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sumed them; and I only am escaped alone | and an upright man, one that feareth to tell thee. God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and 12 fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

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

19 And, behold, there came a great wind 13 from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

20 Then Job arose, and rent his "mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

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21 And said, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

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22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

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9 Then said his wife unto him, 'Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

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11 ¶ Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the "Temanite, and Bildad the "Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him, and to comfort him.

12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and one his mantle, and "sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

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13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

1 Heb. to swallow him up.

h ch. 1. 12. 2 Or, only. 27.30. Matt. 11. 21.

12. James 5. 10. 11.

z Eph. 5. 20. 1 Thess. 5. 18.

y Matt. 20. 15. a ch. 2. 10.

b ch. 1. 7.

c ch. 1. 1, 8.

d ch. 27. 5, 6.

u Neh. 9. 1.

CHAP. II-a ch. 1. 6.

r Gen. 36. 11. Jer. 49. 7.

e ch. 9. 17. f ch. 1. 11. i Is. 1. 6. k 2 Sam. 13. 19. m ver. 3.

1 ch. 21. 15.

0 ch. 1. 22.

8 Gen. 25. 2. Lam. 2. 10. Ez. 27. 30.

p Ps. 39. 1.

g ch 19. 20.

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n ch. 1. 21. Rom. 12

q Prov. 17. 17.

t ch. 42. 11. Rora 12. 15.

x Gen. 50. 10.

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5 Let darkness and the shadow of death 2 stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

7 Lo, let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein.

8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. 9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

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11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

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17 There the wicked cease from troul and there the weary be at rest. 18 There the prisoners rest toge h they hear not the voice of the oppres 19 The small and great are there; the servant is free from his master. 20 Wherefore is light given to him t in misery, and life unto the bitter in so 21 Which long for death, but it not; and dig for it more than for hid

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22 Which rejoice exceedingly, an glad, when they can find the grave? 23 Why is light given to a man whos is hid, " and whom God hath hedged i 24 For my sighing cometh before and my roarings are poured out lik

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3 Behold, thou hast instructed man thou hast strengthened the weak ha 4 Thy words have upholden him th falling, and thou hast strengthene feeble knees.

5 But now it is come upon thee, an faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou a bled.

6 Is not this thy fear, thy cont thy hope, and the uprightness of thy

k 1 Sam. 1. 10. 2 Kings 4. 27. Prov. 31. 6.
m Prov. 2. 4. n chi. 19. 8. Lam. 3.7.
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CHAP. IV. -1 Ieb, a word.

a Is. 35. 3. d Prov. 3. 26.

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b Is. 35. 3. Heb. the bowing knees, Heb. 12 12

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