| Chapter 1 |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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. |
