1. Job answered. Job replies to Eliphaz in a speech occupying two chapters ( 23 and 24) of 42 verses. Unlike Job’s previous replies, this speech is in the form of a monologue, without direct address to the friends. He begins by justifying the vehemence of his complaints. In 24 he reviews his previous arguments, maintaining that the wicked enjoy prosperity. He closes with a challenge to his opponents to disprove the truth of what he has said.