3Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity,2:3 Jb 6:29 who fears God and turns away from evil.2:3 Jb 1:1,8; 28:28; Pr 3:7 He still retains his integrity, even though you incited me against him, to destroy him for no good reason.”

4“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.

5But stretch out your hand and strike2:5 Jb 1:11; 4:5; 19:21 his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

6“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”

7So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.2:7 Dt 28:27,35

8Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.2:8 2Sm 13:19; Jb 42:6

9His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

10“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?” Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.2:10 Lit sin with his lips