Eliphaz the Temanite breaks the silence with his first speech, beginning with a rhetorical question that gently probes Job's capacity to listen to counsel even in his affliction. Eliphaz's approach is initially gentle and deferential, establishing him as the most sympathetic of the three friends and the one least prone to harshness. His opening question frames the dialogue that will follow: will Job remain open to the wisdom that his friends believe they possess?

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