12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.

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Your beginnings will seem humble,
    so prosperous(A) will your future be.(B)

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The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
    and patience(A) is better than pride.

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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13 Our barns will be filled(A)
    with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
    by tens of thousands in our fields;
14     our oxen(B) will draw heavy loads.[a]
There will be no breaching of walls,(C)
    no going into captivity,
    no cry of distress in our streets.(D)
15 Blessed is the people(E) of whom this is true;
    blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:14 Or our chieftains will be firmly established

38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(A)
    and he did not let their herds diminish.(B)

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35 The Lord has blessed(A) my master abundantly,(B) and he has become wealthy.(C) He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.(D)

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and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(A) and had a large number of servants.(B) He was the greatest man(C) among all the people of the East.(D)

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12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold,(A) because the Lord blessed him.(B) 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.(C) 14 He had so many flocks and herds and servants(D) that the Philistines envied him.(E)

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17 Command those who are rich(A) in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth,(B) which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God,(C) who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(D)

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16 He gave you manna(A) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(B) to humble and test(C) you so that in the end it might go well with you.

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11 As you know, we count as blessed(A) those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance(B) and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.(C) The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.(D)

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