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But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse* thee to thy face.
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And the LORDsaid unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power;[a] only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
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And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinkingwine in their eldestbrother'shouse:
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And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the assesfeedingbeside them:
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And the Sabeansfell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire[b] of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made outthreebands, and fell[c] upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinkingwine in their eldestbrother'shouse:
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And, behold, there came a greatwindfrom[d] the wilderness, and smote the fourcorners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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Then Jobarose, and rent his mantle,[e] and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
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And said, Naked came I out of my mother'swomb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORDgave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.