5. After a feast was over, Job would send and have them made clean. Early in the morning Job would offer a burnt offering for each of them, because he thought, “My children may have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this every time.
6. One day the angels came to show themselves before the Lord, and Satan was with them.
7. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”Satan answered the Lord, “I have been wandering around the earth, going back and forth in it.”
8. Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him. He is an honest and innocent man, honoring God and staying away from evil.”
9. But Satan answered the Lord, “Job honors God for a good reason.
10. You have put a wall around him, his family, and everything he owns. You have blessed the things he has done. His flocks and herds are so large they almost cover the land.