¹¹ When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite,^(A) Bildad the Shuhite^(B) and Zophar the Naamathite,^(C) heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.^{(D) 12} When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;^(E) they began to weep aloud,^(F) and they tore their robes^(G) and sprinkled dust on their heads.^{(H) 13} Then they sat on the ground^(I) with him for seven days and seven nights.^(J) No one said a word to him,^(K) because they saw how great his suffering was.

Epilogue

⁷ After the Lord had said these things to Job^(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,^(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.^{(C) 8} So now take seven bulls and seven rams^(D) and go to my servant Job^(E) and sacrifice a burnt offering^(F) for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer^(G) and not deal with you according to your folly.^(H) You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”^{(I) 9} So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite^(J) did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.^(K)