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| 1Some time later, divine beings again presented themselves to the LORD, and Satan accompanied them to present himself to the LORD. | 1Again the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also arrived 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." | 2And the LORD said to Satan, "Where do you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across 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." | 3Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason." |
| 4Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health. | 4But Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life! |
| 5However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?" | 5But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt 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, "All right, he is in your power; only preserve 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. | 7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and he afflicted Job with a malignant ulcer from the sole of his feet to the top of his head. |
| 8Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes. | 8Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with 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, "Are you still holding firmly to 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 replied, "You're talking like one of the godless women would do! Should we receive what is good from God, and not also receive what is evil?" In all this Job did not sin by what he said. |
| 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. | 11When Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country--Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console 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, | 12But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads. |
| 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 with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, yet no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great. |
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