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Job

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. 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. 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? 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. 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.