Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.

there came a messenger unto Job, and said, "While the oxen were a plowing, and the asses going in the pasture beside them,

the Sabeans came in violently, and took them all away: yea, they have slain thy servants with the sword, and I only ran my way, to tell thee."

And while he was yet speaking, there came another, and said, "The fire of God is fallen from heaven, it hath consumed, and burnt up all thy sheep and servants: and I only ran my way, to tell thee."

In the mean season while he was yet speaking, there came another, and said, "The Chaldeans made three armies, and fell upon thy camels, which they have carried away: yea, and slain thy servants with the sword, and I only am gotten away, to tell thee."

While he was speaking, there came yet another, and said, "Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

and suddenly there came a mighty great wind out of the South, and smote the four corners of the house: which fell upon thy children, so that they are dead, and I alone am gotten away, to tell thee."

and said, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn thither again. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; now blessed be the name of the LORD."

It happened also upon a time, that when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan also came among them, and stood before him.

Now when Job's friends heard of all the trouble that happened to him, there came three of them, every one from his own place: namely, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they were agreed together to come, to shew their compassion on him, and to comfort him.

"Alas, why died I not in the birth? Why did not I perish, as soon as I came out of my mother's womb?

"And unto me came the word secretly, and mine ear hath received a little thereof.

Fear came upon me, and dread, and made all my bones to shake.

Confounded are they that put any confidence in them: For when they came to obtain the things that they looked for, they were brought to confusion.

If he came by me, I might not look upon him: if he went his way, I should not perceive it.

His men of war came together, which made their way over me, and besieged my dwelling round about.

They fell upon me, as it had been the breaking in of waters, and came in by heaps to destroy me.

Yet nevertheless, whereas I looked for good, evil happened unto me; and whereas I waited for light, there came darkness.

Meekly and lowly came I in, yea and without any displeasure; I stood up in the congregation, and communed with them.

Out of whose womb came the ice? Who hath gendered the coldness of the air?

And then came there unto him all his brethren, all his sisters, with all them that had been of his acquaintance afore, and ate bread with him in his house: wondering at him, and comforting him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him. Every man gave him a sheep and a Jewel of gold.