Next, Job’s three companions, instead of comforting him, attacked him with specious reasoning, accusing him of secret sins and holding that this was responsible for his misfortune.
Pēc tam pie Ījaba ieradās trīs paziņas un nevis mierināja viņu, bet sāka gari stāstīt par viņa slepenajiem grēkiem, kas esot vainojami visās Ījaba nelaimēs.