Then went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, 1825, William Blake, British, 1757–1827, 8 7/16 x 6 5/8 in. (21.43 x 16.83 cm) (sheet), Engraving, England, 19th century, Plate V is not based on the biblical text. Here Job shares his last loaf of bread with a blind beggar. He does this since it is the proper thing to do not because he naturally wishes to do it. Such charity can only be bestowed and received with the left hand. Job's God keeps his seat by clutching at the book of law; the scroll which represents the better sides of Job's life that he has ignored appears dangling and ignored in his left hand. Nevertheless, this type of charity is a spiritual act (his right foot protrudes beneath the robe) and the angels still attend to him.
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