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− | '''The Book of Job'''
| + | א אִישׁ הָיָה בְאֶרֶץ עוּץ, אִיּוֹב שְׁמוֹ; וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ הַהוּא, תָּם וְיָשָׁר וִירֵא אֱלֹהִים--וְסָר מֵרָע. |
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| + | This book takes its name from the holy man of whom it treats: who, according to the more probable opinion, was of the race of Esau; and the same as Jobab, king of Edom, mentioned in Genesis 36:33. It is uncertain who was the writer of it. Some attribute it to Job himself; others to Moses, or some one of the prophets. In the Hebrew it is written in verse, from the beginning of the third chapter to the forty-second chapter. (For more information, see the article [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08413a.htm JOB] in the Catholic Encyclopedia.)[http://www.newadvent.org/bible/job000.htm] |
| + | ==Chapter .1== |
| [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. | | [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. |
| [2] There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. | | [2] There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. |
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| In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. | | In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. |
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| + | ==Chapter .2== |
| [1] Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. | | [1] Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. |
| [2] And the LORD said to Satan, "Whence have you come?" Satan answered the LORD, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." | | [2] And the LORD said to Satan, "Whence have you come?" Satan answered the LORD, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." |
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| [12] And when they saw him from afar, they did not recognize him; and they raised their voices and wept; and they rent their robes and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. | | [12] And when they saw him from afar, they did not recognize him; and they raised their voices and wept; and they rent their robes and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. |
| [13] And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great. | | [13] And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great. |
− | Job.3
| + | ==Chapter .3== |
| [1] After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. | | [1] After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. |
| [2] And Job said: | | [2] And Job said: |
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| I have no rest; but trouble comes." | | I have no rest; but trouble comes." |
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| + | ==Chapter .4== |
| [1] Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered: | | [1] Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered: |
| [2] "If one ventures a word with you, will you be offended? | | [2] "If one ventures a word with you, will you be offended? |
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| do they not die, and that without wisdom?' | | do they not die, and that without wisdom?' |
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| + | ==Chapter .5== |
| [1] "Call now; is there any one who will answer you? | | [1] "Call now; is there any one who will answer you? |
| To which of the holy ones will you turn? | | To which of the holy ones will you turn? |
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| Hear, and know it for your good." | | Hear, and know it for your good." |
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− | Job.6
| + | ==Chapter .6== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "O that my vexation were weighed, | | [2] "O that my vexation were weighed, |
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| Cannot my taste discern calamity? | | Cannot my taste discern calamity? |
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| + | ==Chapter .7== |
| [1] "Has not man a hard service upon earth, | | [1] "Has not man a hard service upon earth, |
| and are not his days like the days of a hireling? | | and are not his days like the days of a hireling? |
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| thou wilt seek me, but I shall not be." | | thou wilt seek me, but I shall not be." |
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| + | ==Chapter .8== |
| [1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: | | [1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: |
| [2] "How long will you say these things, | | [2] "How long will you say these things, |
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| and the tent of the wicked will be no more." | | and the tent of the wicked will be no more." |
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− | Job.9
| + | ==Chapter .9== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "Truly I know that it is so: | | [2] "Truly I know that it is so: |
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| for I am not so in myself. | | for I am not so in myself. |
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− | Job.10
| + | ==Chapter .10== |
| [1] "I loathe my life; | | [1] "I loathe my life; |
| I will give free utterance to my complaint; | | I will give free utterance to my complaint; |
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| where light is as darkness." | | where light is as darkness." |
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− | Job.11
| + | ==Chapter .11== |
| [1] Then Zophar the Na'amathite answered: | | [1] Then Zophar the Na'amathite answered: |
| [2] "Should a multitude of words go unanswered, | | [2] "Should a multitude of words go unanswered, |
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| and their hope is to breathe their last." | | and their hope is to breathe their last." |
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− | Job.12
| + | ==Chapter .12== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "No doubt you are the people, | | [2] "No doubt you are the people, |
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| and he makes them stagger like a drunken man. | | and he makes them stagger like a drunken man. |
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− | Job.13
| + | ==Chapter .13== |
| [1] "Lo, my eye has seen all this, | | [1] "Lo, my eye has seen all this, |
| my ear has heard and understood it. | | my ear has heard and understood it. |
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| like a garment that is moth-eaten. | | like a garment that is moth-eaten. |
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− | Job.14
| + | ==Chapter .14== |
| [1] "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. | | [1] "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. |
| [2] He comes forth like a flower, and withers; | | [2] He comes forth like a flower, and withers; |
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| and he mourns only for himself." | | and he mourns only for himself." |
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| + | ==Chapter .15== |
| [1] Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered: | | [1] Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered: |
| [2] "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, | | [2] "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, |
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| and their heart prepares deceit." | | and their heart prepares deceit." |
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− | Job.16
| + | ==Chapter .16== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "I have heard many such things; | | [2] "I have heard many such things; |
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| I shall go the way whence I shall not return. | | I shall go the way whence I shall not return. |
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− | Job.17
| + | ==Chapter .17== |
| [1] My spirit is broken, my days are extinct, | | [1] My spirit is broken, my days are extinct, |
| the grave is ready for me. | | the grave is ready for me. |
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| Shall we descend together into the dust?" | | Shall we descend together into the dust?" |
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− | Job.18
| + | ==Chapter .18== |
| [1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: | | [1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: |
| [2] "How long will you hunt for words? | | [2] "How long will you hunt for words? |
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| such is the place of him who knows not God." | | such is the place of him who knows not God." |
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− | Job.19
| + | ==Chapter .19== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "How long will you torment me, | | [2] "How long will you torment me, |
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| that you may know there is a judgment." | | that you may know there is a judgment." |
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− | Job.20
| + | ==Chapter .20== |
| [1] Then Zophar the Na'amathite answered: | | [1] Then Zophar the Na'amathite answered: |
| [2] "Therefore my thoughts answer me, | | [2] "Therefore my thoughts answer me, |
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| the heritage decreed for him by God." | | the heritage decreed for him by God." |
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− | Job.21
| + | ==Chapter .21== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "Listen carefully to my words, | | [2] "Listen carefully to my words, |
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| There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood." | | There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood." |
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− | Job.22
| + | ==Chapter .22== |
| [1] Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered: | | [1] Then Eli'phaz the Te'manite answered: |
| [2] "Can a man be profitable to God? | | [2] "Can a man be profitable to God? |
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| you will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." | | you will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." |
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− | Job.23
| + | ==Chapter .23== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "Today also my complaint is bitter, | | [2] "Today also my complaint is bitter, |
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| and thick darkness covers my face. | | and thick darkness covers my face. |
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| + | ==Chapter .24== |
| [1] "Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, | | [1] "Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, |
| and why do those who know him never see his days? | | and why do those who know him never see his days? |
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| and show that there is nothing in what I say?" | | and show that there is nothing in what I say?" |
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| + | ==Chapter .25== |
| [1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: | | [1] Then Bildad the Shuhite answered: |
| [2] "Dominion and fear are with God; | | [2] "Dominion and fear are with God; |
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| and the son of man, who is a worm!" | | and the son of man, who is a worm!" |
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− | Job.26
| + | ==Chapter .26== |
| [1] Then Job answered: | | [1] Then Job answered: |
| [2] "How you have helped him who has no power! | | [2] "How you have helped him who has no power! |
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| and hisses at him from its place. | | and hisses at him from its place. |
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− | Job.28
| + | ==Chapter .28== |
| [1] "Surely there is a mine for silver, | | [1] "Surely there is a mine for silver, |
| and a place for gold which they refine. | | and a place for gold which they refine. |
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| and to depart from evil is understanding.'" | | and to depart from evil is understanding.'" |
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− | Job.29
| + | ==Chapter .29== |
| [1] And Job again took up his discourse, and said: | | [1] And Job again took up his discourse, and said: |
| [2] "Oh, that I were as in the months of old, | | [2] "Oh, that I were as in the months of old, |
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| like one who comforts mourners. | | like one who comforts mourners. |
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− | Job.30
| + | ==Chapter .30== |
| [1] "But now they make sport of me, | | [1] "But now they make sport of me, |
| men who are younger than I, | | men who are younger than I, |
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| and my pipe to the voice of those who weep. | | and my pipe to the voice of those who weep. |
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− | Job.31
| + | ==Chapter .31== |
| [1] "I have made a covenant with my eyes; | | [1] "I have made a covenant with my eyes; |
| how then could I look upon a virgin? | | how then could I look upon a virgin? |
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| The words of Job are ended. | | The words of Job are ended. |
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− | Job.32
| + | ==Chapter .32== |
| [1] So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. | | [1] So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. |
| [2] Then Eli'hu the son of Bar'achel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God; | | [2] Then Eli'hu the son of Bar'achel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God; |
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| else would my Maker soon put an end to me. | | else would my Maker soon put an end to me. |
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− | Job.33
| + | ==Chapter .33== |
| [1] "But now, hear my speech, O Job, | | [1] "But now, hear my speech, O Job, |
| and listen to all my words. | | and listen to all my words. |
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| be silent, and I will teach you wisdom." | | be silent, and I will teach you wisdom." |
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− | Job.34
| + | ==Chapter .34== |
| [1] Then Eli'hu said: | | [1] Then Eli'hu said: |
| [2] "Hear my words, you wise men, | | [2] "Hear my words, you wise men, |
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| and multiplies his words against God." | | and multiplies his words against God." |
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− | Job.35
| + | ==Chapter .35== |
| [1] And Eli'hu said: | | [1] And Eli'hu said: |
| [2] "Do you think this to be just? | | [2] "Do you think this to be just? |
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| he multiplies words without knowledge." | | he multiplies words without knowledge." |
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− | Job.36
| + | ==Chapter .36== |
| [1] And Eli'hu continued, and said: | | [1] And Eli'hu continued, and said: |
| [2] "Bear with me a little, and I will show you, | | [2] "Bear with me a little, and I will show you, |
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| who is jealous with anger against iniquity. | | who is jealous with anger against iniquity. |
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− | Job.37
| + | ==Chapter .37== |
| [1] "At this also my heart trembles, | | [1] "At this also my heart trembles, |
| and leaps out of its place. | | and leaps out of its place. |