6 The Lord said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life."
6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
6 And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life."
6 God said, "All right. Go ahead - you can do what you like with him. But mind you, don't kill him."
6 And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life."
6 "All right, do with him as you please," the Lord said to Satan. "But spare his life."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 2:6
Commentary on Job 2:1-6.
(Read Job 2:1-6.)
How well is it for us, that neither men nor devils are to be our judges! but all our judgment comes from the Lord, who never errs. Job holds fast his integrity still, as his weapon. God speaks with pleasure of the power of his own grace. Self-love and self-preservation are powerful in the hearts of men. But Satan accuses Job, representing him as wholly selfish, and minding nothing but his own ease and safety. Thus are the ways and people of God often falsely blamed by the devil and his agents. Permission is granted to Satan to make trial, but with a limit. If God did not chain up the roaring lion, how soon would he devour us! Job, thus slandered by Satan, was a type of Christ, the first prophecy of whom was, that Satan should bruise his heel, and be foiled.