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Have you not put a barrier around him, around his house, and around all that is his from every side
Satan states the facts to support his argument. Alternate translation: "You have protected him, his family and everything he owns" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
put a barrier around him, around his house, and around all that is his from every side
Just as a barrier such as a wall or a hedge surrounds and protects one's land, God has surrounded Job with his protection. Alternate translation: "protected him and his house and all that is his" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the deeds of his hands
"everything that he does"
his cattle have burst forth in the land
"he has more and more livestock in the land"