Job Loses His Health

2 ^(A)Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. ² The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” ³ The Lord said to Satan, “Have you ^[a]considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man ^[b]fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still ^(B)holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ^[c]ruin him without cause.” ⁴ Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. ^5 (C)However, put forth Your hand now, and ^(D)touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.” ⁶ So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your ^[d]power, only spare his life.”

⁷ Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with ^(E)sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. ⁸ And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while ^(F)he was sitting among the ashes.

⁹ Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” ¹⁰ But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. ^(G)Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” ^(H)In all this Job did not sin with his lips.