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

In all this Job did not sin, nor foolishly accuse God.

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

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that came upon him, they came each one from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they made an appointment together to come t

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

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 others shall spring.

Yet these things thou hid in thy heart. I know that this is with thee.

Who does not know in all these, that the hand of LORD has wrought this,

Lo, my eye has seen all [this]. My ear has heard and understood it.

This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before him.

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

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, and this is the place of him who does not know God.

And after my skin, this [body], is destroyed, then outside my flesh I shall see God,

Know thou this of old time, 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 receive from the Almighty.

(this also is an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God that is above);

Behold, I will answer thee. In this thou are not just, for God is greater than man.

If now [thou be] understanding, hear this. Hearken to the voice of words.

What [is] this thou think in judgment? Who are thou that thou said, I am righteousness before LORD?

Take heed. Do not turn to iniquity, for thou have fixed on this because of affliction.

Yea, at this my heart trembles, 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 darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

and said, This far thou shall come, but no further, and here thy proud waves shall be stayed?

Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, [even] four generations.