I have (A)heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my (B)eye sees You;
Therefore I retract,
And I repent, sitting on dust and ashes.”

God Is Displeased with Job’s Friends

It came about after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, because you have not spoken of Me what is trustworthy, (C)as My servant Job has.

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My ears had heard of you(A)
    but now my eyes have seen you.(B)
Therefore I despise myself(C)
    and repent(D) in dust and ashes.”(E)

Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(F), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(G) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(H)

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