(Job 1) There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was
Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and
turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons and
three daughters. 3 He had seven thousand sheep, three thousand
camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and
very many servants; so that this man was the greatest of all the
people of the east. 4 His sons used to go and hold feasts in one
another's houses in turn; and they would send and invite their
three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the feast
days had run their course, Job would send and sanctify them, and
he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings
according to the number of them all; for Job said, "It may be
that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts."
This is what Job always did. 6 One day the heavenly beings came
to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among
them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?"
Satan answered