Job 1

There was a man in the land of ^aUz, whose name was ^bJob; and that man was ^cperfect and upright, and one that ^dfeared God, and ^eeschewed evil. ²And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. ³His 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. ⁴And his sons went and ^ffeasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and ^gcalled for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. ⁵And 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 ^hoffered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and ⁱcursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

⁶Now ^jthere was a day when ^kthe sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. ⁷And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, ^lFrom going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. ⁸And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, ^ma perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? ⁹Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? ¹⁰Hast not thou ⁿmade a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? ^othou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance ^pis increased in the land. ^11qBut put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee ^rto thy face. ¹²And 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.

¹³And ^jthere was a day ^swhen his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: ¹⁴and there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: ¹⁵and ^tthe 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. ¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burnt up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. ¹⁷While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, ^uThe Chaldeans made out ^vthree ^wbands, 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. ¹⁸While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, ^xThy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house: ¹⁹and behold, there came a great wind from ^ythe 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. ²⁰Then Job ^zarose, and ^arent his mantle, and ^bshaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, ²¹and said,

^cNaked came I out of my mother’s womb,

And naked shall I return thither:

The ^dLord ^egave, and the Lord hath taken away;

^fBlessed be the name of the Lord.

^22gIn all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

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