Satan Strikes Job’s Flesh

2 ^(A)Again it was the day that the sons of God came to stand before Yahweh, and Satan also came among them to stand himself before Yahweh. ² And Yahweh said to Satan, “Where do you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” ³ And Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you set your heart upon My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, ^[a]fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still ^(B)holds fast his integrity. So you incited Me against him to swallow him up in vain.” ⁴ Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. ^5 (C)However, send forth Your hand now, and ^(D)touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You in Your face.” ⁶ So Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, only spare his life.”

⁷ Then Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh and struck Job with ^(E)terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top 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!”