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The Interview Between the Lord and the Satan. One day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, the satan also came among them.
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The Lord said to the satan, “Where have you been?” Then the satan answered the Lord and said, “Roaming the earth and patrolling it.”
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The Lord said to the satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him, blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil.”
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The satan answered the Lord and said, “Is it for nothing that Job is God-fearing?
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The Lord said to the satan, “Very well, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on him.” So the satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
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Chapter 2
The Second Interview. One day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, the satan also came with them.
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The Lord said to the satan, “Where have you been?” Then the satan answered the Lord and said, “Roaming the earth and patrolling it.”
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The Lord said to the satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him, blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil. He still holds fast to his innocence although you incited me against him to ruin him for nothing.”
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The satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.
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And the Lord said to the satan, “He is in your power; only spare his life.”
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The Second Trial. So the satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with severe boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.