Job 1:1-7 ▼

1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

2 Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

3 His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.

4 Now his sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one in turn, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

5 When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, |Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.| This was Job's customary practice.

6 Now the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD--and Satan also arrived among them.

7 The LORD said to Satan, |Where have you come from?| And Satan answered the LORD, |From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it.|