The Book of Job: Part 1: The Oldest Lesson in the World, Part 2: A Rhythmical Translation, with the Structure; and Brief, Explanatory, and Critical Notes

It’s notoriously difficult for translators to capture the cadence of Hebrew poetry in English. In his version of Job, E. W. Bullinger rendered the poem in ten-syllable lines, hoping to convey the stately rhythm and weighty language of the original. His metrical take is accompanied by a commentary that relates Job’s plight to “the oldest lesson in the world”—how man can be just with God. Bullinger’s single-minded focus brings clarity to a book that is often clouded by theological obscurity.