| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Job's fortunes and sufferings (1:1-2:10) 1:3 and he had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a great number of work animals, so that he was greater than any of the men of the East.(1:3) | A person who has the property | 9 Second dialogue of Zophar and Job (20:1-21:34) 21:16 If their happiness is not in their own hands and if the counsel of the wicked is repulsive to God, (21:16) |
| 2 Job's friends (2:11-13) 2:11 Now when three of Job's friends heard of all the misfortune that had come upon him, (2:11) | Friends of Job | 8 Second dialogue of Bildad and Job (18:1-19:29) 19:21 Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me! (19:21) |
| 3 Job curses the day he was born (3:1-26) May darkness and gloom claim it, clouds settle upon it, the blackness of night affright it! (3:5) | Darkness and death | 7 Second dialogue of Eliphaz and Job (15:1-17:16) If I look for the nether world as my dwelling, if I spread my couch in the darkness, (17:13) |
| 3 Job curses the day he was born (3:1-26) Rejoice in it exultingly, and are glad when they reach the grave: (3:22) | Comfort grave | 7 Second dialogue of Eliphaz and Job (15:1-17:16) If I must call corruption "my father," and the maggot "my mother" and "my sister," (17:14) |
| 4 First dialogue of Eliphaz and Job (4:1-7:21) Teach me, and I will be silent; prove to me wherein I have erred. (6:24) | Be silent, speak | 6 First dialogue of Zophar and Job (11:1-14:22) Be silent, let me alone! that I may speak and give vent to my feelings. (13:13) |
| 4 First dialogue of Eliphaz and Job (4:1-7:21) What strength have I that I should endure, and what is my limit that I should be patient? (6:11) | Waiting the God | 6 First dialogue of Zophar and Job (11:1-14:22) Slay me though he might, I will wait for him; I will defend my conduct before him. (13:15) |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 1 Job's fortunes and sufferings (1:1-2:10) see 5-1 | see 5-1 | 5 First dialogue of Bildad and Job (8:1-10:22) see 5-1 |
| 2 Job's friends (2:11-13) see 5-1 | see 5-1 | 4 First dialogue of Eliphaz and Job (4:1-7:21) see 5-1 |
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| 5 First dialogue of Bildad and Job (8:1-10:22) see 1-1-1 | see 1-1-1 | 9 Second dialogue of Zophar and Job (20:1-21:34) see 1-1-1 |
| 6 First dialogue of Zophar and Job (11:1-14:22) see 1-1-1 | see 1-1-1 | 8 Second dialogue of Bildad and Job (18:1-19:29) see 1-1-1 |
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| 9 Second dialogue of Zophar and Job (20:1-21:34) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 17 Elifu condemns self-righteousness (35:1-16) see 1-1 |
| 10 Third dialogue of Eliphaz and Job (22:1-24:25) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 16 Elifu proclaims God's justice (34:1-37) see 1-1 |
| 11 Third dialogue of Bildad and Job (25:1-26:14) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 15 Elifu rebukes Job and Job's friend (32:1-33:33) see 1-1 |
| 12 Words of Job (27:1-23) see 1-1 | see 1-1 | 14 Words of Job (29:1-31:40) see 1-1 |
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| 9 Second dialogue of Zophar and Job (20:1-21:34) 21:22 Can anyone teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those on high?(21:22) | Knowledge / wisdom | 13 Where wisdom is found (28:1-28) 28:28 And to man he said: Behold, the fear of the LORD is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.(28:28) |
| 10 Third dialogue of Eliphaz and Job (22:1-24:25) 24:22 To him who rises without assurance of his life 24:23 he gives safety and support. He sustains the mighty by his strength, and his eyes are on their ways. 24:24 They are exalted for a while, and then they are gone; they are laid low and, like all others, are gathered up; like ears of grain they shrivel. (24:22-24) | False prosperity of wicked person | 12 Words of Job (27:1-23) 27:13 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the inheritance an oppressor receives from the Almighty: 27:14 Though his children be many, the sword is their destiny. His offspring shall not be filled with bread. (27:13-14) |
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| 13 Where wisdom is found (28:1-28) 28:20 Whence, then, comes wisdom, and where is the place of understanding? (28:20) | Where is | 17 Elifu condemns self-righteousness (35:1-16) 35:10 Saying, "Where is God, my Maker, who has given visions in the night, (35:10) |
| 14 Words of Job (29:1-31:40) 29:3 While he kept his lamp shining above my head, and by his light I walked through darkness; (29:3) | Walking in the darkness | 16 Elifu proclaims God's justice (34:1-37) 34:21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he beholds all his steps. 34:22 There is no darkness so dense that evildoers can hide in it. (34:21-22) |
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| 17 Elifu condemns self-righteousness (35:1-16) 35:7 If you are righteous, what do you give him, or what does he receive from your hand? (35:7) | Giving to God / giving by God | 25 Job's fortunes (42:11-17) 42:12 Thus the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his earlier ones. For he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. (42:12) |
| 18 Elifu proclaims God's majesty (36:1-37:24) He withholds not the just man's rights, but grants vindication to the oppressed, (36:6) | Judgment of God | 24 Job's friends are humiliated (42:7-10) Now, therefore, take seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up a holocaust for yourselves; and let my servant Job pray for you; for his prayer I will accept, not to punish you severely. For you have not spoken rightly concerning me, as has my servant Job." (42:8) |
| 19 The LORD answers Job (38:1-39:30) Who is this that obscures divine plans with words of ignorance? (38:2) | Who is this? | 23 Words of Job (42:1-6) Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge? (42:3 NRSV) |
| 20 Words of the LORD (40:1-2) Words of the LORD to Job | Words of the LORD | 22 Words of the LORD (40:6-41:26) Words of the LORD to Job |
| Former half | Relation | Latter half |
| 17 Elifu condemns self-righteousness (35:1-16) see 1-1-2 | see 1-1-2 | 21 Words of Job (40:3-5) see 1-1-2 |
| 18 Elifu proclaims God's majesty (36:1-37:24) see 1-1-2 | see 1-1-2 | 20 Words of the LORD (40:1-2) see 1-1-2 |
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| 21 Words of Job (40:3-5) see 5-5 | see 5-5 | 25 Job's fortunes (42:11-17) see 5-5 |
| 22 Words of the LORD (40:6-41:26) see 5-5 | see 5-5 | 24 Job's friends are humiliated (42:7-10) see 5-5 |