12. Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
13. Now upon a certain day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,
14. There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them,
15. And the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee.
16. And while he was yet speaking, another came, and said: The fire of God fell from heaven, and striking the sheep and the servants, hath consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell thee.
17. And while he also was yet speaking, there came another, and said: The Chaldeans made three troops, and have fallen upon the camels, and taken them, moreover they have slain the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee.
18. He was yet speaking, and behold another came in, and said: Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their elder brother:
19. A violent wind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and shook the four corners of the house, and it fell upon thy children and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to fell thee.
20. Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head fell down upon the ground and worshipped,
21. And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.
22. In all these things Job sinned not by his lips, nor spoke he any foolish thing against God.