And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

It stood still; I could not discern the appearance thereof: a form was before mine eyes; I heard a slight murmur and a voice:

What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?

And these things didst thou hide in thy heart; I know that this was with thee.

If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

Why doth thy heart carry thee away? and why do thine eyes wink?

I have heard many such things: grievous comforters are ye all.

For thou hast hidden their heart from understanding; therefore thou wilt not exalt them.

My days are past, my purposes are broken off, the cherished thoughts of my heart.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, and I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.

For God hath made my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me;

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth me not one of my days.

Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me;

The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Did not I weep for him whose days were hard? was not my soul grieved for the needy?

If my step have turned out of the way, and my heart followed mine eyes, and if any blot cleaveth to my hands;

If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door,

And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand:

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.

Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words: --

But the godless in heart heap up anger; they cry not when he bindeth them:

Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency, and holdeth not back the flashes when his voice is heard.

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether millstone.

I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee: