“How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.”
"How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often comes their calamity upon them? How often does God distribute pains in his anger?" Job poses rhetorical questions. The lamp of the wicked is not put out—they enjoy light. Calamity is rare. God's anger does not distribute pain as the friends claim. The verse directly contradicts the friends' theology through rhetorical questioning.
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