(A)The Lord makes poor and rich;
(B)He brings low, He also exalts.
(C)He raises the poor from the dust,
(D)He lifts the needy from the ash heap
(E)To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
(F)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)
He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
    and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)

“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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

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

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

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Footnotes

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