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Job
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So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he...
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. He had seven sons and three daughte
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. And this is...
Then Job replied: “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity...
“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired...
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: “How long will you go on saying such things?...
Then Job answered: “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous...
“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness...
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: “Should this stream of words go unanswered...
Then Job answered: “Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will...
“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood. What you...
“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. Like a flower,...
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or...
Then Job answered: “I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all. Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to co
Then Job answered: “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?...
Then Job answered: “Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation...
Then Job answered: “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite...
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: “Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven. Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His
Job continued his discourse: “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of...
And Job continued his discourse: “How I long for the months gone by, for the...
So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own...
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words. Behold, I will open...
Then Elihu continued: “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of...
And Elihu went on to say: “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more...
“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. Listen closely to the...
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? Now brace yourself like a man; I will
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. Would you really annul M
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite,...
After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and...
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, if a land sins against...
Life gets tough, but how we respond matters. Here are some timeless tips on keeping your cool, praying with purpose, and looking out for one another when things