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21 He said,

“Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb,(A)
    and naked shall I go back there.[a]
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
    blessed be the name of the Lord!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:21 Go back there: to the earth; cf. Gn 2:7; see note on Sir 40:1.

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

14 (A)As they came forth from their mother’s womb, so again shall they return, naked as they came, having nothing from their toil to bring with them.

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14     or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when they have children
    there is nothing left for them to inherit.

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