His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day.

Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

This is one thing, therefore I said it, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

And these things hast thou hid in thy heart: I know that this is with thee.

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

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

Upright men shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by God.

Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: by this good shall come to thee.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

For this is a hainous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.

Hearken to this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

After this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.