- shall we receive:
- "There was¹ a manª in the landª of Uz,ª whose nameª [was] Job;ª and that¹ manª was¹ perfectª and upright,ª and one that fearedª God,ª and eschewedª° evil.ª¹ ... His substanceª also was¹ sevenª thousandª sheep,ª and threeª thousandª camels,ª and fiveª hundredª yokeª of oxen,ª and fiveª hundredª she asses,ª and a veryª greatª household;ª so that this¹ manª was¹ the greatestª of all¹¹ the menª of the east.ª" {Job 1:1-3} + "Hast not¹ thou¹ made an hedgeª° about¹ him, and aboutª his house,ª and about¹ all¹ that¹ he hath on every side?ª¹ thou hast blessedª° the workª of his hands,ª and his substanceª is increasedª° in the land.ª" {Job 1:10} + "And said,ª° Nakedª came I outª° of my mother's² womb,ª¹¹ and nakedª shall I returnª° thither:¹ the LORDª gave,ª° and the LORDª hath taken away;ª° blessedª° be¹ the nameª of the LORD.ª" {Job 1:21} + "For¹ all¹ [of] my father'sª houseª were¹ but²¹¹ deadª men²¹ before¹ my lordª the king:ª yet didst thou setª°¹ thy servantª among them that did eatª° at thine own table.ª What¹ rightª therefore haveª I yet¹ to cryª° any more¹ unto¹ the king?ª" {2Sm 19:28} + "Out of the mouthª¹ of the most Highª proceedethª° not¹ evilª and good?ª ... Let us lift upª° our heartª with¹ [our] handsª unto¹ Godª in the heavens.ª" {Lam 3:38-41} + "Thenª saidª° Jesusª unto Peter,ª Put upª° thyª swordª intoª the¹ sheath:ª the¹ cupª whichª my Fatherª hath givenª° me,ª shall I²° not²¹ drinkª° it?ª" {Jhn 18:11} + "Rejoicingª° in hope;ª patientª° in tribulation;ª continuing instantª° in prayer;ª" {Rom 12:12} + "Furthermoreª² we have hadª° fathersª of ourª fleshª which correctedª [us], andª we gave [them] reverence:ª° shall we²° notª muchª ratherª be in subjectionª° unto the¹ Fatherª of spirits,ª andª live?ª° ... Nowª noªª chasteningª forª² the¹ presentª° seemethª° to beª° joyous,ª butª grievous:ª neverthelessª afterwardª it yieldethª° the peaceableª fruitª of righteousnessª unto them which are exercisedª° thereby.ªª" {Hbr 12:9-11} + "Take,ª° myª brethren,ª the¹ prophets,ª whoª have spokenª° in the¹ nameª of the Lord,ª for an exampleª of suffering affliction,ª andª of patience.ª" {Jms 5:10}
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