5. But put forth your hand and touch his bone and his flesh. Then surely he will curse you to your face.”
6. And the Lord said to the satan, “He is in your power; only spare his life.”
7. So the satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with severe boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
8. He took a potsherd to scrape himself, as he sat among the ashes.
9. Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding to your innocence? Curse God and die!”