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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.
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And there were born unto him seven sons and three
daughters.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the L
ORD
, and
Satan came also among them.
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And the L
ORD
said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan
answered the L
ORD
, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down
in it.
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And the L
ORD
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?
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Then
Satan answered the L
ORD
, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
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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.
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But put forth thine hand now, and touch
all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
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And the L
ORD
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 L
ORD
.
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And there was a day when his sons and his daughters
were
eating and drinking wine in their
eldest brother’s house:
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And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing,
and the asses feeding beside them:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and
fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
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And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb,
and naked shall I return thither: the L
ORD
gave, and the L
ORD
hath taken away; blessed be the name
of the L
ORD
.
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In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
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