Job 20:1
“Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,”
What does Job 20:1 mean?
Zophar is one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him after his devastating losses, but their conversations have become heated debates about why Job is suffering. At this point in their dialogue, Zophar is about to launch into his second major speech, and his words here mark a turn toward more aggressive insistence that Job must have done something wrong to deserve his punishment. This simple introduction reminds us that even well-meaning people can sometimes hurt others most when they're most convinced they're right.