Holy Scripture
Job 2:6
A church father on this verse
“"Only spare his soul." God does not say this as if he wanted to prevent the devil from snatching Job's life away, but he says "spare him." That is, be careful not to destroy the natural state of Job's mind and reason. So God arranged things in order that the devil, being convinced by the evidence of the facts, might a…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
6And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; Only save his life.
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In context
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.
— Job 2:6 —
7So the devil went out from the Lord, And smote Job with sore boils from his feet to his head.
8And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, And sat upon a dungheap outside the city.