1In the land named Uz, there was a man named Job. He was a very godly/righteous DOU man, who greatly respected/revered God and always avoided doing evil things.
2He had seven sons and three daughters.
3He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was the richest man in all the area east of the Jordan River.
4Each year, Job's sons made feasts in their houses to celebrate their birthdays. Whenever each one made a feast, he would invite all his brothers and his three sisters to come and eat together.
5When each celebration ended, Job would summon them. He would get up early in the morning and kill animals and burn them on the altar as sacrifices, one for each of his children. He said to himself, “Perhaps one of my sons has sinned and said something evil about God in his heart.”
6One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
7Yahweh asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan replied, “I have come from the earth, where I been traveling back and forth, seeing what is happening.”
8Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you ◄noticed/thought about► my faithful servant Job? He is very godly/righteous DOU, he greatly respects/reveres me, and he always avoids doing evil things. There is no one else on the earth like him.”
Job 1
Job 1:1-8