So the Lord ¹  restored what Job had lost ²  after he prayed for his friends, ³  and the Lord doubled ⁴  all that had belonged to Job.

Then Satan answered the Lord, “Is it for nothing that Job fears God? ¹ 

In all this Job did not sin, nor did he charge God with moral impropriety. ¹ 

After this Job opened his mouth ²  and cursed ³  the day he was born. ⁴ 

Now Elihu had waited before speaking ¹  to Job, because the others ²  were older than he was.

“But now, O Job, listen to my words, and hear ¹  everything I have to say! ² 

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

For Job says, ‘I am innocent, ¹  but God turns away my right.

that ¹  Job speaks without knowledge and his words are without understanding. ² 

So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; ¹  without knowledge he multiplies words.”

“Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still and consider the wonders God works.

and a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing ¹  and the donkeys were grazing beside them,

Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape ¹  himself ²  with while he was sitting ³  among the ashes. ⁴ 

So these three men refused to answer ²  Job further, because he was righteous in his ³  own eyes.

Job ¹  has not directed ²  his words to me, and so I will not reply to him with your arguments. ³ 

But ¹  Job will be tested to the end, because his answers are like those of wicked men.

After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

When ¹  the days of their feasting were finished, ²  Job would send ³  for them and sanctify ⁴  them; he would get up early ⁵  in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to ⁶  the number of them all. For Job thought, “Perhaps ⁷  my children ⁸  have sinned and cursed ⁹  God in their hearts.” This was Job’s customary practice.

So now take ¹  seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede ²  for you, and I will respect him, ³  so that I do not deal with you ⁴  according to your folly, ⁵  because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.” ⁶ 

Now the day ²  came when Job’s ³  sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,