. He covers His hands with lightning,
 And commands it to strike.
 
 33. His thunder declares it,
-The cattle also, concerning the rising _storm._
+The cattle also, concerning the rising storm.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_37.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 And leaps from its place.
 
 2. Hear attentively the thunder of His voice,
-And the rumbling _that_ comes from His mouth.
+And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
 
 3. He sends it forth under the whole heaven,
 His lightning to the ends of the earth.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
 5. God thunders marvelously with His voice;
 He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
 
-6. For He says to the snow, 'Fall _on_ the earth';
+6. For He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth';
 Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.
 
 7. He seals the hand of every man,
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ That all men may know His work.
 8. The beasts go into dens,
 And remain in their lairs.
 
-9. From the chamber _of the south_ comes the whirlwind,
-And cold from the scattering winds _of the north._
+9. From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind,
+And cold from the scattering winds of the north.
 
 10. By the breath of God ice is given,
 And the broad waters are frozen.
@@ -52,30 +52,30 @@ And causes the light of His cloud to shine?
 16. Do you know how the clouds are balanced,
 Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
 
-17. Why _are_ your garments hot,
-When He quiets the earth by the south _wind?_
+17. Why are your garments hot,
+When He quiets the earth by the south wind?
 
 18. With Him, have you spread out the skies,
 Strong as a cast metal mirror?
 
 19. "Teach us what we should say to Him,
-_For_ we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
+For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
 
-20. Should He be told that I _wish to_ speak?
+20. Should He be told that I wish to speak?
 If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.
 
-21. Even now _men_ cannot look at the light _when it is_ bright in the skies,
+21. Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies,
 When the wind has passed and cleared them.
 
-22. He comes from the north _as_ golden _splendor;_
-With God _is_ awesome majesty.
+22. He comes from the north as golden splendor;
+With God is awesome majesty.
 
-23. _As for_ the Almighty, we cannot find Him;
-_He is_ excellent in power,
-_In_ judgment and abundant justice;
+23. As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him;
+He is excellent in power,
+In judgment and abundant justice;
 He does not oppress.
 
 24. Therefore men fear Him;
-He shows no partiality to any _who are_ wise of heart."
+He shows no partiality to any who are wise of heart."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_38.md

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # Chapter 38
 1. Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
 
-2. "Who _is_ this who darkens counsel
+2. "Who is this who darkens counsel
 By words without knowledge?
 
 3. Now prepare yourself like a man;
 I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
 
 4. "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
-Tell _Me,_ if you have understanding.
+Tell Me, if you have understanding.
 
 5. Who determined its measurements?
 Surely you know!
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Or who laid its cornerstone,
 7. When the morning stars sang together,
 And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
 
-8. "Or _who_ shut in the sea with doors,
-When it burst forth _and_ issued from the womb;
+8. "Or who shut in the sea with doors,
+When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
 
 9. When I made the clouds its garment,
 And thick darkness its swaddling band;
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ And set bars and doors;
 'This far you may come, but no farther,
 And here your proud waves must stop!'
 
-12. "Have you commanded the morning since your days _began,_
-_And_ caused the dawn to know its place,
+12. "Have you commanded the morning since your days began,
+And caused the dawn to know its place,
 
 13. That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
 And the wicked be shaken out of it?
 
-14. It takes on form like clay _under_ a seal,
+14. It takes on form like clay under a seal,
 And stands out like a garment.
 
 15. From the wicked their light is withheld,
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ Or have you walked in search of the depths?
 Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?
 
 18. Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth?
-Tell _Me,_ if you know all this.
+Tell Me, if you know all this.
 
-19. "Where _is_ the way _to_ the dwelling of light?
-And darkness, where _is_ its place,
+19. "Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
+And darkness, where is its place,
 
 20. That you may take it to its territory,
-That you may know the paths _to_ its home?
+That you may know the paths to its home?
 
-21. Do you know _it,_ because you were born then,
-Or _because_ the number of your days _is_ great?
+21. Do you know it, because you were born then,
+Or because the number of your days is great?
 
 22. "Have you entered the treasury of snow,
 Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
 For the day of battle and war?
 
 24. By what way is light diffused,
-_Or_ the east wind scattered over the earth?
+Or the east wind scattered over the earth?
 
-25. "Who has divided a channel for the overflowing _water,_
+25. "Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water,
 Or a path for the thunderbolt,
 
-26. To cause it to rain on a land _where there is_ no one,
-A wilderness in which _there is_ no man;
+26. To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one,
+A wilderness in which there is no man;
 
 27. To satisfy the desolate waste,
 And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Can you set their dominion over the earth?
 That an abundance of water may cover you?
 
 35. Can you send out lightnings, that they may go,
-And say to you, 'Here we _are!_'?
+And say to you, 'Here we are!'?
 
 36. Who has put wisdom in the mind?
 Or who has given understanding to the heart?
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ And the clods cling together?
 39. "Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
 Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
 
-40. When they crouch in _their_ dens,
-_Or_ lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?
+40. When they crouch in their dens,
+Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait?
 
 41. Who provides food for the raven,
 When its young ones cry to God,

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_39.md

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
 # Chapter 39
 1. "Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young?
-_Or_ can you mark when the deer gives birth?
+Or can you mark when the deer gives birth?
 
-2. Can you number the months _that_ they fulfill?
+2. Can you number the months that they fulfill?
 Or do you know the time when they bear young?
 
 3. They bow down,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ And the barren land his dwelling?
 7. He scorns the tumult of the city;
 He does not heed the shouts of the driver.
 
-8. The range of the mountains _is_ his pasture,
+8. The range of the mountains is his pasture,
 And he searches after every green thing.
 
 9. "Will the wild ox be willing to serve you?
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ Will he bed by your manger?
 10. Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?
 Or will he plow the valleys behind you?
 
-11. Will you trust him because his strength _is_ great?
+11. Will you trust him because his strength is great?
 Or will you leave your labor to him?
 
 12. Will you trust him to bring home your grain,
 And gather it to your threshing floor?
 
 13. "The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
-But are her wings and pinions _like the_ kindly stork's?
+But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork's?
 
 14. For she leaves her eggs on the ground,
 And warms them in the dust;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ And warms them in the dust;
 15. She forgets that a foot may crush them,
 Or that a wild beast may break them.
 
-16. She treats her young harshly, as though _they were_ not hers;
+16. She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers;
 Her labor is in vain, without concern,
 
 17. Because God deprived her of wisdom,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Have you clothed his neck with thunder?
 20. Can you frighten him like a locust?
 His majestic snorting strikes terror.
 
-21. He paws in the valley, and rejoices in _his_ strength;
+21. He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
 He gallops into the clash of arms.
 
 22. He mocks at fear, and is not frightened;
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ Nor does he turn back from the sword.
 The glittering spear and javelin.
 
 24. He devours the distance with fierceness and rage;
-Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet _has_ sounded.
+Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.
 
-25. At _the blast of_ the trumpet he says, 'Aha!'
+25. At the blast of the trumpet he says, 'Aha!'
 He smells the battle from afar,
 The thunder of captains and shouting.
 
 26. "Does the hawk fly by your wisdom,
-_And_ spread its wings toward the south?
+And spread its wings toward the south?
 
 27. Does the eagle mount up at your command,
 And make its nest on high?
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
 Its eyes observe from afar.
 
 30. Its young ones suck up blood;
-And where the slain _are,_ there it _is._"
+And where the slain are, there it is."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_40.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Chapter 40
 1. Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said:
 
-2. "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct _Him?_
+2. "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
 He who rebukes God, let him answer it."Job's Response to God
 
 3. Then Job answered the Lord and said:
@@ -25,34 +25,34 @@ Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
 9. Have you an arm like God?
 Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
 
-10. Then adorn yourself _with_ majesty and splendor,
+10. Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
 And array yourself with glory and beauty.
 
 11. Disperse the rage of your wrath;
-Look on everyone _who is_ proud, and humble him.
+Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
 
-12. Look on everyone _who is_ proud, _and_ bring him low;
+12. Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low;
 Tread down the wicked in their place.
 
 13. Hide them in the dust together,
-Bind their faces in hidden _darkness._
+Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
 
 14. Then I will also confess to you
 That your own right hand can save you.
 
-15. "Look now at the behemoth, which I made _along_ with you;
+15. "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you;
 He eats grass like an ox.
 
-16. See now, his strength _is_ in his hips,
-And his power _is_ in his stomach muscles.
+16. See now, his strength is in his hips,
+And his power is in his stomach muscles.
 
 17. He moves his tail like a cedar;
 The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
 
-18. His bones _are like_ beams of bronze,
+18. His bones are like beams of bronze,
 His ribs like bars of iron.
 
-19. He _is_ the first of the ways of God;
+19. He is the first of the ways of God;
 Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
 
 20. Surely the mountains yield food for him,
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ And all the beasts of the field play there.
 21. He lies under the lotus trees,
 In a covert of reeds and marsh.
 
-22. The lotus trees cover him _with_ their shade;
+22. The lotus trees cover him with their shade;
 The willows by the brook surround him.
 
 23. Indeed the river may rage,
-_Yet_ he is not disturbed;
+Yet he is not disturbed;
 He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
 
-24. _Though_ he takes it in his eyes,
-_Or_ one pierces _his_ nose with a snare.
+24. Though he takes it in his eyes,
+Or one pierces his nose with a snare.
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_41.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # Chapter 41
 1. "Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook,
-Or _snare_ his tongue with a line _which_ you lower?
+Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?
 
 2. Can you put a reed through his nose,
 Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ Will he speak softly to you?
 4. Will he make a covenant with you?
 Will you take him as a servant forever?
 
-5. Will you play with him as _with_ a bird,
+5. Will you play with him as with a bird,
 Or will you leash him for your maidens?
 
-6. Will _your_ companions make a banquet of him?
+6. Will your companions make a banquet of him?
 Will they apportion him among the merchants?
 
 7. Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
@@ -25,26 +25,26 @@ Or his head with fishing spears?
 Remember the battle--
 Never do it again!
 
-9. Indeed, _any_ hope of _overcoming_ him is false;
-Shall _one not_ be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
+9. Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;
+Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
 
-10. No one _is so_ fierce that he would dare stir him up.
+10. No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up.
 Who then is able to stand against Me?
 
-11. Who has preceded Me, that I should pay _him?_
+11. Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him?
 Everything under heaven is Mine.
 
 12. "I will not conceal his limbs,
 His mighty power, or his graceful proportions.
 
 13. Who can remove his outer coat?
-Who can approach _him_ with a double bridle?
+Who can approach him with a double bridle?
 
 14. Who can open the doors of his face,
-_With_ his terrible teeth all around?
+With his terrible teeth all around?
 
-15. _His_ rows of scales are _his_ pride,
-Shut up tightly _as with_ a seal;
+15. His rows of scales are his pride,
+Shut up tightly as with a seal;
 
 16. One is so near another
 That no air can come between them;
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ That no air can come between them;
 They stick together and cannot be parted.
 
 18. His sneezings flash forth light,
-And his eyes _are_ like the eyelids of the morning.
+And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
 
 19. Out of his mouth go burning lights;
 Sparks of fire shoot out.
 
 20. Smoke goes out of his nostrils,
-As _from_ a boiling pot and burning rushes.
+As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
 
 21. His breath kindles coals,
 And a flame goes out of his mouth.
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ And sorrow dances before him.
 They are firm on him and cannot be moved.
 
 24. His heart is as hard as stone,
-Even as hard as the lower _millstone._
+Even as hard as the lower millstone.
 
 25. When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;
 Because of his crashings they are beside themselves.
 
-26. _Though_ the sword reaches him, it cannot avail;
+26. Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail;
 Nor does spear, dart, or javelin.
 
 27. He regards iron as straw,
-_And_ bronze as rotten wood.
+And bronze as rotten wood.
 
 28. The arrow cannot make him flee;
 Slingstones become like stubble to him.
@@ -88,19 +88,19 @@ Slingstones become like stubble to him.
 29. Darts are regarded as straw;
 He laughs at the threat of javelins.
 
-30. His undersides _are_ like sharp potsherds;
-He spreads pointed _marks_ in the mire.
+30. His undersides are like sharp potsherds;
+He spreads pointed marks in the mire.
 
 31. He makes the deep boil like a pot;
 He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
 
 32. He leaves a shining wake behind him;
-_One_ would think the deep had white hair.
+One would think the deep had white hair.
 
 33. On earth there is nothing like him,
 Which is made without fear.
 
-34. He beholds every high _thing;_
-He _is_ king over all the children of pride."
+34. He beholds every high thing;
+He is king over all the children of pride."
 
 

NKJV/18_Job/Chapter_42.md

@@ -3,34 +3,34 @@
 1. Then Job answered the Lord and said:
 
 2. "I know that You can do everything,
-And that no purpose _of Yours_ can be withheld from You.
+And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
 
-3. _You asked,_ 'Who _is_ this who hides counsel without knowledge?'
+3. You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?'
 Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
 Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
 
 4. Listen, please, and let me speak;
-_You said,_ 'I will question you, and you shall answer Me.'
+You said, 'I will question you, and you shall answer Me.'
 
 5. "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear,
 But now my eye sees You.
 
-6. Therefore I abhor _myself,_
+6. Therefore I abhor myself,
 And repent in dust and ashes."
 
-7. And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me _what is_ right, as My servant Job _has._
-8. Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you _according to your_ folly; because you have not spoken of Me _what is_ right, as My servant Job _has._"
+7. And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.
+8. Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has."
 
-9. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite _and_ Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had accepted Job.
+9. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had accepted Job.
 10. And the Lord restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
 11. Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold.
 
-12. Now the Lord blessed the latter _days_ of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
+12. Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
 13. He also had seven sons and three daughters.
 14. And he called the name of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch.
-15. In all the land were found no women _so_ beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
+15. In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
 
-16. After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren _for_ four generations.
+16. After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations.
 17. So Job died, old and full of days.