Job

This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,

and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.

I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.

“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.

Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.

What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?

‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’

If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.

So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”

Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

And the LORD said to Job:

Then Job answered the LORD:

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

Then Job replied to the LORD:

After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”

So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s request.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

And so Job died, old and full of years.