Job:1
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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 tso #
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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 mishteh #
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 brothers 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 tso #
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and the servants na #
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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 ro #
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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 brothers 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 na #
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and they are dead ;
and I only am escaped alone to tell thee .
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Then Job arose ,
and rent his mantle m @#
iyl #,
and shaved his head ro #
sh #,
and fell down upon the ground ,
and worshipped ,
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And said ,
Naked came I out of my mothers 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 .