NET Bible
"Then his wife said to him,“Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!”"
— Job 2:9, NET Bible
“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."”
“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.”
“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”
So the LORD said to Satan,“All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”
Job’s Integrity in Suffering So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and he afflicted Job with a malignant ulcer from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes.
Then his wife said to him,“Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!”
But he replied,“You’re talking like one of the godless women would do! Should we receive what is good from God, and not also receive what is evil?” In all this Job did not sin by what he said.
The Visit of Job’s Friends When Job’s three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country– Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.
But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.