ABP - Job - 2

2:1  And it came to pass as this day occurred, and [4came 1the 2sons 3of God] to stand before the lord. And the devil came in the midst of them to stand before the lord.

2:2  And [3said 1the 2 lord] to the devil, From what place come you? Then [3said 1the 2devil] before the lord, Traveling over the place under heaven, and walking about the whole the place at hand.

2:3  [4said 1And 2the 3 lord] to the devil, Have you taken heed then to my attendant Job, that there is not according to him of the ones upon the earth, a man not wicked, true, blameless, godly, and at a distance from all evil? But still he has innocence, but you spoke [2his substance 3without cause 1to destroy].

2:4  [4undertaking 1But 2the 3devil], said to the lord, Skin for skin, and all as much as exists to a man [2for 3his life 1he will give].

2:5  But in fact, but you send your hand to touch his bones and his flesh, assuredly [2in 3your face 1he will rave].

2:6  [4said 1And 2the 3 lord] to the devil, Behold, I deliver him to you, only [2his life 1you guard]!

2:7  And [3went forth 1the 2devil] from the lord, and smote Job [2sore 1with a severe] from feet unto head.

2:8  And he took to himself a potsherd so as [2the 3pus 1to scrape]; and he sat down within the ashes.

2:9  And [2said 3to him 1his wife], Until how long will you persevere? But speak any word to God, and come to an end!

2:10  And he, looking to her said, Why as one of the foolish women did you speak? If [2the 3good things 1we looked for] from the hand of the lord, [3the 4bad 1shall we not 2endure]? In all these things, the ones coming to pass to him, not one thing Job sinned with his lips before the lord.

2:11  [5hearing 1And 3three 4friends 2his 7the 8bad things 6all] coming upon him, came each from their own place to him. Eliphaz the Temanite -- a king, Baldad the Shuhite -- a sovereign, Zophar the Minaean -- a king. And they came to him with one accord to comfort and visit him.

2:12  And seeing him at a distance, they did not recognize him. And they yelled [2voice 1with a great], and wept, [2tearing 1each] his own apparel, and strewing earth.

2:13  And they sat beside him seven days and seven nights, and not one of them spoke to him a word; for they saw the [2calamity 1awful] being, and [2great 1it was exceedingly].