"Indeed": Notice Bildad's absolute confidence that such things always happen to the wicked in this life-and Job fits in that class. Obviously things are not true just because someone sincerely believes them to be so. "The light burning in. house is symbolic of continuous prosperity (Proverbs 13:9; Job 20:20; Job 24:20), the extinction of these symbols of happiness and prosperity is. mark of judgment on the household" (Strauss p. 175).

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