Job Lies Sleepless Waiting for Dawn

Prompt

Job 7: Job cries that wearisome nights are appointed to him: when I lie down I say, when shall I arise and the night be gone? I am full of tossings to and fro until the dawning of the day. Job lies large and central on a rough straw mat on the ground outside, propped on one elbow in torn sackcloth with sores on his arms, sleepless and haggard, staring toward the horizon where the first pale gold of dawn is breaking into a deep blue sky; a thin worn blanket is twisted around his legs and a small clay lamp has burned out beside him. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.