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20 Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped; 21 and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah. 22 In all this Job sinned not, nor [a]charged God foolishly.

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  1. Job 1:22 Or, attributed folly to God

20 Then[a] Job arose and tore his outer garment[b] and shaved his head; then[c] he fell upon the ground and he worshiped. 21 Then[d] he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed.” 22 In all this, Job did not sin and did not charge God with wrongdoing.[e]

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  1. Job 1:20 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 1:20 Or “robe”
  3. Job 1:20 Hebrew “and”
  4. Job 1:21 Hebrew “And”
  5. Job 1:22 Literally “give unseemliness to God”