1. And it came to pass, when on a certain day the sons of God came, and stood before the Lord, and Satan came among them, and stood in his sight,
2. That the Lord said to Satan: Whence comest thou? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it.
3. And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple, and upright, and fearing Cod, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I sho uld afflict him without cause.
4. And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin, and all that a man hath he will give for his life: