Editing Book of Job (section)

===Prologue on Earth and in Heaven===
In [[Job 1|chapter 1]], the prologue on Earth introduces [[Job (biblical figure)|Job]] as a righteous man, blessed with wealth, sons, and daughters, who lives in the [[land of Uz]]. The scene then shifts to Heaven, where God asks [[Satan]] ({{langx|hbo|הַשָּׂטָן|haśśāṭān|the adversary}}) for his opinion of Job's piety. Satan accuses Job of being pious only because he believes God is responsible for his happiness; if God were to take away everything that Job has, then he would surely curse God.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Job|1:21}}</ref>

God gives Satan permission to strip Job of his wealth and kill his children and servants, but Job nonetheless praises God:
: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."<ref>{{Bibleref2|Job|1:21}}</ref>

In [[Job 2|chapter 2]], God further allows Satan to afflict Job's body with disfiguring and painful [[boil]]s. As Job sits in the [[ash]]es of his former estate, his wife prompts him to ''"curse God, and die"'', but Job answers:
: "Shall we receive good from God and shall we not receive evil?"<ref>{{Bibleverse|Job|2:9–10|9}}</ref>