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The play "J.B." by MacLeish is almost like the story of Job in the bible. The keyword is almost. He changes the story in a lot of ways, but still keeps the same basic storyline. The problem of Job is that he is a man who is very religious and moral, but God takes everything away for seemingly no reason. The sinful people have seemed to escape God's wraith, while Job is punished. Job says that he doesn't deserve God's grace more then anyone else.
In both the bible and the play, Job wonders why such a bad thing has happened to him. He wants to know why God has treated him so badly. The three comforters tell him that it is because we are human. No matter how hard we try to stay sinless, we cannot help it. But this argument is not satisfying for either Jobs. They want to feel that punishment should only come to those deserving of it.
The Bible version of Job's story suggests a different answer. A young man speaks up after Job has convinced the three older men of his......

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