Job:1-2
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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 LORD ,
and Satan came also among them .
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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 .
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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 ?
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Then Satan answered the LORD ,
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 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 .
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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 LORD gave ,
and the LORD hath taken away ;
blessed be the name of the LORD .
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In all this Job sinned not ,
nor charged God foolishly .
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Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD ,
and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD .
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And the LORD said unto Satan ,
From whence comest thou ?
And Satan answered the LORD ,
and said ,
From going to and fro in the earth ,
and from walking up and down in it .
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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 ?
and still he holdeth fast his integrity ,
although thou movedst me against him ,
to destroy him without cause .
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And Satan answered the LORD ,
and said ,
Skin for skin ,
yea ,
all that a man hath will he give for his life .
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But put forth thine hand now ,
and touch his bone and his flesh ,
and he will curse thee to thy face .
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And the LORD said unto Satan ,
Behold ,
he is in thine hand ;
but save his life .
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So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD ,
and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown .
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And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal ;
and he sat down among the ashes .
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Then said his wife unto him ,
Dost thou still retain thine integrity ?
curse God ,
and die .
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But he said unto her ,
Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh .
What ?
shall we receive good at the hand of God ,
and shall we not receive evil ?
In all this did not Job sin with his lips .
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Now when Job '
s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him ,
they came every one from his own place ;
Eliphaz the Temanite ,
and Bildad the Shuhite ,
and Zophar the Naamathite :
for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him .
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And when they lifted up their eyes afar off ,
and knew him not ,
they lifted up their voice ,
and wept ;
and they rent every one his mantle ,
and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven .
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So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights ,
and none spake a word unto him :
for they saw that his grief was very great .
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After this opened Job his mouth ,
and cursed his day .