Reading 1 Job 1:6-22 One day, when the angels of God came to present themselves before the LORD,Satan also came among them.And the LORD said to Satan, "Whence do you come?"Then Satan answered the LORD and said,"From roaming the earth and patrolling it." And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job,and that there is no one on earth like him,blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil?"But Satan answered the LORD and said,"Is it for nothing that Job is God-fearing?Have you not surrounded him and his familyand all that he has with your protection?You have blessed the work of his hands,and his livestock are spread over the land.But now put forth your hand and touch anything that he has,and surely he will blaspheme you to your face."And the LORD said to Satan,"Behold, all that he has is in your power;only do not lay a hand upon his person."So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.And

Reading 1 Ecclesiastes 11:9—12:8 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.Follow the ways of your heart,the vision of your eyes;Yet understand that as regards all thisGod will bring you to judgment.Ward off grief from your heartand put away trouble from your presence,though the dawn of youth is fleeting.Remember your Creator in the days of your youth,before the evil days comeAnd the years approach of which you will say,I have no pleasure in them;Before the sun is darkened,and the light, and the moon, and the stars,while the clouds return after the rain;When the guardians of the house tremble,and the strong men are bent,And the grinders are idle because they are few,and they who look through the windows grow blind;When the doors to the street are shut,and the sound of the mill is low;When one waits for the chirp of a bird,but all the daughters of song are suppressed;And one fears heights,and perils in