And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still (A)holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him (B)without reason.” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. But (C)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (D)curse you to your face.” And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”

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And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”(A)

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.(B) And he still maintains his integrity,(C) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(D)

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(E) for his own life. But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(F) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(G)

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(H) but you must spare his life.”(I)

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