13. So a day came when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,
14. and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were feeding beside them,
15. and the Sabeans attacked them, and took them away, and they killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell you.”
16. While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
17. While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three companies and made a raid on the camels and have taken them away. They killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
18. While he was still speaking, another came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,
19. and suddenly a great wind came from the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
20. Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshipped.
21. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,and naked will I return there.The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;blessed be the name of the Lord.”
22. In all this Job did not sin, and he did not accuse God of wrongdoing.