Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him.

“Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”

“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And out of the dust others will spring.

“In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a man be in the right before God?

‘Yet these things You have concealed in Your heart;
I know that this is within You:

“Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,

“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.

“This also will be my salvation,
For a godless man may not come before His presence.

“The upright will be appalled at this,
And the innocent will stir up himself against the godless.

“Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who does not know God.”

“Do you know this from of old,
From the establishment of man on earth,

“This is the wicked man’s portion from God,
Even the heritage decreed to him by God.”

“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be your way of consolation.

“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,
For God is greater than man.

“But if you have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words.

“Do you think this is according to justice?
Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?

“Be careful, do not turn to evil,
For you have preferred this to affliction.

“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.

“Listen to this, O Job,
Stand and consider the wonders of God.

“Who is this that darkens counsel
By words without knowledge?

“Have you understood the expanse of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.

‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”

After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.