Job's Three Friends

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him.

This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,’

Are the comforts of God too small for you, or the word that deals gently with you?

Job Replies: Miserable Comforters Are You

Then Job answered and said:

“I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all.

“Keep listening to my words, and let this be your comfort.

How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.”

I chose their way and sat as chief, and I lived like a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.

Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him a piece of money and a ring of gold.