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Yemimah brought the chest, and Iyov opened it.
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Inside were three cords or girdles whose appearance was unlike ordinary workmanship.
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They flashed with a brightness compared to rays of the sun.
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Iyov gave one to each daughter.
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Qetzi'ah asked, “Is this truly the inheritance you said was better? How shall we live from cords?”
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Iyov answered that their value did not lie in earthly price.
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“These belong to another order and direct the one who receives them toward the heavenly inheritance.”
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He told them that when his own affliction ended, Yahuah had commanded him to gird himself.
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When he did so, the worms and sores left his body and strength returned.
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His mind was also released from the memory of bodily pain.
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“These are signs of protection and perception. Rise, gird yourselves before I depart, and you shall see what others in this house cannot see.”