Then Satanwentout from the presenceof the LORDand smoteJobwith soreboilsfrom the soleof his footto the crownof his head.
Now in allIsraelwas nooneas handsomeas Absalom,so highlypraised;from the soleof his footto the crownof his headthere was nodefectin him.
"The LORDsaidto him, 'How?'And he said,'I will goout and be a deceivingspiritin the mouthof allhis prophets.'Then He said,'You are to entice[him] and alsoprevail.Goand doso.'
"But putforthYour handnowand touchallthat he has; he will surelycurseYou to Your face."
While I am decayinglike a rottenthing,Like a garmentthat is moth-eaten.
So the LORDsaidto Satan,"Behold,he is in your power,onlysparehis life."
"My skinturnsblackon me, And my bonesburnwith fever.
"My fleshis clothedwith wormsand a crustof dirt,My skinhardensand runs.
From the soleof the footeven to the headThereis nothingsoundin it, [Only] bruises,weltsand rawwounds,Not pressedout or bandaged,Norsoftenedwith oil.
Therefore the Lordwill afflictthe scalpof the daughtersof Zionwith scabs,And the LORDwill maketheir foreheadsbare."
"The LORDwill smiteyou with the boilsof Egyptand with tumorsand with the scaband with the itch,from whichyou cannotbe healed.
"The LORDwill strikeyou on the kneesand legswith soreboils,from whichyou cannotbe healed,from the soleof your footto the crownof your head.
and they blasphemedthe Godof heavenbecauseof their painsand their sores;and they did not repentof their deeds.
