Story · 27 · The Sage

'Curse God and die'

Stricken with sores and sitting on an ash heap, Job hears his wife urge him to curse God and die.

Despair offered as release.

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Instead of resigning himself, Job becomes a fighter who calls God to account.

Bible reference: Job 2:8–10

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 430

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