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And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

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 renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

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;

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.

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 children of the east.

that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;

and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

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.

Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Hast not thou made a 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.

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 turned away from evil.

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

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.

But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;

He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:

They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:

At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.

And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.

He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was' silence, and I heard a voice, saying',

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Remember, I pray thee, who `ever' perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.

Is not thy fear of God' thy confidence, And' the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.

Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,

But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.

By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

Then Job answered and said,

My soul refuseth to touch `them'; They are as loathsome food to me.

Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grant `me' the thing that I long for!

Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up: The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away;

Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient?

Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?

And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

Which are black by reason of the ice, `And' wherein the snow hideth itself:

To him that is ready to faint kindness `should be showed' from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

The caravans `that travel' by the way of them turn aside; They go up into the waste, and perish.

The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them.

They were put to shame because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

For now ye are nothing; Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?