King James Version with Apocrypha
"Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die."
— Job 2:9, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”
“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die. ”
“Then his wife said to him, "Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die."”
“Then his wife said to him,“Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!””
“And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die.”
“And his wife said to him, Are you still keeping your righteousness? Say a curse against God, and put an end to yourself.”
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.
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.