And his possessions were 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 did not sin, nor charge God foolishly.

But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish ones speak. 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.

And Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, and they each one came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had met together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

After this Job opened his mouth and cursed his day.

Behold this: we have searched it; it is so. Hear it and know for yourself.

Turn back, please let there be no sin; yea, return again, my righteousness is in this matter.

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

And these have You hidden in Your heart; I know that this was with You.

who of all these does not know that the hand of Jehovah has done this?

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

Upright ones shall be amazed at this, and the innocent shall stir himself up against the ungodly.

Surely these are the dwellings of the perverse, and this the place that has not known God.

And this, ten times you have blamed me; you are not ashamed that you have wronged me.

All the men of my counsel detest me, even this one I loved has turned against me.

and even after they corrupt my skin, yet this: in my flesh I shall see God,

Do you know this from days of old, from the setting of man on earth,

This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the inheritance of his word from God.

Listen carefully to my speech, and let this be your comfort.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the inheritance of cruel men which they shall receive from the Almighty.

this also would be an iniquity for the judges; for I would have denied the God above.

Behold, in this you are not right; I will answer you, for God is greater than man.

Hear this, Job, listen to me; be silent and I will speak.

If now you have understanding, hear this; listen to the sound of my words.

Do you think this to be right, you that say, I am more just than God?

Beware, do not turn to iniquity; for this you have chosen rather than affliction.

My heart trembles at this also, and it leaps out of its place.

Listen to this, Job; stand still, and consider the wonderful works of God.

Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

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