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But indeed put out Your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face.

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but preserve his life.

And Satan went out from before the face of Jehovah. And he struck Job with bad burning ulcers from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.

And his wife said to him, Are you still holding fast to your integrity? Bless God and die!

But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish ones speak. Also, shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that had come on him. And they each one came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite; Bildad the Shuhite; and Zophar the Naamathite. And theyhad met together to come to lament withhim, and to comfort him.

And when they lifted up their eyes from a distance and did not recognize him, they lifted up their voice and wept then. And each one tore his robe. And they sprinkled dust on their heads toward the heavens.

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

After this Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.

the small and the great, he is there, and the slave free from his master.

They perish from the breath of God, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.

Is man more righteous than God? Or a strong man be purer than his Maker?

Behold, He puts no trust in His servants; and He charges His angels with folly!

I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.

His sons are far from safety; yea, they are crushed in the gate; nor is there any deliverer.

The hungry eat his harvest, and take him to the thorns, and the snare snuffs up their wealth.

For He wounds, and He binds up. He shatters, and His hands heal.

Does the wild ass bray over tender grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?

and God would be willing and crush me; let loose His hand and cut me off?

To the faint, mercy is due from his friend; for he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.