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1 There was a man in the land
of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one
that feared God, and eschewed evil.
2 And there were born unto him seven sons
and three daughters.
3 His substance also was seven thousand
sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five
hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest
of all the men of the east.
4 And his sons went and
feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their
three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 And it was so, when the days of their
feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early
in the morning, and offered 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 did Job continually.
6 Now there was a day when
the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also
among them.
7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence
comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in
the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou
considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a
perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said,
Doth Job fear God for nought?
10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him,
and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed
the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch
all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold,
all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine
hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
13 And there was a day when
his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother’s house:
14 And there came a messenger unto Job,
and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
15 And the Sabeans fell upon them,
and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the
sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
16 While he was yet speaking, there
came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath
burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped
alone to tell thee.
17 While he was yet speaking, there
came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon
the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the
edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
18 While he was yet speaking, there
came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and
drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
19 And, behold, there came a great wind
from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon
the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
20 Then Job arose, and rent
his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s
womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken
away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged
God foolishly.
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