1 A gain it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to show themselves before the Lord. And Satan came with them also to show himself before the Lord.

2 A nd Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From traveling around the earth and walking around on it.”

3 A nd Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you thought about My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth. He is without blame, a man who is right and good. He fears God and turns away from sin. He still holds to his good ways, even when I allowed you to go against him, and to destroy him for no reason.”

4 A nd Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

5 B ut put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Put out Your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face.”

6 A nd Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

So the Lord said to Satan, “See, he is in your power. Only do not kill him.”

7 S o Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Then Satan went out from the Lord. And he made very bad sores come on Job from the bottom of his foot to the top of his head.

8 A nd he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

Job took a piece of a broken pot to try to cut off the sores while he sat among the ashes.

9 T hen said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold on to your faith? Curse God and die!”

10 B ut he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Should we receive good from God and not receive trouble?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Job’s Friends Come to Him

11 N ow when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this trouble that had come upon him, they came each from his own place. They were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They agreed to meet together to come to share Job’s sorrow and comfort him.

12 A nd when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

And when they looked up from far away and saw how different he looked, they cried in loud voices. They tore their clothing and threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

13 S o they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very bad.