Job 1:8-2:7

New American Standard Bible

⁸ The Lord said to Satan, “Have you ^[a]considered ^(A)My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, ^(B)a blameless and upright man, ^[b]fearing God and turning away from evil.” ⁹ Then ^(C)Satan answered the ^[c]Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing? ^10 (D)Have You not made a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? ^(E)You have blessed the work of his hands, and his ^(F)possessions have increased in the land. ^11 (G)But reach out with Your hand now and ^(H)touch all that he has; he will certainly curse You to Your face.” ¹² Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your ^[d]power; only do not reach out and put your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.

Satan Allowed to Test Job

¹³ Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, ¹⁴ a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys feeding beside them, ¹⁵ and ^[e]the ^(I)Sabeans ^[f]attacked and took them. They also ^[g]killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and ^[h]I alone have escaped to tell you.” ¹⁶ While he was still speaking, another came and said, “^(J)The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” ¹⁷ While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The ^(K)Chaldeans formed three units and made a raid on the camels and took them, and ^[i]killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” ¹⁸ While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, ¹⁹ and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

²⁰ Then Job got up, ^(L)tore his robe, and shaved his head; then he fell to the ground and worshiped. ²¹ He said,

^22 (O)Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he ^[j]blame God.

Job Loses His Health

2 ^(P)Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and ^[k]Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. ² The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” ³ The Lord said to Satan, “Have you ^[l]considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man ^[m]fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still ^(Q)holds firm to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ^[n]ruin him without cause.” ⁴ Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life. ^5 (R)However, reach out with Your hand now, and ^(S)touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face!” ⁶ So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your ^[o]power, only spare his life.”

⁷ Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with ^(T)severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.