His despair was deepened further by the disheartening words of his wife and of three companions who acted as if they were his friends. ​ — Job 2: 9; 3: 11; 16: 2.
पण यहोवाने तसं केलं नाही; त्याने सैतानाला ईयोबची परीक्षा घेण्याची अनुमती दिली.