1. Again the day came to be that the sons of Elohim came to present themselves before יהוה, and Satan also came among them to present himself before יהוה.
2. And יהוה said to Satan, “From where do you come?” And Satan answered יהוה and said, “From diligently searching in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
3. And יהוה said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Iyoḇ, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and straight man, one who fears Elohim and turns aside from evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”
4. And Satan answered יהוה and said, “Skin for skin, and all that a man has he would give for his life!
5. “But stretch out Your hand, please, and strike his bone and his flesh – if he would not curse You to Your face!”
6. And יהוה said to Satan, “See, he is in your hand, only spare his life.”
7. And Satan went out from the presence of יהוה, and smote Iyoḇ with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
8. And he took a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
9. And his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse Elohim and die!”
10. But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Indeed, should we accept only good from Elohim, and not accept evil?” In all this Iyoḇ did not sin with his lips.