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1 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 .
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On another day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.
2 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."
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And the LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”
3 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."
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Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
4 Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
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“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life.
5 "However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face."
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But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
6 So the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life."
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The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
7 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.
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So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.
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Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!"
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His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
10 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.
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He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
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