1. On another day the angels came to show themselves before the Lord. And Satan also came with them.
2. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”Satan answered the Lord, “I have been wandering around the earth. I have been going back and forth in it.”
3. Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him. He is an honest man, innocent of any wrong. He honors God and stays away from evil. You caused me to ruin him for no good reason. But he continues to be without blame.”
4. “One skin for another!” Satan answered. “A man will give all he has to save his own life.
5. But reach out your hand and destroy his own flesh and bones. Then he will curse you to your face.”
6. The Lord said to Satan, “All right, then. Job is in your power. But you must let him live.”
7. So Satan left the Lord’s presence. And he put painful sores all over Job’s body. They went from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.