Proverbs has an interesting set of sayings that I had never heard of, like “a stitch in time is worth nine” which we discussed in class that it could mean that fixing a small problem now rather than later saves you much time and headache in the future. The story of Job is rather demented in my opinion. God and Satan (a title rather than a name) put Job through trials of faith when he’s already a devoted man. Ecclesiastes is a strange section of the Bible. It’s very pessimistic in relation to other books we’ve read during the semester.
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I agree that this story is a very dark one in the Bible. I also agree that Job did not deserve what was given to him. His whole family, wealth, and life was taken away from him in what had to have been the worst time of his life. And all of it was for nothing. It really brings up the question of why bad things happen to good people. Most of us have been taught to be good out entire life, but if I was to read this as a child I would really put that sentiment into question. It certainly seems to be very pessimistic.