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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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:22 Lit ascribe unseemliness to

20 Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell upon the ground, and worshiped. 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.

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