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So the Lord said to Satan, ‘I agree to give you power over Job himself. But you must not cause his death.’

So Satan went away. He caused Job to have boils all over his body. They hurt him everywhere, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.

Job was very upset and he sat down among some ashes. He used a piece of a broken pot to remove the bad bits of skin.

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And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

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