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Job
     
Job
1 in the Old Testament of the Bible, a man who continued to have faith in God even though God destroyed his property and his family
2

Job's comforter

someone who tries to make you feel more cheerful, but actually makes you feel worse
3

have the patience of Job

to be extremely patient
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