THE
BOOK OF JOB
Job Chapter 1
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¶ There was a man in the
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And he had fathered seven sons and three daughters.
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He also possessed seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred
yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and many servants; so this man was
the greatest among all the men of the east.
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¶ And his sons used to go and feast at one
another’s homes, each on his day; and sent an invitation to their three sisters
to eat and to drink with them.
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And when their days of feasting were finished, Job sent for them to sanctify
them, and got up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings for each of
them: for Job thought, my sons may have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.
Job regularly did this.
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¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to
present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
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And the LORD said to Satan, Where have you come from? Then Satan answered the
LORD, and said, From going through the earth, and
traveling back and forth on it.
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And the LORD said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there
is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears
God, and shuns evil?
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Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Does Job fear
God for nothing?
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Have you not placed a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all
that he has on every side? you have blessed everything
he does, and his flocks and herds have spread out over the land.
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But now put out your hand, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to
your face.
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And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your power;
but do not touch the man himself. So Satan left the presence of the LORD.
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¶ And there was a day when Job’s sons and his
daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest
brother:
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And a messenger came to Job, and said, The oxen were
plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them:
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And the Sabeans swooped down, driving them away; and killing the servants with
the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.
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While he was yet speaking, another came, and said, The
fire from God has fallen from heaven, and has burned up the sheep, and the
servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you.
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While he was yet speaking, another came, and said, The Chaldeans divided
into three bands, and fell upon the camels, driving them away, and killing the
servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.
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While he was yet speaking, another came, and said, Your
sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother’s house:
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And, behold, a great wind came from the desert, and struck the four corners of
the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead; and I alone have
escaped to tell you.
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¶ Then Job got up, and tore his garment, and shaved his head, and fell down
upon the ground, and worshipped,
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And said, I came out of my mother’s womb naked, and I
will depart from this world naked: the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken
away; may the name of the LORD be praised.
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In all this Job did not sin, or accuse God foolishly.