Job 1:20-22
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Job 1:21 Or will return there
Job 1:20-22
International Standard Version
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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