Whenever I read the story of Job, I am always amazed by his mental strength. I can't imagine how he could continue to live when a series of 6 or 7 calamities were inflicted on him in quick succession. To cut the longsuffering short, a normal person would have given up living and committed suicide. (Job 1 and 2)
Job's 3 friends visited him in Job 2:11. What they saw was beyond them. They wept,they felt sorry, and felt Job's suffering. They could not speak for 7 days and 7 nights, searching how to response, and what to say.
Then they spoke, one at a time, and with their best intentions, wisdom and sincerity.
But even with all sincerity, they were not helpful at all. In fact, they came to the wrong conclusion that Job suffered because he was punished by God for being guilty of sin.
Sincerity is useless. When you do something wrong, or say something wrong, you are wrong. Your sincerity or best intention will not justify what you have done or said.
Read Job. It's a nice story.
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