There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Job did so continually.

Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil."

Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?

that there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause."

So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.

But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.

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Job again took up his parable, and said,

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let briars grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.

Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.

Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.

"However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.

Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.

For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:

What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,

'Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.'

I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge."

"Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

Moreover Yahweh answered Job,

Then Job answered Yahweh,

Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

Then Job answered Yahweh,

It was so, that after Yahweh had spoken these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.

Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has."

So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, to four generations.

So Job died, being old and full of days. BOOK I