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Remember them, O my God, because they haue defiled the Priesthood, and the couenant of the Priesthood, and of the Leuites.

And for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Iob, and that man was perfect and vpright, and one that feared God, and eschewed euill.

And it was so, when the dayes of their feasting were gone about, that Iob sent and sanctified them, and rose vp early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: For Iob said, It may be that my sonnes haue sinned, and cursed God in their hearts: Thus did Iob continually.

Now there was a day, when the sons of God came to present themselues before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

And the Lord sayd vnto Satan, Hast thou considered my seruant Iob, that there is none like him in the earth? A perfect and an vpright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill?

Then Satan answered ye Lord, and sayd, Doeth Iob feare God for nought?

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heauen, and hath burnt vp the sheepe, and the seruants, and consumed them, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

In all this Iob sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

Againe there was a day when the sonnes of God came to present themselues before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himselfe before the Lord.

And the Lord said vnto Satan, Hast thou considered my seruant Iob, that there is none like him in the earth; a perfect and an vpright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill? and still hee holdeth fast his integritie, although thou moouedst mee against him, to destroy him without cause.

Then saide his wife vnto him, Doest thou still reteine thine integritie? Curse God, and die.

But he said vnto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh; what? shall wee receiue good at the hand of God, and shall wee not receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his lippes.

Let that day bee darkenesse, let not God regard it from aboue, neither let the light shine vpon it.

Why is light giuen to a man, whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Shall mortall man be more iust then God? shall a man bee more pure then his maker?

I would seeke vnto God, and vnto God would I commit my cause:

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almightie.

For the arrowes of the Almightie are within me, the poyson whereof drinketh vp my spirit: the terrors of God doe set themselues in aray against mee.