1 A gain 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.

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

2 T he 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.”

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

3 T he 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.”

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

4 S atan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will 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 P ut out Your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face.”

However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.”

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

So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life.”

7 T hen 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.

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

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

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

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

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

10 B ut 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

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

11 N ow 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.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one 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 comfort him.

12 A nd 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.

When they lifted up their eyes at a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

13 T hen 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.

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