| Quote #4 'Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me. |
We'd be angry, too, if our friends ditched us after all this misery.
Also, did you notice that "God's touch" here is a bad thing? Is that always the case?
| Quote #5 How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood? (KJV 21:34) |
This isn't just three friends shooting the breeze; it's a philosophical debate with cosmic implications. And you know what that means: it's about to descend into bitter accusations and more deep thoughts.
| Quote #6 'Because God has loosed my bowstring and humbled me, Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. |
For Job, reputation is just as important as pain. Job's predicament and attitude toward it seem to have robbed him of that luxury.