Job 2:3-9

3Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘You have seen Job, who is my servant. What do you think about him? There is no one on earth who is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things. Because of what you said, I allowed you to attack him. But he did not deserve that. He has continued to do what is right.’

4Satan answered the Lord, ‘A man will always take care of his own body. He would do anything to save his own life.

5So now cause Job to have great pain in his own body. Then he will certainly curse you very strongly.’

6So the Lord said to Satan, ‘I agree to give you power over Job himself. But you must not cause his death.’

7So Satan went away. He caused Job to have boils all over his body. They hurt him everywhere, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

8Job was very upset and he sat down among some ashes. He used a piece of a broken pot to remove the bad bits of skin.

9His wife said to him, ‘You cannot continue to trust God! Instead, you should curse God and then die.’