Holy Scripture

Job 2:3

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“And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION. As…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book III

Source: Septuagint

Original

3And the Lord said to the devil, Hast thou then observed my servant Job, That there is none of men upon the earth like him, A harmless, true, blameless, godly man, Abstaining from all evil? And he yet cleaves to innocence, Whereas thou hast told me to destroy his substance without cause?

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1And it came to pass on a certain day, That the angels of God came to stand before the Lord, And the devil came among them To stand before the Lord.

2And the Lord said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.

— Job 2:3 —

4And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, All that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.

5Nay, but put forth thy hand, and touch his bones and his flesh: Verily he will curse thee to thy face.

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