Job curses the circumstances of his birth. He asks, "Why died I not from the womb?" Eliphaz reproves Job, asking such questions as, Are the righteous cut off? Shall a man be more pure than his maker? Eliphaz counsels Job: “Man is born unto trouble, seek unto God, and happy is the man whom God corrects.” Job bemoans his grief. He prays that God will grant his petitions. Those who are afflicted should be pitied. How forcible are right words! Job asks, “Is there an appointed time for man on earth? What is man that thou shouldst magnify him? Why dost thou not pardon my transgression?” Bildad asks, "Doth God pervert judgment?" Bildad says, "Our days upon earth are a shadow, and God will not cast away a perfect man." Job acknowledges the justice and greatness of God and concludes that man cannot contend against him. Job is weary of life. He reasons with God about his afflictions. He asks, "Why hast thou brought me forth out of the womb?" Zophar asks, Canst thou by searching find out God?. Zophar says that the hope of the wicked will fade away as though it had died.
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