Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

fear and trembling came over me
and made all my bones shake.

A wind passed by me,
and I shuddered with fear.

You will be safe from slander
and not fear destruction when it comes.

You will laugh at destruction and hunger
and not fear the animals of the earth.

A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends,
even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.

God does not hold back His anger;
Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath Him!

Then I would speak and not fear Him.
But that is not the case; I am on my own.

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You will lie down without fear,
and many will seek your favor.

But you even undermine the fear of God
and hinder meditation before Him.

Their homes are secure and free of fear;
no rod from God strikes them.

He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”

Fear of me should not terrify you;
the pressure I exert against you will be light.

Therefore, men fear Him.
He does not look favorably on any who are wise in heart.

She treats her young harshly, as if they were not her own,
with no fear that her labor may have been in vain.

He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing;
he does not run from the sword.

He has no equal on earth—
a creature devoid of fear!