Job 42:5-7

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⁵In the past I heard about you,
    but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
⁶And I am ashamed of myself.^[a]
    I am so sorry.
As I sit in the dust and ashes,^[b]
    I promise to change my heart and my life.”

The Lord Gives Job’s Wealth Back

⁷After the Lord finished talking to Job, he spoke to Eliphaz from Teman. He said, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you did not tell the truth about me, as my servant Job did.

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Footnotes

Job 42:6 I am ashamed of myself Or “I take back what I said.”
Job 42:6 dust and ashes People sat in dust and ashes to show that they were very sad about something.