Job

The Book of Job, from the Old Testament, relates the story of Job, a man rich in wealth, family and happiness who, through the machinations of God and Satan, is beset by calamity as a test of his faith. He loses his money, his children are killed, and his health declines. Though sorely afflicted (quite literally: his body is encrusted with sores), he resists the temptation to rail at God and remains faithful. Finally, after much pain, suffering, and mental anguish is endured, God acknowledges his faith and relents, bestowing on him twice the riches he had before.