Job and His Family

There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil.”

Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited me against him, to destroy him for no good reason.”

For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has happened to me.

fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shake.

You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes.

You will laugh at destruction and hunger and not fear the land’s wild creatures.

A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.

God does not hold back his anger; Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath him!

Then I would speak and not fear him. But that is not the case; I am on my own.

But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before him.

Their homes are secure and free of fear; no rod from God strikes them.

He said to mankind, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.”

because I greatly feared the crowds and because the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside?

Fear of me should not terrify you; no pressure from me should weigh you down.

therefore, men fear him. He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart.

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own, with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing; he does not run from the sword.

He has no equal on earth— a creature devoid of fear!