IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishthe patience of Job
Meaning: Unlimited patience; the willingness to endure hardship patiently.
Example: “Teaching thirty six-year-olds takes the patience of Job.”
Origin: From the Book of Job, in which a righteous man loses his children, wealth and health in a test of his faith, yet does not curse God. The Epistle of James (5:11) speaks of "the patience of Job," and the phrase has been proverbial in English for centuries.
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