The holiness, riches, and religious care of Job for his children.

1 ¶ There was² a manº in the landº of Uz,º whose nameº [was] Job;º and that² manº was² perfectº and upright,º and one that fearedº God,º and eschewedºª evil.º² 2 And there were bornºª unto him sevenº sonsº and threeº daughters.º 3 His substanceº also was² sevenº thousandº sheep,º and threeº thousandº camels,º and fiveº hundredº yokeº of oxen,º and fiveº hundredº she asses,º and a veryº greatº household;º so that this² manº was² the greatestº of all²² the menº of the east.º 4 And his sonsº wentºª and feastedººª [in their] houses,º every oneº his day;º and sentºª and calledºª for their threeº sistersº to eatºª and to drinkºª with² them. 5 And it was² so, when² the daysº of [their] feastingº were gone about,ºª that Jobº sentºª and sanctifiedºª them, and rose up earlyºª in the morning,º and offeredºª burnt offeringsº [according] to the numberº of them all:² for² Jobº said,ºª It may beº that my sonsº have sinned,ºª and cursedºª Godº in their hearts.º Thus² didºª Jobº continually.º²

Satan, appearing before God, by calumniation obtaineth leave to tempt Job.

6 ¶ Now there was² a dayº when the sonsº of Godº cameºª to present¹ª themselves² before² the LORD,º and Satanº cameºª also² amongº them. 7 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Satan,º Whenceº² comestºª thou? Then Satanº answeredºª² the LORD,º and said,ºª From going to and froºª² in the earth,º and from walking up and downºª² in it. 8 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Satan,º Hast thou consideredººª² my servantº Job,º that² [there is] none² like him² in the earth,º a perfectº and an uprightº man,º one that fearethº God,º and eschewethºª evil?º² 9 Then Satanº answeredºª² the LORD,º and said,ºª Doth Jobº fearºª Godº for nought?º 10 Hast not² thou² made an hedgeºª about² him, and aboutº his house,º and about² all² that² he hath on every side?º² thou hast blessedºª the workº of his hands,º and his substanceº is increasedºª in the land.º 11 Butº put forthºª thine handº now,² and touchºª all² that² he hath, and² he will curseºª¹ thee to² thy face.º 12 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Satan,º Behold,² all² that² he hath [is] in thy power;º only² upon² himself put not forthºª² thine hand.º So Satanº went forthºª from²² the presenceº of the LORD.º

Understanding of the loss of his goods and children, in his mourning he blesseth God.

13 ¶ And there was² a dayº when his sonsº and his daughtersº [were] eatingºª and drinkingºª wineº in their eldestº brother'sº house:º 14 And there cameºª a messengerº unto² Job,º and said,ºª The oxenº were² plowing,ºª and the assesº feedingºª besideº² them: 15 And the Sabeansº fellºª [upon them], and took them away;ºª yea, they have slainºª the servantsº with the edgeº of the sword;º and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 16 While he² [was] yet² speaking,ºª there cameºª also another,² and said,ºª The fireº of Godº is fallenºª from² heaven,º and hath burned upºª the sheep,º and the servants,º and consumedºª them; and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 17 While he² [was] yet² speaking,ºª there cameºª also another,² and said,ºª The Chaldeansº made² out¹ª threeº bands,º and fellºª upon² the camels,º and have carried them away,ºª yea, and slainºª the servantsº with the edgeº of the sword;º and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 18 While he² [was] yet² speaking,ºª there cameºª also another,² and said,ºª Thy sonsº and thy daughtersº [were] eatingºª and drinkingºª wineº in their eldestº brother'sº house:º 19 And, behold,² there cameºª a greatº windº fromº² the wilderness,º and smoteºª the fourº cornersº of the house,º and it fellºª upon² the young men,º and they are dead;ºª and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 20 Then Jobº arose,ºª and rentºª² his mantle,º and shavedºª² his head,º and fell downºª upon the ground,º and worshipped,ºª 21 And said,ºª Nakedº came I outºª of my mother's¹ womb,º²² and nakedº shall I returnºª thither:² the LORDº gave,ºª and the LORDº hath taken away;ºª blessedºª be² the nameº of the LORD.º 22 In all² this² Jobº sinnedºª not,² nor² chargedºª Godº foolishly.º