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And it was so, when the dayes of their feasting were gone about, that Iob sent and sanctified them, and rose vp early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: For Iob said, It may be that my sonnes haue sinned, and cursed God in their hearts: Thus did Iob continually.

1611 marginal noteHeb. all the dayes.

1611 marginal note1.King. 21.10,13.

¶ Now there was a day, when the sons of God came to present themselues before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the aduersarie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in the midst of them.

¶ And there was a day, when his sonnes and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house:

¶ Againe there was a day when the sonnes of God came to present themselues before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himselfe before the LORD.

¶ Now when Iobs three friends heard of all this euill, that was come vpon him, they came euery one from his owne place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to mourne with him, and to comfort him.

And when they lift vp their eyes afarre off, and knew him not, they lifted vp their voice, and wept; and they rent euery one his mantle, and sprinckled dust vpon their heades toward heauen.

Why died I not from the wombe? why did I not giue vp the ghost when I came out of the bellie?

Which reioice exceedingly, and are glad when they can finde the graue?

In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deepe sleepe falleth on men:

Thou shalt be hidde from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction, when it commeth.

1611 marginal noteOr, when the tongue scourgeth.