⁵ Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones.

⁷ So Satan left the Lord’s presence, and he struck Job with terrible boils from head to foot.

⁸ Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes.

²⁸ So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.

⁴⁴ For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.