Job Accuses His Friends

[4] But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. [5] O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. [6] Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. [7] Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? [8] Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? [9] Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? [10] He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. [11] Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? [12] Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

• Condolence

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

• Blasphemy
• Women

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

• Mourning

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

• JOB
• Decision

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

• Anger

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.