1And it came about on a certain day that the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.2The LORD said to the Satan, "From where have you come?" The Satan answered the LORD and said, "From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it."3The LORD said to the Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil; and he still holds fast to his integrity, though you incited me against him to destroy him without cause."4The Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin; indeed, a man will give all that he has for his life."5However, stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh; he will surely curse you to your face.6The LORD said to the Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life."7So the Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.8Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.9Then his wife said to him, "Are you still holding fast to your integrity? Curse God and die."10But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we accept good from God and not accept adversity as well? In all this Job did not sin with his lips."