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Mordecai the Jew was second in importance to King Xerxes. He was the most important man among the Jews. His fellow Jews respected him very much, because he worked hard for the good of his people and brought peace to all the Jews.

The day after each of these parties, Job got up early in the morning, sent for his children, and offered a burnt offering for each of them. He thought, "Maybe my children were careless and sinned against God at their party." Job always did this so that his children would be forgiven of their sins.

You always protect him, his family, and everything he has. You have blessed him and made him successful in everything he does. He is so wealthy that his herds and flocks are all over the country.

When Job heard this, he got up, tore his clothes, and shaved his head to show his sadness. Then he fell to the ground to bow down before God

I swear, if you attack his flesh and bones, he will curse you to your face!"

So Satan left the meeting with the Lord and gave Job painful sores all over his body, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

Job sat on the pile of ashes where he was mourning and used a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

His wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your faith? Why don't you just curse God and die!"

But his friends didn't even recognize him when they first saw him in the distance! They began to cry loudly. They tore their clothes and threw dirt in the air over their heads to show how sad they were.

Then Job opened his mouth and cursed the day he was born.

Everyone—from the greatest to the least important—will be there, and even the slave is free from his master.

They lost the breath God gave them. They were cut off from his breath of life.

Look, God cannot even trust his heavenly servants. He sees faults even in his angels.

A fool's anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.

There was no one to help his children. No one defended them in court.

Hungry people ate all his crops, even the grain growing among the thorns, and greedy people took all he had.

People cannot understand the wonderful things God does. His miracles are too many to count.

God might injure you, but he will bandage those wounds. He might hurt you, but his hands also heal.

God All-Powerful has shot me with his arrows. My spirit feels their poison! God's terrible weapons are lined up against me.

God will not hold back his anger. Even Rahab's helpers are afraid of him.