CLV(i)
1 The day came around again when the sons of Elohim came to station themselves before Yahweh, and Satan came also in their midst to station himself before Yahweh.
2 Yahweh said to Satan, From where are you coming? Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, From going to and fro in the earth and from walking about in it.
3 So Yahweh said to Satan, Have you set your heart against my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a man flawless and upright, fearing Elohim and withdrawing from evil. And he still is holding fast to his integrity, though you would incite Me against him to swallow him up gratuitously.
4 Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, Skin in behalf of skin, for all that a man has would he give in behalf of his soul.
5 Howbeit, now put forth your hand and touch his bone and his flesh. He shall assuredly scorn you to your face.
6 Hence Yahweh said to Satan, Behold him in your hand; yea, but keep his soul alive.
7 Then Satan went forth from Yahweh's presence, and he smote Job with evil boils from the sole of his feet unto his scalp.
8 So he took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with it as he was sitting in the midst of ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, Are you still holding fast to your integrity? Scorn Elohim and die.
10 Yet he said to her, Like the speech of some decadent woman are you speaking. Indeed should we receive good from the One, Elohim, and should we not receive evil? In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
11 Now three associates of Job heard about all this evil coming on him, and they set out, each one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. They appointed a time together to come and condole with him and comfort him.
12 When they lifted their eyes from afar, they did not recognize him. Then they lifted their voice and lamented, while each one tore his robe, and they sprinkled soil toward the heavens on their heads.
13 They sat with him on the earth seven days and seven nights. And there was no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.