Job 1:9

Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for (p) nought?

(p) He fears you not for your own sake, but for the blessing that he received from you.

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⁹ Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

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