With regard to Satan’s activities as outlined in the Bible book of Job, the Encyclopædia Britannica (1970) says: ‘ Satan’s task is to roam through the earth seeking out acts or persons to be reported adversely; his function thus is the opposite of that of the “eyes of the Lord, ” which roam through the earth strengthening all that is good (II Chron. xvi, 9).
(‏ ۲تواریخ ۱۶ :‏ ۹ )‏ شیطان به خالصانه بودن نیکویی بشر بدبین است و اجازه یافته است آن را تحت اختیارات و نظارت خدا و حدودی که او قرار می‌دهد بیازماید .‏ ›