then let briers come up instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

Elihu

So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.

I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.

But Job has not marshaled his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.

“But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.

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

“Job says, ‘I am innocent, but God denies me justice.

Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?

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

Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!

So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.”

“Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.

The Lord Speaks

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:

The Lord said to Job:

Then Job answered the Lord:

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:

Job

Then Job replied to the Lord:

Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.

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

So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.

The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.