Job 2:1-8 One day when the sons of God came to present themselves in front of Jehovah, Satan the Accuser came along with them.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ One day when the sons of God came to present themselves in front of Jehovah, Satan the Accuser came along with them. ² Jehovah asked Satan: »Where have you come from? Satan replied to Jehovah: From wandering all over the earth.« ³ Jehovah asked Satan: »Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity! He is decent and he respects God. He stays away from evil. And he still holds on to his principles. You are trying to provoke me into ruining him for no reason.« ⁴ Satan answered Jehovah: »Skin for skin! Certainly, a man will give everything he has for his life. ⁵ »But stretch out your hand, and strike his flesh and bones and he will curse you to your face!« ⁶ Jehovah told Satan: »He is in your power, but you must spare his life!« ⁷ Satan left Jehovah’s presence and struck Job with painful boils from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. ⁸ Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch his sores as he sat in the ashes.