20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said:

‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I shall depart.[a]
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
    may the name of the Lord be praised.’

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

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  1. Job 1:21 Or shall return there

20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe(A) and shaved his head.(B) Then he fell to the ground in worship(C) 21 and said:

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

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.(G)

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  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there