Job 1:5–11

⁵Now it happened when the days of feasting had completed their cycle, that Job would send and set them apart as holy. And he would rise up early in the morning and offer ^aburnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “^bPerhaps my sons have sinned and ^1ccursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

All Job Has Is in Satan’s Hand

^6aNow it was the day that the ^bsons of God came to stand before ¹Yahweh, and ²Satan also came among them.

⁷And Yahweh said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “^aFrom roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”

⁸Then Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you set your heart upon ^aMy servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, ^ba blameless and upright man, ¹fearing God and turning away from evil.”

⁹And ^aSatan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job ¹fear God without cause?

¹⁰“^aHave You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? ^bYou have blessed the work of his hands, and his ^cpossessions have increased in the land.

¹¹“^aBut send forth Your hand now and ^btouch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.”