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Again 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 .
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And the LORD said to Satan , "
Whence have you come ?"
Satan answered the LORD , "
From going to and fro on the earth ,
and from walking up and down on it ."
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And the LORD said to Satan , "
Have you considered my servant Job ,
that there is none like him on the earth ,
a blameless and upright man ,
who fears God and turns away from evil ?
He still holds fast his integrity ,
although you moved me against him ,
to destroy him without cause ."
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Then Satan answered the LORD , "
Skin for skin !
All that a man has he will give for his life .
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But put forth thy hand now ,
and touch his bone and his flesh ,
and he will curse thee to thy face ."
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And the LORD said to Satan , "
Behold ,
he is in your power ;
only spare his life ."
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So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD ,
and afflicted Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head .
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And he took a potsherd with which to scrape himself ,
and sat among the ashes .
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Then his wife said to him , "
Do you still hold fast your integrity ?
Curse God ,
and die ."
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But he said to her , "
You speak as one of the foolish women would speak .
Shall we receive good at the hand of God ,
and shall we not receive evil ?"
In all this Job did not sin with his lips .