The Lord said to Satan, “All right. Do anything you want to the things Job has. But don’t hurt his body.”
Job 1:13 - Easy To Read Version One day, Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there was a day when [Job's] sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house [on his birthday], American Standard Version (1901) And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house, Common English Bible One day Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house. Catholic Public Domain Version So, on a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their first-born brother, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now upon a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother, |
The Lord said to Satan, “All right. Do anything you want to the things Job has. But don’t hurt his body.”
Then a messenger came to Job and said, “The bulls were plowing and the donkeys were eating grass near by.
Job’s sons took turns having parties in their homes, and they invited their sisters.
Never brag about what will happen in the future. You don’t know what will happen tomorrow.
A person never knows what will happen to him next. He is like a fish caught in a net—the fish does not know what will happen. He is like a bird caught in a trap—the bird does not know what will happen. In the same way, a person is trapped by the bad things that suddenly happen to him.
“Be careful! Don’t spend your time drinking and getting drunk. Or don’t be too busy with worldly things. If you do that, you will not be able to think right. And then the end might come when you are not ready.