20 Then Job got up, (A)tore his robe, and shaved his head; then he fell to the ground and worshiped. 21 He said,

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

22 (D)Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he [a]blame God.

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Notas al pie

  1. Job 1:22 Lit ascribe unseemliness to

Job Blesses God Despite the Catastrophe

20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, shaved his head, fell to the ground, bowed very low, 21 and exclaimed:

“I left my mother’s womb naked,
    and I will return to God naked.
The Lord has given,
    and the Lord has taken.
        May the name of the Lord be blessed.”

22 Job neither sinned nor charged God with wrongdoing in all of this.

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