poor as Job

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poor as Job

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The Book of Job depicts the eponymous wealthy and pious landowner as losing all his possessions and becoming afflicted with various ailments and misfortunes, as a test of his faith by God.

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not comparable Extremely poor, destitute. 1804, Maria Edgeworth, "The Will", Popular Tales, 1813, Paraclete Potter, page 101. Sir Plantagenet's son is as poor as Job; so she must have recourse to Marvel; and, if she gives him proper encouragement, he'll pay the money in a trice.
Similar: poor as a church mouse, poor as Job's turkey

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Português	pobre como Jó
Français	pauvre comme Job

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@misc{poor_as_job_2026,
  title = {poor as Job},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poor%20as%20job},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}