King James Bible
"And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?"
God initiates the conversation by directing Satan's attention to Job, calling him "my servant"—a title of honor reserved for exemplary figures like Abraham and Moses. This occurs in the heavenly court where Satan appears among the "sons of God," setting up the cosmic test that will unfold. God declares Job's moral uniqueness among all humanity, emphasizing his exceptional righteousness. This superlative statement establishes Job as the ideal test case for the book's central question about whether humans serve God for who He is rather than for material blessings. Four characteristics define Job's exemplary character: "perfect" (complete/blameless in Hebrew), "upright" (straight/just), God-fearing, and evil-shunning. These paired qualities describe both his internal integrity and external conduct, presenting him as the paradigm of wisdom literature's ideal person.