Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

“Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed?

Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?

Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight?

I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say to me.

Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.

Although I am right, I am considered a liar; although I am guiltless, his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’

“Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.