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
.
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.
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
.
And Satan answered
the LORD
, and said
, Skin
for skin
, yea, all that a man
hath will he give
for his life
.
But put forth
thine hand
now, and touch
his bone
and his flesh
, and he will curse
thee to thy face
.
And the LORD said
unto Satan
, Behold, he is in thine hand
; but save
his life
.
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
.
And he took him a potsherd
to scrape
himself withal; and he sat down
among
the ashes
.
Then said his wife
unto him, Dost thou still retain
thine integrity
? curse
God
, and die
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.