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And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that had come on him. And they each one came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite; Bildad the Shuhite; and Zophar the Naamathite. And theyhad met together to come to lament withhim, and to comfort him.

And when they lifted up their eyes from a distance and did not recognize him, they lifted up their voice and wept then. And each one tore his robe. And they sprinkled dust on their heads toward the heavens.

And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights. And no one was speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.