5 Decorrido o turno de dias de seus banquetes, chamava Jó a seus filhos e os santificava; levantava-se de madrugada e oferecia holocaustos segundo o número de todos eles, pois dizia: Talvez tenham pecado os meus filhos e blasfemado contra Deus em seu coração. Assim o fazia Jó continuamente.

5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's regular custom.