Job now refutes his friends' "wisdom" and ensues on a strong attack of their arguments during 3 chapters, insisting that he is in no way inferior to them. Job points out that true wisdom and power belongs to God who controls all creation. He seems to say that his friends' logic of 'sin produces suffering' is not always the case as many wicked men have been allowed to live happy lives by God. Job clearly showed that he did not share his friends' simplistic world view. (Life is not black and white... it is coloured!) Job knew he was a righteous man yet he had become a laughing-stock to his friends. Job clearly argued that he was righteous but the just don't always prosper and the wicked weren't always punished. Job showed that he didn't understand why some things happened, but he trusted in God nevertheless. Job closes the chapter showing that he was well aware of God's greatness despite being bewildered by his current suffering.
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