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Job’s Character and Wealth
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.
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When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send word to them and consecrate them, getting up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.
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The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”
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Then Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
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Satan Allowed to Test Job
Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
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a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys feeding beside them,
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Then Job got up, tore his robe, and shaved his head; then he fell to the ground and worshiped.
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Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he blame God.
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Job Loses His Health
Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
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The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds firm to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
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Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
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And Job took a piece of pottery to scrape himself while he was sitting in the ashes.
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But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
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Now when Job’s three friends heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, they came, each one from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him.
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Job’s Lament
Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
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And Job said,
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Job’s Friends Are No Help
Then Job responded,
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Job’s Life Seems Futile
“Is a person not forced to labor on earth, And are his days not like the days of a hired worker?
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Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Mankind
Then Job responded,
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Job Despairs of God’s Dealings
“I am disgusted with my own life; I will express my complaint freely; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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Zophar Rebukes Job
Then Zophar the Naamathite responded,
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Job Chides His Accusers
Then Job responded,
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Job Speaks of the Power of God
“Wisdom and might are with Him; Advice and understanding belong to Him.
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Job Says His Friends’ Proverbs Are Ashes
“Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.
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Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated
“Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come upon me what may.
