The Book of Job illustrations by William Blake

The Speech of Elihu by William Blake, from the illustrations of the Book of Job, 1825. Captions read: 'For God speaketh once yea twice and Man perceiveth it not'; 'That he may withdraw Man from his purpose If there be with him an Interpreter One among a Thousand'; 'In a Dream in a Vision of the Night in deep Slumberings upon the bed. Then he openeth the ears of Men and sealeth their instruction'; 'then he is gracious unto him and saith Deliver him from going down to the Pit. I have found a ransom'; 'For his eyes are upon the ways of Man and he observeth all his goings'; 'I am Young and ye are very Old wherefore I was afraid'; 'Lo all these things worketh God oftentimes with Man to bring back his Soul from the pit to be enlightened with the light of the living'; 'Look upon the heavens and behold the clouds which are higher than thee'; 'If thou sinnest what does thou against him, and thou be righteous what givest them unto him'. English poet, painter and printmaker: 28 November 1757-12 August 1827. The Engraved Designs of William Blake, by Laurence Binyon. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1926.