He said,"NakedI camefrom my mother'swomb,And nakedI shall returnthere.The LORDgaveand the LORDhas takenaway. Blessedbe the nameof the LORD."
By the sweatof your faceYou will eatbread,Tillyou returnto the ground,Becausefrom it you were taken;For you are dust,And to dustyou shall return."
Then Jacob'sangerburnedagainst Rachel,and he said,"Am I in the placeof God,whohas withheldfrom you the fruitof the womb?"
"Nowdo not be grievedor angrywith yourselves,becauseyou soldme here,for Godsentme beforeyou to preservelife.
"Perhapsthe LORDwill lookon my afflictionand returngoodto me insteadof his cursingthisday."
So the kingdid not listento the people;for it was a turn[of events] from the LORD,that He might establishHis word,whichthe LORDspokethroughAhijahthe Shiloniteto Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat.
Then Hezekiahsaidto Isaiah,"The wordof the LORDwhichyou have spokenis good."For he thought,"Is it not so, ifthere will be peaceand truthin my days?"
Then the Levites,Jeshua,Kadmiel,Bani,Hashabneiah,Sherebiah,Hodiah,Shebaniah[and] Pethahiah,said,"Arise,blessthe LORDyour Godforeverand ever!O may Your gloriousnamebe blessedAnd exaltedaboveallblessingand praise!
"But putforthYour handnowand touchallthat he has; he will surelycurseYou to Your face."
But he saidto her, "You speakas oneof the foolishwomenspeaks.Shall we indeedacceptgoodfrom Godand not acceptadversity?"In allthisJobdid not sinwith his lips.
"Were He to snatchaway,whocould restrainHim? Whocould sayto Him, 'Whatare You doing?'
I will blessthe LORDat alltimes;His praiseshall continuallybe in my mouth.
My soulwill makeits boastin the LORD;The humblewill hearit and rejoice.
"I have becomemute,I do not openmy mouth,Becauseit is You who have done[it].
For whenhe dieshe will carrynothingaway; His glorywill not descendafterhim.
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
When thosericheswere lostthrough a badinvestmentand he had fathereda son,then therewas nothingto supporthim.
As he had comenakedfrom his mother'swomb,so will he returnas he came.He will takenothingfrom the fruitof his laborthat he can carryin his hand.
Furthermore,as for everymanto whomGodhas givenrichesand wealth,He has also empoweredhim to eatfrom them and to receivehis rewardand rejoicein his labor;thisis the giftof God.
Thereforeglorifythe LORDin the east,The nameof the LORD,the Godof Israel,In the coastlandsof the sea.
WhogaveJacobup for spoil,and Israelto plunderers?Was it not the LORD,against whomwe have sinned,And in whose waysthey were not willingto walk,And whose lawthey did not obey?
The One forminglightand creatingdarkness,Causingwell-beingand creatingcalamity;I am the LORDwho doesallthese.
[Is it] not from the mouthof the MostHighThat both goodand illgoforth?
Ifa trumpetis blownin a citywill not the peopletremble?Ifa calamityoccursin a cityhas not the LORDdoneit?
Is it not lawfulfor me to dowhatI wishwith whatis my own?Oris your eyeenviousbecauseI amgenerous?'
to dowhateverYour handand Your purposepredestinedto occur.
alwaysgiving thanksfor all thingsin the nameof our LordJesusChristto God,eventhe Father;
in everythinggive thanks;for thisis God'swillfor you in ChristJesus.
For we have broughtnothinginto the world,sowe cannottakeanythingout of it either.
Everygoodthing givenand everyperfectgiftis from above,coming downfrom the Fatherof lights,with whomthereis novariationorshiftingshadow.
We countthoseblessedwho endured.You have heardof the enduranceof Joband have seenthe outcomeof the Lord'sdealings, that the Lordis full of compassionand [is] merciful.
"I wentout full,but the LORDhas broughtme backempty.Whydo you callme Naomi,since the LORDhas witnessedagainst me and the Almightyhas afflictedme?"
"The LORDmakespoorand rich;He bringslow,He alsoexalts.
"He raisesthe poorfrom the dust,He liftsthe needyfrom the ashheapTo make them sitwith nobles,And inherita seatof honor;For the pillarsof the earthare the LORD'S,And He setthe worldon them.
So Samueltoldhim everythingand hidnothingfrom him. And he said,"It is the LORD;let Him dowhatseems goodto Him."
