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 children of the east.

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

But he said unto 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 was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

After this opened Job 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 shall others spring.

Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with thee:

Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this,

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

This also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him.

Upright men shall be astonished at this, And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

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

And after my skin, even this body , is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;

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

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

Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

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

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

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or'sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,

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

Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.

Hearken unto this, O Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?

Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

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