Job 2:1-8 ▼

1 And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before YHWH, and Satan also came into their midst to present himself before YHWH.

2 And YHWH said to Satan, “From where have you come to here?” And Satan answered YHWH and said, “From roaming on the earth and walking back and forth on it.”

3 And YHWH said to Satan, “Have you set your heart toward My servant Job, how there is no one like him on the earth, a man complete and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? And still he holds firmly to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to devour him without cause.”

4 But Satan answered YHWH and said, “Skin for skin—and all that is unto the man, he will give for his life.

5 But now stretch out Your hand and touch upon his bone and upon his flesh—if he will not curse You to Your face!”

6 And YHWH said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, yet his life you must spare.”

7 And Satan went forth from the face of YHWH, and he struck Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot even up to the crown of his head.

8 And he took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he was sitting in the midst of the ashes.