Holy Scripture
Job 2:5
A church father on this verse
“Since the devil had seen that at the first attack of temptation the stability of the holy man had not tumbled down, the devil came again before God, and by claiming that the temptation was not serious enough, he asserted that Job had now to be tested. The test would focus on Job's own person, rather than his external…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
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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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?
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.
— Job 2:5 —
6And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; Only save his life.
7So the devil went out from the Lord, And smote Job with sore boils from his feet to his head.