Zophar and Eliphaz jump on the scene, accusing him as usual. Job keeps saying he's done nothing wrong, but no matter how many times he says it, And no matter how he says it, his friends just don't seem to hear him or something. Immagine how annoying that would be for Job, to have to say that over and over and over agian!

"I have heard many things like these;

miserable comforters are you all!

Will your long-winded speeches never end?

What ails you that you keep on arguing?

Men open their mouths to jeer at me;

they strike my cheek in scorn

and unite together against me.

Yeah, I mean, why don't they just go away! They came there to

 comfort him, and they are definintly NOT doing that.

Job

"My eyes have seen all this,

my ears have heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

  But I desire to speak to the Almighty

and to argue my case with God.

 You, however, smear me with lies;

you are worthless physicians, all of you!

 If only you would be altogether silent!

For you, that would be wisdom.

Hear now my argument;

listen to the plea of my lips.

Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf?

Will you speak deceitfully for him?

 Will you show him partiality?

Will you argue the case for God?

Would it turn out well if he examined you?

Could you deceive him as you might deceive men?

He would surely rebuke you

if you secretly showed partiality.

 Would not his splendor terrify you?

Would not the dread of him fall on you?

Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;

your defenses are defenses of clay.

I wish his three 'friends' would just leave! They aren't helping. I think they are negativly helping.

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her first born, a son. She wrapped him in clothes and placed him in a manger, becuase there was no room for them in the inn. And there were sheperds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over thier flocks at night. An Angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord showed around them and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ' Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be to all the people. Today in the City of David a Savior has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you, you will find a baby, wrapped in clothes and lying in a manger.'  Suddenly a great company of heavenly hosts appeared with the angel saying, "glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to men on whom his favor rests." After the angels had left them and gone into heaven the sheperds said to one another, ' lets go and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.'
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.  When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,  and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.  But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.  Mary has a very good heart about this. As Mom stated yesterday, She had a lot to be mopy about. You don't have an inn to stay in, it's probably cold, kinda dark, and Jesus is having to stay in a slobery food contianer. But she doesn't look at the bad, she looks at the good.

Zophar

Zophar isn't such the powerful spreaker. He says that Job must be doing something wrong for him to be suffering like this. I think that's were the bad advice comes in that God rebukes them about in the end of the book. '...if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and without fear.' But, it would be hard to know how that happened and that is the most easy thing to assume happened. Still, Job told them he was blameless and they didn't listen.

"But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.
He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside.
The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you.
In famine he will ransom you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth. We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself."

Wow, Eliphaz is like a Mr. Powerful Speaker Dude. He's got some really good points.

When Job's three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar heard about this they came at once. For seven days no one spoke. After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
"If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking? Think how you have instructed many, how you have strengthened feeble hands.
Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees.
But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are dismayed.
Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope?
"Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed? The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken.

I like what he's getting at where it's colored green. He helped others who were weak, yet when disaster fell upon him he didn't know what to do.