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But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!"

"All right, you may test him," the Lord said to Satan. "Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don't harm him physically." So Satan left the Lord 's presence.

But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!"

"All right, do with him as you please," the Lord said to Satan. "But spare his life."

But Job replied, "You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?" So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.

Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.

But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart. You are terrified when it touches you.

The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, but the teeth of strong lions will be broken.

The spirit stopped, but I couldn't see its shape. There was a form before my eyes. In the silence I heard a voice say,

They are alive in the morning but dead by evening, gone forever without a trace.

"Cry for help, but will anyone answer you? Which of the angels will help you?

I have seen that fools may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.

But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.

"But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.

But I don't have the strength to endure. I have nothing to live for.

"One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.

But when the hot weather arrives, the water disappears. The brook vanishes in the heat.

The caravans turn aside to be refreshed, but there is nothing to drink, so they die.

They count on it but are disappointed. When they arrive, their hopes are dashed.