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A piece or fragment of a broken pot. Job ii. 8.

ior. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord. Job i. 6

devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim. The old lion perisheth for lack of prey. Job iv. ii. Already sees herself the monster's prey. Dryden.

ill put enmity between thee and the woman. Gen. iii. 15. He put no trust in his servants. Job iv. 18. When God into the hands of their deliverer Puts invincible might. Milton. In the mean time other measures were put in operation. Sparks.

Arranged; plotted; -- in a bad sense; as, a put-up job. [Colloq.]

r the like; to awaken; to arouse. They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. Job xiv. 12.

More readily or willingly; preferably. My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life. Job vii. 15.

f those places that refer to the shutting and opening the abyss, I take notice of that in Job. Bp. Burnet.

after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth. Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate did at the same time afflict and encourage him. Atterbury.

; to think; to reckon. Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight Job xviii. 3. The king your father was reputed for A prince most prudent. Shak.

st thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble Job xxxviii. 22,23. Reserve your kind looks and language for private hours. Swift.

To withhold; to forbear. Thou restrained prayer before God. Job. xv. 4.

oads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [Western U.S.]

Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned. What ye know, the same do I know. Job. xiii. 2. Do but think how well the same he spends, Who spends his blood his country to relieve. Daniel.

hades; overspread with shade; causing shade. The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl. 22. And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden.

The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet.

-- Skin of the teeth, nothing, or next to nothing; the least possible hold or advantage. Job xix. 20. -- Skin wool, wool taken from dead sheep.

A slovenly farmer; a jobbing tailor. [Prov. Eng.]

full of people. Lam. i. 1. Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. Job iii. 7.

An object of derision; a laughingstock. And now am I their song. yea, I am their byword. Job xxx. 9.