Zophar’s Counsel How Wisdom Looks from the Inside 1-6 Now it was the turn of Zophar from Naamath: “What a flood of words! Shouldn’t we put a stop to it?…

Job Answers Zophar Put Your Ear to the Earth 1-3 Job answered: “I’m sure you speak for all the experts, and when you die there’ll be no one left to…

I’m Taking My Case to God 1-5 “Yes, I’ve seen all this with my own eyes, heard and understood it with my very own ears. Everything you know, I know,…

If We Die, Will We Live Again? 1-17 “We’re all adrift in the same boat: too few days, too many troubles. We spring up like wildflowers in the desert and…

Eliphaz Attacks Again You Trivialize Religion 1-16 Eliphaz of Teman spoke a second time: “If you were truly wise, would you sound so much like a windbag, belching hot air?…

Job Defends Himself If You Were in My Shoes 1-5 Then Job defended himself: “I’ve had all I can take of your talk. What a bunch of miserable comforters! Is…

1-2 “My spirit is broken, my days used up, my grave dug and waiting. See how these mockers close in on me? How long do I have to put up…

Bildad’s Second Attack Plunged from Light into Darkness 1-4 Bildad from Shuhah chimed in: “How monotonous these word games are getting! Get serious! We need to get down to business….

Job Answers Bildad I Call for Help and No One Bothers 1-6 Job answered: “How long are you going to keep battering away at me, pounding me with these harangues?…

Zophar Attacks Job—The Second Round Savoring Evil as a Delicacy 1-3 Zophar from Naamath again took his turn: “I can’t believe what I’m hearing! You’ve put my teeth on edge,…