Now his three friends, having heard of all the evil that had come upon him, came to him each from his own country: Eliphaz the king of the Temans, Bildad sovereign of the Shuhites, and Zophar, king of the Minaeans. And they came to him with one accord, to comfort [him,] and to visit him.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Minaean, went and did as the Lord commanded them: and He pardoned their sin for the sake of Job.

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day [of his birth],

saying,

But Job answered and said,

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, and said,