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Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
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So Satan answered the Lord and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
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Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
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But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
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And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person." So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
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Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;
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and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
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when the Sabeans raided them and took them away--indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
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While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
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While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
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While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,