Then his wifesaidto him, "Do you stillholdfastyour integrity?CurseGodand die!"
The mansaid,"The womanwhomYou gave[to be] with me, she gaveme from the tree,and I ate."
When the womansawthat the treewas goodfor food,and that it was a delightto the eyes,and that the treewas desirableto make [one] wise,she tookfrom its fruitand ate;and she gavealsoto her husbandwith her, and he ate.
For whenSolomonwas old,his wivesturnedhis heartawayafterothergods;and his heartwas not whollydevotedto the LORDhis God,as the heartof Davidhis father[had been].
While he was stilltalkingwith them, behold,the messengercamedownto him and he said,"Behold,thisevilis from the LORD;whyshould I waitfor the LORDanylonger?"
"But putforthYour handnowand touchallthat he has; he will surelycurseYou to Your face."
But he saidto her, "You speakas oneof the foolishwomenspeaks.Shall we indeedacceptgoodfrom Godand not acceptadversity?"In allthisJobdid not sinwith his lips.
The LORDsaidto Satan,"Have you consideredMy servantJob?For thereis noonelikehim on the earth,a blamelessand uprightmanfearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.And he stillholdsfasthis integrity,although you incitedMe against him to ruinhim withoutcause."
"However,putforthYour handnow,and touchhis boneand his flesh;he will curseYou to Your face."
And he tooka potsherdto scrapehimself while he was sittingamongthe ashes.
The sonof the Israelitewomanblasphemedthe Nameand cursed.So they broughthim to Moses.(Now his mother'snamewas Shelomith,the daughterof Dibri,of the tribeof Dan.)
"You have said,It is vainto serveGod;and whatprofitis it that we have keptHis charge,and that we have walkedin mourningbeforethe LORDof hosts?
However she weptbeforehim sevendayswhiletheir feastlasted.And on the seventhdayhe toldher becauseshe pressedhim so hard.She then toldthe riddleto the sonsof her people.
