They are gaunt from want and hunger; they gnaw the dry ground, the night—being desolate and waste, depicting the desperate poverty and marginalization of those who now mock Job, emphasizing their position at the social margins. The gauntness from want suggests visible hunger and deprivation. The gnawing of dry ground suggests the most base survival, consuming what can barely sustain life. The desolate night suggesting waste emphasizes their exclusion from society and normal sustenance. The verse establishes that Job's mockers are themselves desperately impoverished and marginalized.

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