Job 2:1–9

The Adversary’s Attack on Job’s Person

2 ⌊And then⌋a one day the sons of Godb came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satanc also came into their midst to present himself before Yahweh. 2 Sod Yahweh ⌊asked⌋e Satan,f “From where have you come?”

And Satang answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”

3 Soh Yahweh ⌊asked⌋i Satan,j “Have you ⌊considered⌋k my servant Job? Indeed,l there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil. And still he persists in his blamelessness ⌊even though⌋m you incited me against him to destroy him for nothing.”

4 Thenn Satano answered him and said, “Skin for skin! All that ⌊that⌋p man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch outq your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, and see ⌊whether⌋r he will ⌊curse⌋s you to your face.”t

6 Sou Yahweh said to Satan,v “⌊All right⌋,w he is in your ⌊power⌋.x Only spare his life.”

Job’s Blameless Behavior

7 Soy Satanz went out from ⌊Yahweh’s presence⌋,a and he inflicted Job with loathsome skin sores from the sole of his foot up to the crown of his head. 8 ⌊So⌋b he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and he sat in the midst of the ashes.

9 Thenc his wife said to him, “Are you still persisting in your blamelessness? ⌊Curse⌋d God and die.”