Job 1:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered, “From traveling all around the earth. I’ve been going from one end of it to the other.”

⁸ Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? There isn’t anyone on earth like him. He is honest. He does what is right. He has respect for God and avoids evil.”

⁹ “You always give Job everything he needs,” Satan replied. “That’s why he has respect for you.