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1 There was a man in the land of Uz, called Job. And this man was an upright and just man, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
2 And he had seven sons and three daughters.
3 Also, the number of his livestock were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels and five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred female donkeys. And his family was very great, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East.
4 And his sons went and banqueted in their houses, each on his day, and sent and called their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 And when the days of their banqueting had completed their cycle, 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 thought, “It may be that my sons have sinned and blasphemed God in their hearts.” Thus did Job every day.
6 Now, on a day when the children of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan also came among them.
7 Then the LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” And Satan answered the LORD, saying, “From going to and fro on the Earth. And from walking in it.”
8 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you not considered My servant, Job, how no one is like him on the Earth, an upright and just man, one who fears God and turns away from evil?”
9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?”
10 “Haven’t You made a hedge around him and around his house and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands. And his possessions have increased in the land.
11 “But now, stretch out Your Hand and touch all that he has, to see if he will not blaspheme You to Your Face.”
12 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Lo, all that he has is in your hand. Only, you shall not stretch out your hand upon him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the LORD.
13 And on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,
14 there came a messenger to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding in their places,
15 “and the Sabeans came violently and took them. Indeed, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword. But only I have escaped, alone, to tell you.”
16 And while he was still speaking, another came, and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky and has burnt up the sheep and the servants and devoured them. But only I have escaped, alone, to tell you.”
17 And while he was still speaking, another came, and said, “The Chaldeans appointed three bands and attacked the camels, and have taken them, and have killed the servants with the edge of the sword. But only I have escaped, alone, to tell you.”
18 And while he was still speaking, another came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,
19 “and behold, there came a great wind from beyond the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, which fell upon the children and they are dead. And only I have escaped, alone, to tell you.”
20 Then Job arose and tore his garment and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped,
21 and said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The LORD has given. And the LORD has taken it. Blessed be the Name of the LORD.”
22 In all this, Job did not sin or blame God foolishly.
2 And one day, the children of God came and stood before the LORD. And Satan also came among them and stood before the LORD.
2 Then the LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” And Satan answered the LORD, and said, “From going to and fro on the Earth, and from walking in it.”
3 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you not considered My servant, Job, how no one is like him on the Earth, an upright and just man, one who fears God and turns away from evil? For he still continues in his uprightness, although you moved Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”
4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, “Skin for skin! And all that a man has, he will give for his life.
5 “But now, stretch out Your Hand and touch his bones and his flesh, to see if he will not blaspheme You to Your Face.”
6 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Lo, he is in your hand. But preserve his life.”
7 So Satan departed from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful boils, from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself. And he sat down among the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still continue in your uprightness? Blaspheme God and die!”
10 But he said to her, “You speak like a foolish woman. What? Shall we receive good from the Hand of God, and not receive misery?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
11 Now, when Job’s three friends heard of all this calamity that had come upon him, they came, everyone from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had agreed together to come to lament with him, and to comfort him.
12 So, when they lifted up their eyes from far off, they did not know him. Therefore, they lifted up their voices and wept. And every one of them tore his garment and sprinkled dust upon his head, toward the sky.
13 So they sat by him, upon the ground, for seven days and seven nights. And no one spoke a word to him. For they saw that the grief was very great.
3 Afterward, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2 And Job cried out, and said,
3 “Let the day on which I was born perish, and the night when it was said, ‘There is a male child conceived.’
4 “Let that day be darkness. Do not let God seek it from above or let the light shine upon it.
5 “Let darkness, and the shadow of death, stain it. Let the cloud remain upon it. And let them make it fearful, as a bitter day.
6 “Let darkness possess that night. Do not let it be joined to the days of the year or let it come into the count of the months.
7 “Yea, let that night be desolate! And let no joy be in it!
8 “Let those who curse the day, curse it (being ready to renew their mourning).
9 “Let the stars of that twilight be dim through the darkness of it. Let it look for light but have none. Nor let it see the dawning of the day,
10 “because it did not shut up the doors of my mother’s womb or hide sorrow from my eyes.
11 “Why did I not die at birth? Or why did I not die when I came out of the womb?
12 “Why did the knees prevent me? And why did I suck the breasts?
13 “For I would now have lain down and been quiet. I would have slept then, and been at rest
14 “with the kings and counselors of the Earth, who have built themselves desolate places,
15 “or with the princes who had gold and have filled their houses with silver.
16 “Or, why was I not hidden, as a stillborn birth, or as infants who have not seen the light?
17 “There the wicked have ceased from tyranny. And there those who labored valiantly are at rest.
18 “The prisoners rest together, not hearing the voice of the oppressor.
19 “The small and great are there. And the servant is free from his master.
20 “Why is the light given to him who is in misery, and life to those who have heavy hearts,
21 “who long for death? And if it does not come, they will search for it even more than treasures,
22 “who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they can find the grave.
23 “Why is the light given to the man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?
24 “For my sighing comes before I eat. And my roarings are poured out like the water.
25 “For the thing I feared has come upon me. And the thing that I was afraid of has come to me.
26 “I had no peace. Nor had I quietness. Nor had I rest. Yet trouble has come.”
14 Pursue love, and desire spiritual things, more so that you may prophesy.
2 For the one who speaks in a tongue, speaks not to man, but to God. For no one hears. But in the spirit he speaks secret things.
3 But the one who prophesies, speaks to man for edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4 The one who speaks in a tongue, edifies himself. But the one who prophesies, edifies the Church.
5 Now, I would prefer that you all spoke in tongues, even more so that you prophesied. For greater is the one who prophesies than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the Church may receive edification.
6 And now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what shall I benefit you, unless I speak to you by either revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7 Just as things without life give a sound, whether a pipe or a harp, how shall it be known what is piped or harped unless a distinction is made between the sounds?
8 And also if the trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to battle?
9 So likewise you, by the tongue, unless you utter words that are understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? For you shall speak into the air.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them without significance.
11 Unless, then, I know the miraculous power of the voice, I shall be to him who speaks a Barbarian, and he who speaks, shall be to me a Barbarian.
12 Even so, since you covet spiritual things, seek that you may excel at the edifying of the Church.
13 Therefore, let him who speaks a tongue, pray that he may interpret.
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is without fruit.
15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit. but I will sing with the understanding also.
16 Or else, when you bless with the spirit, how shall the one who fills the place of the unlearned say, ‘Amen’, at your giving of thanks, seeing he does not know what you say?
17 For truly you give thanks well, but the other is not edified.
12 The wicked practices against the just and gnashes his teeth against him.
13 The LORD shall laugh him to scorn; for He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn their sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as are of upright conversation.
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart; and their bows shall be broken.
16 A small thing to the just man is better than great riches to the wicked and mighty.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholds the just men.
18 The LORD knows the days of upright men; and their inheritance shall be perpetual.
19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of famine they shall have enough.
20 But the wicked shall perish; and the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed as the fat of lambs. With the smoke, they shall vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows and does not pay again. But the righteous is merciful and gives.
22 For such as are blessed shall inherit the land. And those who are cursed by Him shall be cut off.
23 The paths of man are directed by the LORD; for He loves his way.
24 Though he falls, he shall not be cast off; for the LORD upholds his hand.
25 I have been young and am old. Yet I never saw the righteous forsaken, nor His seed begging bread.
26 He is ever merciful and lends, and His seed enjoys the blessing.
27 Flee from evil and do good, and dwell forever.
28 For the LORD loves judgment and does not forsake His saints. They shall be preserved forevermore. But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous men shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.
25 The desire of the slothful slays him; for his hands refuse to work.
26 He always covets greedily. But the righteous gives and does not spare.
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