His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.

When Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country -- Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.

He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!

They were distressed, because each one had been so confident; they arrived there, but were disappointed.

I should have been as though I had never existed; I should have been carried right from the womb to the grave!

People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop.

Moreover, the strength of their hands -- what use was it to me? Men whose strength had perished;

so that they had to live in the dry stream beds, in the holes of the ground, and among the rocks.

if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler --

"If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature -- let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.

Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job, because the others were older than he was.

But when Elihu saw that the three men had no further reply, he became very angry.

It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had a head of white hair.

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.

After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.

So they went, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and did just as the Lord had told them; and the Lord had respect for Job.

So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.

So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

So the Lord blessed the second part of Job's life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

And he also had seven sons and three daughters.