Job 2:1–10

On another day the angelsa z came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with thema to present himself before him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”b

3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.c And he still maintains his integrity,d though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”e

4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he hasf for his own life. 5 But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,g and he will surely curse you to your face.”h

6 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;i but you must spare his life.”j

7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.k 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.l

9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?m Curse God and die!”n

10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolishb woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”o

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.p