⁴ Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, ^(A)and he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

^2 (A)And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites ^(B)became servants to David and ^(C)brought tribute.

¹² And the Lord blessed ^(A)the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had ^(B)14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

³ He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all ^(A)the people of the east.

¹⁰ And he built towers in the wilderness and ^(A)cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

² And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

¹³ and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy. ¹⁴ He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines ^(A)envied him.