Chapter 2

Again there was a day when the sons of God came⁴ to present⁹⁹ themselves before the LORD, and Satan came⁴ also among them to present⁹⁹ himself before the LORD.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Satan, From whence comest⁴ thou? And Satan answered⁴ the LORD, and said,⁴ From going to and fro² in the earth, and from walking up and down⁹⁹ in it.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Satan, Hast thou considered^{1 3820} my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth⁶ evil? and still he holdeth⁵⁶ fast his integrity, although thou movedst⁵⁵ me against him, to destroy¹⁵ him without cause.

And Satan answered⁴ the LORD, and said,⁴ Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give⁴ for his life.

But put forth³ thine hand now, and touch³ his bone and his flesh, and he will curse¹⁷ thee to thy face.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save³ his life.

So went Satan forth⁴ from the presence of the LORD, and smote⁵⁵ Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

And he took⁴ him a potsherd to scrape⁹⁹ himself withal; and he sat down⁶ among the ashes.

Then said⁴ his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain⁵⁶ thine integrity? curse¹⁶ God, and die.³

But he said⁴ unto her, Thou speakest¹⁷ as one of the foolish women speaketh.¹⁵ What? shall we receive¹⁷ good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive¹⁷ evil? In all this did not Job sin¹ with his lips.

Now when Job's three friends heard⁴ of all this evil that was come⁶ upon him, they came⁴ every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment¹¹ together to come² to mourn² with him and to comfort¹⁵ him.

And when they lifted up⁴ their eyes afar off, and knew⁵² him not, they lifted up⁴ their voice, and wept;⁴ and they rent⁴ every one his mantle, and sprinkled⁴ dust upon their heads toward heaven.

So they sat down⁴ with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake⁶ a word unto him: for they saw¹ that [his] grief was very great.¹