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After each series of banquets, Job would send for his sons and daughters and have them purified. He would rise early in the morning, offer a holocaust for each of his children, thinking, "Perhaps they have sinned and blasphemed God in their hearts." This had been quite a routine for Job. (Job 1, 5)
Yahweh asked again, "Have you noticed my servant Job? No one on earth is as blameless and upright as he, a man who fears God and avoids evil." (Job 1, 8)
But Satan returned the question, "Does Job fear God for nothing? (Job 1, 9)
a messenger came to Job and said, "Your oxen were plowing, and your donkeys were grazing nearby (Job 1, 14)
He was still speaking when a third messenger came and said to Job, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking in the house of their eldest brother (Job 1, 18)
In grief Job tore his clothes and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground and worshiped, (Job 1, 20)
In spite of this calamity, Job did not sin by blaspheming God. (Job 1, 22)
Yahweh asked again, "Have you noticed my servant Job? No one on earth is as blameless and upright as he, a man who fears God and avoids evil. He still holds fast to his integrity even if you provoked me to ruin him without cause." (Job 2, 3)
So Satan left the presence of Yahweh and afflicted Job with festering sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. (Job 2, 7)
Job took a potsherd to scrape himself and sat among the ashes. (Job 2, 8)
Job replied, "You talk foolishly. If we receive good things from God, why can't we accept evil from him?" In spite of this calamity, Job did not utter a sinful word. (Job 2, 10)
Three of Job's friends - Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite - heard of the misfortune that came upon him. They set out from their own homes and journeyed together to offer their sympathy and consolation to Job. (Job 2, 11)
