14. a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing beside them,
15. and the Sabeans carried them off in a raid. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
16. He was still speaking when another came and said, “God’s fire has fallen from heaven and struck the sheep and the servants and consumed them; I alone have escaped to tell you.”
17. He was still speaking when another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three columns, seized the camels, carried them off, and put the servants to the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you.”
18. He was still speaking when another came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,
19. and suddenly a great wind came from across the desert and smashed the four corners of the house. It fell upon the young people and they are dead; I alone have escaped to tell you.”
20. Then Job arose and tore his cloak and cut off his hair. He fell to the ground and worshiped.
21. He said,“Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb,and naked shall I go back 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, nor did he charge God with wrong.