וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֔ן הֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ עַל־עַבְדִּ֣י אִיּ֑וֹב כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֧ם וְיָשָׁ֛ר יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְסָ֥ר מֵרָֽע׃
At sinabi ng Walang-Hanggan sa Satan, “Napansin mo ba ang aking lingkod na si Job? Sapagkat walang katulad niya sa lupa: isang lalaking walang kapintasan at matuwid, may takot sa Diyos, at lumalayo sa masama.”
Zohar
For Satan had a case against Abraham for having brought as a sacrifice an animal instead of Isaac-an unlawful transaction, since it says, “he shall not alter it (an animal destined for sacrifice) nor change it” (Lev. 27, 10). His claim, therefore, was quite reasonable.
Zohar
As to the question which might be asked, why then did God allow Job to suffer thus, the answer would be that, had he given Satan his due, the “unholy side” would have separated itself from the holy, and so allowed the latter to ascend undisturbed into the highest spheres; but since he did not do so, the Holy One let justice be executed on him.