Book of Job
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The Book of Job is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible.
Note: There are many different translations of the Bible, and most have some small differences between their texts.
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[edit] Job 1:1
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures: There happened to be a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man proved to be blameless and upright, and fearing God and turning aside from bad.
[edit] Job 2:1
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures: Afterward it came to be the day when the sons of the [true] God entered to take their station before Jehovah, and Satan also proceeded to enter right among them to take his station before Jehovah.
[edit] Job 32:21,22
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures: 21 Let me not, please, show partiality to a man; And on an earthling man I shall not bestow a title; 22 For I certainly do not know how I can bestow a title; Easily my Maker would carry me away.
[edit] Job 38:1-4
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures: 1 And Jehovah proceeded to answer Job out of the windstorm and say: 2 “Who is this that is obscuring counsel By words without knowledge? 3 Gird up your loins, please, like an able-bodied man, And let me question you, and you inform me. 4 Where did you happen to be when I founded the earth? Tell [me], if you do know understanding.
[edit] Job 40:6-8
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures: 6 And Jehovah went on to answer Job out of the windstorm and say: 7 “Gird up your loins, please, like an able-bodied man; I shall question you, and you inform me. 8 Really, will you invalidate my justice? Will you pronounce me wicked in order that you may be in the right?
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- Great men are not always wise, Nor do the aged always understand justice.
- Elihu was a fourth friend of Job mentioned in the Book of Job. Job 32:9; Modern King James.
- Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
- Job 31:35; Modern King James.
