1 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. 2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

1 Cera nel paese di Uz un uomo che si chiamava Giobbe. Questuomo era integro e retto; temeva Iddio e fuggiva il male.

2 Gli erano nati sette figliuoli e tre figliuole;

3 possedeva settemila pecore, tremila cammelli, cinquecento paia di bovi, cinquecento asine e una servitù molto numerosa. E questuomo era il più grande di tutti gli Orientali.