{Then when} the days of the feast had run their course, {Job would send}, and he would sanctify them. Thus he would arise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings [according to] the number of all of them, because Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and {cursed} God in their heart." This is what Job used to do {all the time}.

While this one was still speaking, {another} came and said, "The fire of God fell from the heavens, and it blazed up against the sheep and goats and against the servants, and it consumed them. But I escaped, [even] I alone, to tell you."

While this one was still speaking, {another} came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three divisions, and they made a raid on the camels, and they carried them away, and they struck your servants {by the edge of the sword}, but I escaped, [even] I alone, to tell you."

At the time this one was speaking, {another} came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother's house.

In all this, Job did not sin and did not {charge God with wrongdoing}.

So he said to her, "You speak like one of the foolish women speaks. Indeed, should we receive the good from God, but not receive the evil?" In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

Thus Job's three friends heard of this calamity that had come upon him. So each set out from his [own] place: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. And they met together to come to console him and to comfort him.

"Look, we have searched this out--it [is] true; hear it and know [it] {yourself}."

Look, this [is] the joy of his way, and from dust others will spring up.

" 'Yet you hid these [things] in your heart; I know that this {was your purpose}.

Who among all of these does not know that Yahweh's hand has done this?

Moreover, this [is] salvation to me, that [the] godless would not come {before him}.

[The] upright are appalled at this, and [the] innocent excites himself over [the] godless.

Surely these [are] the dwellings of [the] godless, and this [is] the dwelling place of him [who] knows not God."

"Did you know this from of old, since the setting of [the] human being on earth,

This [is] a wicked human being's portion from God and the inheritance of his decree from God."

"Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation.

This [one] dies {in full prosperity}, {completely} at ease and secure.

"Please reconcile yourself with him, and be at peace; {in this way}, good will come to you.

"This [is the] portion of [the] wicked human being with God, and they receive from Shaddai [the] inheritance of [the] ruthless.

this also [is] an iniquity [to be] judged, for I have deceived God above.

"Look, [in] this you are not right--I will answer you: Indeed, God is greater than a human being.

"But if [you have] understanding, hear this; listen to {what I say}.

{According to your judgment}, must he repay [it] because you rejected [this]? Indeed, you must choose, and not I, so declare what you know.

"Do you think this [is] justice when you say, '{I am right} before God'?

Take care, you must not turn to mischief, for because of this you have been tried by misery.

"About this also my heart trembles, and it leaps from its place.

"Hear this, Job; stand [still] and consider carefully God's wondrous works.

"Who [is] this darkening counsel by words without knowledge?

'Who [is] this darkening counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand; {things too wonderful for me}, but I did not know.

And Job lived after this one hundred and forty years, and he saw his sons and his {grandsons} [for] four generations.