Here is an extract from the story of Job, taken from the Bible. The text is from the Contemporary English Version of the Bible (pictured left). To order your copy of this fresh, new version, click here for Amazon UK or US. |
God and Satan's wager
The Lord asked, "Satan, where have you been?" Satan replied, "I have been going all over the earth."
Then the Lord asked, "What do you think of my servant Job? No one on earth is like him – he is a truly good person, who respects me and refuses to do evil."
"Why shouldn't he respect you?" Satan remarked. "You are like a wall protecting not only him, but his entire family and all his property. You make him successful in whatever he does, and his flocks and herds are everywhere. Try taking away everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face."
The Lord replied, "All right, Satan, do what you want with anything that belongs to him, but don't harm Job."
The Book of Job
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