This chapter reminds me of the words of Ecclesiastes that life is but a breath and soon gone. Job does ask why is God interested in man (verse 17). When all you see is the bad in life it is easy to understand the logic of Job. Job wonders why if he had sinned God had not forgiven him and since he didn't believe he did why God was targeting him for so much trouble. Seeing where Job is at and having felt, at times, deserted by God I can understand what he is feeling. Job isn't rebelling against God, but he seems discouraged and disillusioned. These feelings are very human and very understandable. How do we handle them? Focusing on God and listening to him. How do we help someone in this place? Clearly not the way his "comforters" did.
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