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But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

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

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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.

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 sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

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.

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.

His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

And surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.

Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.

He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.

His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.

His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.

His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.

It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.