“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.(A) Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:8 This custom demonstrated mourning.

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