Job 1:1-12 - Job's Character And Greatness

¹ A man as in the land of Uz, Job his name; and that man was blameless and upright, and fearing God, and departing from evil. ² And seven sons and three daughters will be born to him. ³ And his possession will be seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pair of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and service exceedingly much; and that man shall be great above all the sons of the east.

⁴ And his sons went and made a drinking in the house, a man his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and drink with them. ⁵ And it will be that the days of drinking went round, and Job will send and consecrate them, and he rose early in the morning and brought up burnt-offerings for the number of them all: for Job said, Perhaps my sons sinned, and blessed God in their hearts. Thus did Job all the days.

⁶ And the day will be and the sons of God will come to stand before God, and also the adversary will come in the midst of them. ⁷ And Jehovah will say to the adversary, From whence wilt thou come? And the adversary will answer Jehovah, and say, From running to and fro in the earth, and from walking about in it.

⁸ And Jehovah will say to the adversary, Didst thou set thy heart to my servant Job? for none like him in the earth; a man blameless and upright, fearing God and departing from evil.

⁹ And the adversary will answer Yehovah and say, Did Job fear God gratuitously? ¹⁰ Didst thou, not hedge about him and about his house, and about all that is to him from round about? Thou didst bless the work of his hands, and his possession spread abroad in the earth. ¹¹ But send forth now thy band and tough upon all which is to him, if he will not bless thee upon thy face.

¹² And Jehovah will say to the adversary, Behold, all that is to him in thy hand: only upon him thou shalt not send. forth thy hand. And the adversary will go forth from the face of Jehovah.