⁵ Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

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

²⁸ So they shouted louder and slashed^(A) themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.

⁴⁴ You belong to your father, the devil,^(A) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.^(B) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.^(C)