Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

320 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
"cattle. And Pharaoh called Job, and took counsel
"with him concerning the children of Israel, whose
"prophets were twenty- four' in number, but when
"Job heard he was silent, and he would not counsel
"any slaughter of them whatsoever. And because
Job refuses "of this tiling God Almighty imputed unto Job
Pharaoh!'^^ "great sin, and He said unto him, 'Thy sin is great,
"'OJob, for why, when thou didst hear the voice
"'of Pharaoh, didst thou not" turn away thy face?
'"And why didst thou not wax furious when he
"'took counsel with thee concerning- the slaughter
"'of the children of Abraham, My friend.-' I swear
'"by My might and by My power that I will waste
"'thy flesh, and that I will destroy thy possessions
"'and thy children because of what thou hast done.'
"Then He destroyed^ his wealth, and He slew his
"household, and his children, and his beasts and
"cattle, and [He scattered] his possessions, and He
"wasted him until his flesh fell away and his hair
"dropped out, and He made him to sit in ashes
"in tears of sorrow, and nothing was left of his
"body except his bones.
Job's pun- "And his brother came unto him and saw him
"in this state, but he was not able to draw nigh
"unto him because of his stinking-ness. And he said,
'"Glorious [p. i86] and Holy is the Lord God of
'"Israel, for He hath done this unto thee because
"'of thy sin.' And Job heard, and wept, and he
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