Job
Chapter 1
1: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect andupright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
2: And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
3: His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great househ ......More in This Job Book
Job
Chapter 2
1: Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
2: And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3: And the LORD said unto Satan, Ha ......More in This Job Book
Job
Chapter 3
1: After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
2: And Job spake, and said,
3: Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4: Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
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Job
Chapter 4
1: Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2: If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3: Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4: Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble kn ......More in This Job Book
Job
Chapter 5
1: Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thouturn?
2: For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
3: I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4: His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither ......More in This Job Book
Job
Chapter 6
1: But Job answered and said,
2: Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balancestogether!
3: For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.
4: For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of G ......More in This Job Book
Job
Chapter 7
1: Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of anhireling?
2: As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
3: So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4: When I lie down, I say, W ......More in This Job Book
Job
Chapter 8
1: Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2: How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
3: Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4: If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
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Job
Chapter 9
1: Then Job answered and said,
2: I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3: If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4: He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
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Job
Chapter 10
1: My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in thebitterness of my soul.
2: I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
3: Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
