Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
`Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire consumed.'
Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. XXII. Eliphaz here leads on a third attack upon poor Job, in which Bildad followed him, but Zophar drew back, and quitted the field. It was one of the unhappinesses of Job, as it is of many an honest man, to be misunderstood by his friends.…