20 Then Job arose, (A)tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he (B)fell to the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said:

(C)“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord (D)gave, and the Lord has (E)taken away;
(F)Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

22 (G)In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.

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20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe(A) and shaved his head.(B) Then he fell to the ground in worship(C) 21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[a](D)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(E)
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”(F)

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? [a]Curse God and die!”

10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. (A)Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (B)In all this Job did not (C)sin with his lips.

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  1. Job 2:9 Lit. Bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5

His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(A) Curse God and die!”(B)

10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(C)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(D)

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  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.