21 He said,

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

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21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[a](A)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(B)
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”(C)

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  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there

10 But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. (A)Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” (B)Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

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10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(A)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)

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  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.

For (A)disaster does not come from the dust,
Nor does trouble sprout from the ground,
For (B)man is born for trouble,
As sparks fly upward.

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For hardship does not spring from the soil,
    nor does trouble sprout from the ground.(A)
Yet man is born to trouble(B)
    as surely as sparks fly upward.

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15 (A)Though He slay me,
I will [a]hope in Him.
Nevertheless I (B)will argue my ways [b]before Him.

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  1. Job 13:15 Lit wait for
  2. Job 13:15 Lit to His face

15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope(A) in him;(B)
    I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.(C)

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  1. Job 13:15 Or He will surely slay me; I have no hope — / yet I will

23 The Almighty—(A)we cannot find Him;
He is (B)exalted in power
And (C)He will not violate (D)justice and abundant righteousness.
24 Therefore people (E)fear Him;
He does not (F)regard any who are wise of heart.”

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23 The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;(A)
    in his justice(B) and great righteousness, he does not oppress.(C)
24 Therefore, people revere him,(D)
    for does he not have regard for all the wise(E) in heart?[a]

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  1. Job 37:24 Or for he does not have regard for any who think they are wise.

Job’s Confession

42 Then Job answered the Lord and said,

“I know that (A)You can do all things,
And that no plan is impossible for You.
‘Who is this who (B)conceals advice without knowledge?’
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things (C)too wonderful for me, which I do not know.
‘Please listen, and I will speak;
I will (D)ask You, and You instruct me.’
I have (E)heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my (F)eye sees You;
Therefore I retract,
And I repent, sitting on dust and ashes.”

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Job

42 Then Job replied to the Lord:

“I know that you can do all things;(A)
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.(B)
You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’(C)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.(D)

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’(E)
My ears had heard of you(F)
    but now my eyes have seen you.(G)
Therefore I despise myself(H)
    and repent(I) in dust and ashes.”(J)

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