Job 2:1–7

Attack on Job’s Health

²One day the heavenly beingsⁱ came to present themselves before the Lord, and the accuser^j also came among them to present himself before the Lord.^{* 2}The Lord said to the accuser,^k “Where have you come from?” The accuser^l answered the Lord, “From going to and fro on the earth and from walking up and down on it.”^{* 3}The Lord said to the accuser,^m “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. He still persists in his integrity, although you incited me against him, to destroy him for no reason.”^{* 4}Then the accuserⁿ answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! All that the man has he will give for his life. ⁵But stretch out your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.”^{* 6}The Lord said to the accuser,^o “Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.”^*

⁷So the accuser^p went out from the presence of the Lord and inflicted loathsome sores on Job from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.^*