Job 1:5–11

⁵When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering ^aburnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “^bPerhaps my sons have sinned and ^ccursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

^6aNow there was a day when the ^bsons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and ¹Satan also came among them.

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

⁸The Lord said to Satan, “Have you ¹considered ^aMy servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, ^ba blameless and upright man, ²fearing God and turning away from evil.”

⁹Then ^aSatan answered the ¹Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

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