| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Some time later, divine beings again presented themselves to the LORD, and Satan accompanied them to present himself to the LORD. | 1Again 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. |
| 2The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" In response, Satan told the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it." | 2The 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." |
| 3The LORD asked Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth. The man is blameless as well as upright. He fears God and keeps away from evil. He remains firm in his integrity, even though you have been urging me to overwhelm him without cause." | 3The 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." |
| 4Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health. | 4Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. |
| 5However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?" | 5"However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face." |
| 6Then the LORD told Satan, "Very well then, he is under your control. Just preserve his life." | 6So the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life." |
| 7So Satan left the LORD's presence and struck Job with terrible boils from the sole of his feet to the top of his head. | 7Then 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. |
| 8Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes. | 8And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes. |
| 9Then his wife told him, "Do you remain firm in your integrity? Curse God and die!" | 9Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!" |
| 10But he replied to her, "You're talking like foolish women do. Are we to accept what is good from God but not tragedy?" Throughout all of this, Job did not sin by what he said. | 10But 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. |
| 11When Job's three friends heard all these tragedies that happened to him, they each traveled from their home towns to visit him. Eliphaz came from Teman, Bildad came from Shuah, and Zophar came from Naamath. They met together and went to console and comfort him. | 11Now 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. |
| 12Observing him from a distance, at first they didn't even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads, | 12When 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. |
| 13and sat with Job on the ground for a full week without saying a word, since they could see the great extent of his anguish. Job Laments the Day He was Born | 13Then 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. |
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