And the LORDsaiduntoSatan, Fromwhencecomestthou? And Satananswered the LORD, and said, Fromgoing to and fro in the earth, and fromwalking up and down in it.
And the LORDsaiduntoSatan, Hastthouconsidered my servant Job, thatthere is nonelike him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one thatfeareth God, and eschewethevil? and still he holdethfast his integrity, althoughthoumovedst me against him, to destroy him withoutcause.
But he saidunto her, Thouspeakest as one of the foolishwomenspeaketh. What? shall we receivegood at the hand of God, and shall we not receiveevil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Now whenJob’sthreefriendsheard of all thisevilthat was comeupon him, theycameevery one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointmenttogether to come to mournwith him and to comfort him.
And whentheylifted up theireyesafar off, and knew him not, theylifted up theirvoice, and wept; and theyrentevery one his mantle, and sprinkleddustupontheirheadstowardheaven.