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And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceedingly great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.

And his sons went, and made a feast by houses, every one in his day. And sending, they called their three sisters, to eat and drink with them.

Hast thou not made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth?

Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

Now upon a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother,

Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

In all these things Job sinned not by his lips, nor spoke he any foolish thing against God.

And it came to pass, when on a certain day the sons of God came, and stood before the Lord, and Satan came amongst them, and stood in his sight,

And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I should afflict him without cause.

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

But put forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then thou shalt see that he will bless thee to thy face.

And the Lord said to Satan: Behold, he is in thy hand, but yet save his life.

So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head:

And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die.

And he said to her: Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women: If we have received good things at the hand of God, why should we not receive evil? In all these things Job did not sin with his lips.

Now when Job’s three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz, the Themanite, and Baldad, the Suhite, and Sophar, the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, and comfort him.

And they sat with him on the ground seven day and seven nights and no man spoke to him a word: for they saw that his grief was very great.

After this, Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,

The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.

Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.