I. Prologue chs. 1-2
A. Job's character 1:1-5
B. Job's calamities 1:6-2:10
1. The first test 1:6-22
2. The second test 2:1-10
C. Job's comforters 2:11-13
II. The dialogue concerning the basis of the divine-human relationship 3:1-42:6
A. Job's personal lament ch. 3
1. The wish that he had not been born 3:1-10
2. The wish that he had died at birth 3:11-19
3. The wish that he could die then 3:20-26
B. The first cycle of speeches between Job and his three friends chs. 4-14
1. Eliphaz's first speech chs. 4-5
2. Job's first reply to Eliphaz chs. 6-7
3. Bildad's first speech ch. 8
4. Job's first reply to Bildad chs. 9-10
5. Zophar's first speech ch. 11
6. Job's first reply to Zophar chs. 12-14
C. The second cycle of speeches between Job and his three friends chs. 15-21
1. Eliphaz's second speech ch. 15
2. Job's second reply to Eliphaz chs. 16-17
3. Bildad's second speech ch. 18
4. Job's second reply to Bildad ch. 19
5. Zophar's second speech ch. 20
6. Job's second reply to Zophar ch. 21
D. The third cycle of speeches between Job and his three friends chs. 22-27
1. Eliphaz's third speech ch. 22
2. Job's third reply to Eliphaz chs. 23-24
3. Bildad's third speech ch. 25
4. Job's third reply to Bildad chs. 26-27
E. Job's concluding soliloquies chs. 28-31
1. Job's discourse on God's wisdom ch. 28
2. Job's defense of his innocence chs. 29-31
F. Elihu's speeches chs. 32-37
1. The introduction of Elihu 32:1-5
2. Elihu's first speech 32:6-33:33
3. Elihu's second speech ch. 34
4. Elihu's third speech ch. 35
5. Elihu's fourth speech chs. 36-37
G. The cycle of speeches between Job and God 38:1-42:6
1. God's first speech 38:1-40:2
2. Job's first reply to God 40:3-5
3. God's second speech 40:6-41:34
4. Job's second reply to God 42:1-6
III. Epilogue 42:7-17
A. Job's friends 42:7-9
B. Job's fortune 42:10-17
