1. Many years ago, a man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was a truly good person, who respected God and refused to do evil.
2. Job had seven sons and three daughters.
3. He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred pair of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East.
4. Job's sons took turns having feasts in their homes, and they always invited their three sisters to join in the eating and drinking.
5. After each feast, Job would send for his children and perform a ceremony, as a way of asking God to forgive them for any wrongs they might have done. He would get up early the next morning and offer a sacrifice for each of them, just in case they had sinned or silently cursed God.
6. One day, when the angels had gathered around the Lord, and Satan was there with them,
7. the Lord asked, “Satan, where have you been?”Satan replied, “I have been going all over the earth.”