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Job and His Family

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

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Prologue

In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F)

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The Lord said to the accuser,[a] “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.8 Heb the satan

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?(A) There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God(B) and shuns evil.”(C)

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17 For he crushes me with a tempest
    and multiplies my wounds without cause;(A)

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17 He would crush me(A) with a storm(B)
    and multiply(C) my wounds for no reason.(D)

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Far be it from me to say that you are right;
    until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.(A)

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I will never admit you are in the right;
    till I die, I will not deny my integrity.(A)

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I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
    my heart will not reproach me as long as I live.(A)

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I will maintain my innocence(A) and never let go of it;
    my conscience(B) will not reproach me as long as I live.(C)

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