1 A gain there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

Again, on the day when the God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.

2 A nd the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”

3 T hen the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”

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

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

5 B ut stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”

6 A nd the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”

7 S o Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.

8 A nd he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

9 T hen his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”

10 B ut he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Job’s Three Friends

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.

11 N ow when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

12 A nd when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven.

When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.

13 S o they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.