Job 1:1 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order) There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz, who worshipped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THERE WAS a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who [reverently] feared God and abstained from and shunned evil [because it was wrong]. American Standard Version (1901) There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil. Common English Bible A man in the land of Uz was named Job. That man was honest, a person of absolute integrity; he feared God and avoided evil. Catholic Public Domain Version There was a man in the land of Uz named Job, and he was a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil. |