So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils (A)from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself (B)while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? [a]Curse God and die!”

10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. (C)Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (D)In all this Job did not (E)sin with his lips.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:9 Lit. Bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5