After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

That You seek my guilt
And search for my sin?

‘You renew Your witnesses against me
And increase Your indignation and anger toward me;
Hardship after hardship is with me [attacking me time after time].

“He attacks me, making wound after wound;
He runs at me like a warrior.

“Nothing of his dwells in his tent;
Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].

“Those in the west are astonished and appalled at his fate,
And those in the east are seized with horror.

“Even after my [mortal] skin is destroyed [by death],
Yet from my [immortal] flesh I will see God,

“The arrow is drawn forth and it comes out of his back [after passing through his body];
Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall.
Terrors march in upon him;

“Bear with me, and I also will speak;
And after I have spoken, you may [continue to] mock [me].

“For what pleasure does he have in his house and family after he is dead,
When the number of his months [of life] is cut off?

“After I spoke, they did not speak again,
And my speech dropped upon them [like a refreshing shower].

“They are driven from the community;
They shout after them as after a thief.

“After it, His voice roars;
He thunders with the voice of His majesty,
And He does not restrain His lightning [against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.

“He explores the mountains as his pasture
And searches after every green thing.

It came about that after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him [and his prayer] so that I may not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job has.”

After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.