“1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present
himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence
comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and
fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the LORD
said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is]
none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that
feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his
integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without
cause. 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all
that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand
now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy
face. 6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but
save his life.”
“7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job
with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took
him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the
ashes. 9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine
integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as
one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the
hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin
with his lips.”
“11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come
upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite,
and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an
appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. 12
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they
lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and
sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with
him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word
unto him: for they saw that [his] grief was very great.” (Job 2:1-13 AV)
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