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.”

22 (C)Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he [a]blame God.

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  1. Job 1:22 Lit ascribe unseemliness to

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)

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

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  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there

10 But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. (A)Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” (B)Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

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10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(A)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)

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  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.