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Job Loses his Health

And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.

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Satan Attacks Job’s 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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And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”

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And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

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And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.”

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And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;

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Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.

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but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!

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But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.”

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And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

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And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”

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And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

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So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

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And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

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And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.

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And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.

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Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.”

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But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

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But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”a In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

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Job's Three Friends

And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

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Job’s Three Friends

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him.

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And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.

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And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven.

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And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.

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And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.

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Job 2

Job 2