42:1 [] Tote apekriqh o Iwb proV ton Kurion kai eipen×

42:2 Exeurw oti dunasai ta panta, kai oudeiV stocasmoV sou dunatai na empodisqh.

42:3 TiV outoV o kruptwn thn boulhn asunetwV; Egw loipon proefera ekeino, to opoion den enooun. Pragmata uperqaumasta di' eme, ta opoia den egnwrizon.

42:4 Akouson, deomai× kai egw qelw lalhsei× qelw se erwthsei, kai su didaxon me.

42:5 Hkouon peri sou me thn akohn tou wtiou, alla twra o ofqalmoV mou se blepei×

42:6 dia touto bdeluttomai emauton, kai metanow en cwmati kai spodw.

42:7 [] Afou de o KurioV elalhse touV logouV toutouV proV ton Iwb, eipen o KurioV proV ElifaV ton Qaimanithn, O qumoV mou exhfqh kata sou kai kata twn duo filwn sou× dioti den elalhsate peri emou to orqon wV o douloV mou Iwb×

42:8 dia touto labete twra eiV eautouV epta moscouV kai epta kriouV kai upagete proV ton doulon mou Iwb, kai prosferete olokautwma uper eautwn× o de Iwb o douloV mou qelei iketeusei uper umwn× dioti qelw decqh to proswpon autou× dia na mh praxw me saV kata thn afrosunhn saV× dioti den elalhsate peri emou to orqon wV o douloV mou Iwb.

42:9 Kai uphgon ElifaV o QaimanithV kai Bildad o SaucithV kai Swfar o NaamaqithV, kai ekamon wV prosetaxen eiV autouV o KurioV× o de KurioV edecqh to proswpon tou Iwb.

42:10 [] Kai estreyen o KurioV thn aicmalwsian tou Iwb, afou proshuchqh uper twn filwn autou× kai edwken o KurioV eiV ton Iwb diplasia pantwn twn osa eice proteron.

42:11 Tote hlqon proV auton panteV oi adelfoi autou kai pasai ai adelfai autou kai panteV oi gnwrizonteV auton proteron, kai efagon arton met' autou en tw oikw autou× kai suneklausan me auton kai parhgorhsan auton peri pantoV tou kakou, to opoion o KurioV epeferen ep' auton× kai edwkan ekastoV eiV auton en argurion kai ekastoV en crusoun enwtion.

42:12 Kai euloghsen o KurioV ta escata tou Iwb mallon para ta prwta× wste apekthse dekatessaraV ciliadaV probatwn kai exakisciliaV kamhlouV kai cilia zeugh bown kai ciliaV onouV.

42:13 Egennhqhsan eti eiV auton epta uioi kai treiV qugatereV×

42:14 kai ekalese to onoma thV prwthV Iemima× kai to onoma thV deuteraV Kesia× kai to onoma thV trithV Keren-appouc×

42:15 kai den euriskonto ef' olhV thV ghV gunaikeV wraiai wV ai qugatereV tou Iwb× kai o pathr autwn edwken eiV autaV klhronomian metaxu twn adelfwn autwn.

42:16 Meta tauta ezhsen o Iwb ekaton tessarakonta eth, kai eide touV uiouV autou kai touV uiouV twn uiwn autou, tetarthn genean.