In this message we will consider the word of Job in chapter twenty-one and the word of Eliphaz in chapter twenty-two.
In 21:1-6 Job spoke a calming word to his friends. First he said that they should listen carefully to his word and let it be their consolations. Then he told them to bear with him and let him speak, and afterward they could mock on. Next, he asked them if his complaint was to man and why his spirit should not be impatient. Following this Job said, "Look at me and be appalled;/And put your hand over your mouth./Even when I remember, I am troubled,/And horror takes hold of my flesh" (vv. 5-6). In such speaking there was not any politeness.
In his conclusion concerning the prosperity of the wicked (vv. 7-16), the first thing Job pointed out was that the wicked live a long time and become mighty in riches (v. 7).