Prologue

In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F)

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There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

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Job and His Family in Uz

There was a man (A)in the land of Uz, whose name was (B)Job; and that man was (C)blameless and upright, and one who (D)feared God and [a]shunned evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:1 Lit. turned away from

I will maintain my innocence(A) and never let go of it;
    my conscience(B) will not reproach me as long as I live.(C)

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My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

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My righteousness I (A)hold fast, and will not let it go;
(B)My heart shall not [a]reproach me as long as I live.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 27:6 reprove

let God weigh me(A) in honest scales(B)
    and he will know that I am blameless(C)

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Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.

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[a]Let me be weighed on honest scales,
That God may know my (A)integrity.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:6 Lit. Let Him weigh me

He does not take his eyes off the righteous;(A)
    he enthrones them with kings(B)
    and exalts them forever.(C)

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He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

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(A)He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But (B)they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.

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Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(A)
you, the righteous God(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.(C)

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Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

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Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
(A)For the righteous God tests the hearts and [a]minds.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:9 Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of man

The Lord examines the righteous,(A)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(B)

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The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

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The Lord (A)tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

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15 The eyes of the Lord(A) are on the righteous,(B)
    and his ears are attentive(C) to their cry;

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15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

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18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,(A)
    and their inheritance will endure forever.(B)

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18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

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18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.

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11 The Lord knows all human plans;(A)
    he knows that they are futile.(B)

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11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

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11 The Lord (A)knows the thoughts of man,
That they are futile.

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