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The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> showed favor to Job.</p> <p><span id="v22042010" class="ver">10</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> also restored the prosperity of Job, after he had prayed for his friends; the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> even gave to Job twice<a id="rfn22042010-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn22042010-1">*</a> as much as he had before. <span id="v22042011" class="ver">11</span>Then all his brothers and sisters came to him, and all his former acquaintances, and they dined with him in his house. They consoled and comforted him for all the evil the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> had brought upon him, and each one gave him a piece of money<a id="rfn22042011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn22042011-1">*</a> and a gold ring.</p> <p><span id="v22042012" class="ver">12</span><a id="ren22042012-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en22042012-b">b</a> Thus the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> blessed the later days of Job more than his earlier ones. Now he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-donkeys. <span id="v22042013" class="ver">13</span>He also had seven sons and three daughters: <span id="v22042014" class="ver">14</span>the first daughter he called Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.<a id="rfn22042014-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn22042014-1">*</a> <span id="v22042015" class="ver">15</span>In all the land no other women were as beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance<a id="rfn22042015-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn22042015-1">*</a> among their brothers.</p> <p><span id="v22042016" class="ver">16</span>After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; and he saw his children, his grandchildren, and even his great-grandchildren.<a id="ren22042016-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en22042016-c">c</a> <span id="v22042017" class="ver">17</span>Then Job died, old and full of years.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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