Bible verses about "job" | Coverdale

¹⁰ and the LORDE turned him vnto Iob, whe he prayed for his frendes: Yee the LORDE gaue Iob twyse as moch as he had afore. ¹¹ And the came there vnto him all his brethren, all his sisters with all them that had bene off his acquatauce afore, and ate bred with him in his house, wondringe at him, ad comfortinge him ouer all the trouble, that the LORDE had brought vpon him. Euery ma gaue him a shepe and a Iewell of golde. ¹² And the LORDE made Iob richer then he was before: for he had xiiij.M. shepe, vi.M. camels, a M. yock oxe, and a M. asses. ¹³ He had children also: vij. sonnes and iij. doughters. ¹⁴ The first he called Daye, the seconde, pouerte: the thirde, All plenteousnes. ¹⁵ In all the londe were none founde so fayre, as the doughters of Iob, & their father gaue them enheritaunce amonge their brethren. ¹⁶ After this lyued Iob xl. yeares, so that he sawe his children, & his childers children vnto the fourth generacion.

²⁴ Seinge then that euery body feareth him, why shulde not all wyse men also stode in feare of hi?

⁷ So wente Sathan forth from the LORDE, and smote Iob with maruelous sore byles, from the sole off the fote vnto his crowne: ⁸ so that he sat vpon the grounde in the asshes, and scraped of the etter off his sores with a potsherde. ⁹ Then sayde his wife vnto him: Dost thou yet cotynue in thy perfectnesse? curse God, & dye. ¹⁰ But Iob sayde vnto her: Thou speakest like a foolish woma. Seinge we haue receaued prosperite at the honde of God, wherfore shulde we not be content with aduersite also? In all these thinges, dyd not Iob synne with his lippes.

¹ The Iob answered the LORDE, and sayde: ² I knowe that thou hast power of all thinges, and that there is no thought hyd vnto the. ³ For who can kepe his owne councell so secrete, but it shall be knowne? Therfore haue I spoken vnwysely, seynge these thinges are so hye, and passe myne vnderstondinge. ⁴ O herken thou vnto me also, and let me speake: answere me vnto the thinge that I will axe the. ⁵ I haue geuen diligent eare vnto the, and now I se ye with myne eyes. ⁶ Wherfore I geue myne owne self ye blame, and take repentaunce in the dust and asshes.

¹⁶ After this lyued Iob xl. yeares, so that he sawe his children, & his childers children vnto the fourth generacion.

¹³ The God off hope fyll you wt all ioye and peace in beleuynge, yt ye maye be plenteous in hope thorow ye power of the holy goost.

²⁰ Then Iob stode vp, and rente his clothes shaued his heade, fell downe vpon the groude, worshipped, ²¹ and sayde: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I turne thither agayne. The LORDE gaue, and the LORDE hath taken awaye (the LORDE hath done his pleasure) now blessed be ye name off the LORDE. ²² In all these thinges dyd Iob not offende, ner murmured foolishly agaynst God.

¹ In the lode of Hus there was a man called Iob: an innocent and vertuous man, soch one as feared God, and eschued euell.