21 He said,

(A)Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked I shall return there.
The (B)Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

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21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[a](A)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(B)
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there

15 (A)As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will (B)take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.

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15 Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
    and as everyone comes, so they depart.(A)
They take nothing from their toil(B)
    that they can carry in their hands.(C)

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