In an apparent injustice by God by stretchinging the forebearance of Job to the limit - so many calamities falling upon him one after another, and of which he felt innocent and underserving - the latter is tried thereby. read more
Ultimately, the text does appear to turn the authority back to God at the end with a divine speech, undermining Job's defense and even swinging the pendulum back to intensified faith in God, creation, and providence. read more