Job chapter 1 There was a man in the land of
Uz, whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright. one who feared God and turned
away from evil. There were born to him seven
sons and three daughters. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000
camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very
many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people
of the East. His sons used to go and hold
a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would
send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. And
when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send
and consecrate them. and he would rise early in the
morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them
all. For Job said, It may be that my children have sinned
and cursed God in their hearts. Thus Job did continually. Now there was a day when the
sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also
came among them. The Lord said to Satan, From
where have you come? Satan answered the Lord and said,
From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and
down on it. And the Lord said to Satan, Have
you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on
the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns
away from evil? Then Satan answered the Lord
and said, Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a
hedge around him and his house and all that he has on every
side? You have blessed the work of
his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But
stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will
curse you to your face. And the Lord said to Satan, Behold,
all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch
out your hand. So Satan went out from the presence
of the Lord. Now there was a day when his
sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest
brother's house. And there came a messenger to
Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding
beside them. And the Sabeans fell upon them,
and took them, and struck down the servants with the edge of
the sword. And I alone have escaped to tell
you. While he was yet speaking, there
came another, and said, The fire of God fell from heaven, and
burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone
have escaped to tell you. While he was yet speaking, there
came another, and said, The Chaldeans formed three groups, and made
a raid on the camels, and took them, and struck down the servants
with the edge of their sword, and I alone have escaped to tell
you. While he was yet speaking, there
came another and said, Your sons and daughters were eating and
drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, and behold,
a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four
corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and
they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you." Then Job
arose. and tore his robe, and shaved
his head, and fell on the ground and worshipped. And he said,
Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has
taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job did not sin or
charge God with wrong.