And it happened that a day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah. And Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.

And he took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself with. And he sat down among the ashes.

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and been blessed;

because he stretches out his hand against God, and sets himself against the Almighty.

Upright ones shall be amazed at this, and the innocent shall stir himself up against the ungodly.

He tears himself in his anger; shall the earth be forsaken for you? And shall the rock be moved out of its place?

He has also kindled His wrath against me, and to Himself He counts me as His enemy.

Can a man be useful to God, as he who is wise may be useful to himself?

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?

if his loins have not blessed me, and he warmed himself with the fleece of my flock;

And burned the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. His wrath burned against Job, because he had justified himself rather than God.

If He sets His heart on man, if He gathers to Himself his spirit and his breath,