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There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
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And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
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And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
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Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
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And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
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Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
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In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
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And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
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So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
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Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
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After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
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And Job spake, and said,
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But Job answered and said,
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Then Job answered and said,
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And Job answered and said,
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Then Job answered and said,
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Then Job answered and said,
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But Job answered and said,
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Then Job answered and said,
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But Job answered and said,
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Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
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So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
