Laments of Eliphas and Nereus for Job
Chapter 31
7And so, after he [Eliphas] had wept with a loud wailing, he called out a royal lament while both the other kings and their troops sang in response.
Chapter 32
1Hear then the lament of Eliphas as he celebrates for all the wealth of Job:
2“Are you the one who appointed 7,000 sheep for the clothing of the poor?
Where then is the splendor of…
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