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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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And the LORD said to Satan, "Whence have you come?" Satan answered the LORD, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it."
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And 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, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause."
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Then Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.
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But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face."
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And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your power; only spare his life."
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So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and afflicted Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
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And he took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes.