Job 1
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There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name was Job; and than man was
true, blameless, righteous, and godly, abstaining from everything evil.
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And he had seven sons and three daughters.
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And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred
yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great Lit. ministry household, and he had a great husbandry
on the earth; and that man was most noble
of the men of the east.
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And his sons visiting one another prepared a banquet every day, taking with them also
their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
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And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and purified them, having
risen up in the morning, and offered sacrifices for them, according to their number,
and one calf for Gr. sin a sin-offering for their souls: for Job said, Lest peradventure my sons have thought
evil in their minds against God. Thus, then Job did continually.
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And it came to pass on a day, that behold, the angels of God came to stand before
the Lord, and the devil came with them.
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And the Lord said to the devil, Whence are you come? And the devil answered the Lord,
and said, I am come from compassing the earth, and walking up and down in Gr. the earth under heaven the world.
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And the Lord said to him, Have you diligently considered my servant Job, that there
is none like him on the earth, a man blameless, true, godly, abstaining from everything
evil?
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Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
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Have you not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions
round about? and have you not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle
upon the land?
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But put forth your hand, and touch all that he has: truly he will bless you to your
face.
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Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into your hand all that he has, but
touch not himself. So the devil went out from the presence of the Lord.
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And it came to pass on a certain day, that Job’s sons and his daughters were drinking
wine in the house of their elder brother.
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And, behold, there came a messenger to Job, and said to him, The yokes of oxen were
ploughing, and the she-asses were feeding near them;
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and the spoilers came and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword;
and I having escaped alone am come to tell you.
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While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, Fire has
fallen from heaven, and burnt up the sheep, and devoured the shepherds like wise;
and I having escaped alone am come to tell you.
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While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen
formed three companies against us, and surrounded the camels, and took them for a
prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I only escaped, and am come to tell
you.
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While he is yet speaking, another messenger comes, saying to Job, While your sons
and your daughters were eating and drinking with their elder brother,
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suddenly a great wind came on from the desert, and Gr. touched caught the four corners of the house, and the house fell upon
your children, and
they are dead; and I have escaped alone, and am come to tell you.
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So Job arose, and rent his garments, and shaved the hair of his head, and fell on
the earth, and worshiped,
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and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return
there; the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has
it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.
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In all these events that befell him Job sinned not at all before the Lord, and did
not impute folly to God.