Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with (A)severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. And Job took a piece of pottery to scrape himself while (B)he was sitting in the ashes.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold firm your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. (C)Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” (D)Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

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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.(A) Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(B)

His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(C) Curse God and die!”(D)

10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(E)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.