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21 He said,

“Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb,(A)
    and naked shall I go back there.[a]
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
    blessed be the name of the Lord!”

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  1. 1:21 Go back there: to the earth; cf. Gn 2:7; see note on Sir 40:1.

21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[a](A)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(B)
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”(C)

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  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there

10 But he said to her, “You speak as foolish women do. We accept good things from God; should we not accept evil?” Through all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(A)

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10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(A)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.